Before reaching for this novel I watched the anime a couple of years ago (which is still one of my all-time favourites). Recently however, I wanted to experience the story again, so I reached for the original novel and I can safely say that it doesn't disappoint. "Tatami Galaxy" follows the many paths of a university student in Kyoto, who is on a quest for the ever-elusive rose-colored campus life. He is narcisstic and lazy, but an honorable person at heart. His student life quickly becomes a disaster, thanks to his predispositions and an evil fellow named Ozu. Even though he manages to somewhat succeed and find love, he can't let his past choices go and simply can't stop asking himself the question if it really had to be this way? Read the book to find out.
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zeerooth reviewed Tatami Galaxy by Emily Balistrieri
A humurous outlook on student life, love and the choices we make
5 stars
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zeerooth wants to read The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu (Three-Body Trilogy, #1)
The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu (Three-Body Trilogy, #1)
Within the context of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, a military project sends messages to alien worlds. A nearby alien society …
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zeerooth reviewed The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them, one ring to bring …
It truly is a fantasy classic
5 stars
zeerooth finished reading The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them, one ring to bring them all and in the …
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zeerooth rated Homage to Catalonia: 4 stars
Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell
[Homage to Catalonia][1] is [George Orwell][2]'s account of his experiences fighting in the 'Spanish Civil War'. Alongside many British workers, …
zeerooth wants to read The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
The second part of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic adventure THE LORD OF THE RINGS
The Company of the Ring is sundered. …
zeerooth started reading The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien
One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them, one ring to bring them all and in the …
zeerooth reviewed Fresh Water for Flowers by Valérie Perrin
Starts off so well but completely falls apart in the middle
2 stars
I had high expectations for this book at the beginning. It starts off as a beatiful story of a cementary keeper, Violette, living in a small house in the French countryside, tending to graves, plants in the garden, selling flowers to visitors and quietly but thoroughly observing the funerals and people attending them. We slowly learn about the backstory of Violette and the lives of people surrounding her - gravediggers, the priest, morticians etc. - it's beautiful, well-paced and very often moving.
However, at some point we learn about a tragedy in Violette's past and from then on things really start going downhill. We no longer only get the perspective of Violette now and Violette in the past, but of so many different random characters she encountered in her life. Be ready to keep notes of the dates and character's names because I really coudn't at one point. What's more, …
I had high expectations for this book at the beginning. It starts off as a beatiful story of a cementary keeper, Violette, living in a small house in the French countryside, tending to graves, plants in the garden, selling flowers to visitors and quietly but thoroughly observing the funerals and people attending them. We slowly learn about the backstory of Violette and the lives of people surrounding her - gravediggers, the priest, morticians etc. - it's beautiful, well-paced and very often moving.
However, at some point we learn about a tragedy in Violette's past and from then on things really start going downhill. We no longer only get the perspective of Violette now and Violette in the past, but of so many different random characters she encountered in her life. Be ready to keep notes of the dates and character's names because I really coudn't at one point. What's more, the book gets so obnoxious when it comes to love and sex. Practically every chracter is cheating at one point. So many scenes of one-night stands in hotels, sex on the side of the road, or my favourite - nephew inviting his aunt to to the garden so that she could watch him making love with his girlfriend, which was supposed to be some kind of revenge for her rejecting him? Who even thought of that? Shortly after that I stopped reading because all of this was just getting ridiculous. Such a letdown in my opinion.
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In this exhilarating novel, two friends--often in love, but never lovers--come together as creative partners …
Moving story about love, friendship and death with gamedev as its core
4 stars
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is a really well written novel. Telling a story of 2 childhood friends, Sam and Sadie, reuniting to develop games together, which eventually launches them into a world of fame, business and opportunities but also hatred, dilemmas and rivalry. The character development of these two, their family and their friends is really superb, it's definitely one of the strongest aspects. There are a lot of references to games of the era and gaming culture in general. The only thing that didn't quite meet my expectations is how the actual process of developing games is a bit unrealistic and often just glossed over. While the first game that the duo makes is explained in detail, the next games just mostly happen in the background while the drama takes the stage, which for me feels like a missed opportunity, even though a typical reader might not be …
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow is a really well written novel. Telling a story of 2 childhood friends, Sam and Sadie, reuniting to develop games together, which eventually launches them into a world of fame, business and opportunities but also hatred, dilemmas and rivalry. The character development of these two, their family and their friends is really superb, it's definitely one of the strongest aspects. There are a lot of references to games of the era and gaming culture in general. The only thing that didn't quite meet my expectations is how the actual process of developing games is a bit unrealistic and often just glossed over. While the first game that the duo makes is explained in detail, the next games just mostly happen in the background while the drama takes the stage, which for me feels like a missed opportunity, even though a typical reader might not be interested in that aspect.