Archive for the ‘Literature’ Category

Deeds done in the absence of internet

Posted 9 July 2010

Pardon my recent lack of connectivity. These things happen, I suppose.

But perhaps you might like to know what sorts of things I’ve been doing in my internet absence (still ongoing, at the moment). Yes, this is one of those posts, wherein the blogger simply provides a list of recent activities, but I’ll try to strain myself a bit and include some assorted thoughtful observations.

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Complex feelings about moral complexity (or, A paean to Paptimus-sama)

Posted 20 May 2010

I got the idea for this post while reading John Scalzi’s Old Man’s War, but knowledge thereof isn’t required, and I’ll try not to spoil it too badly. Suffice to say that I’ll mostly deal with that Japanese stuff I’m always on about, as it’s full of counterexamples to things Scalzi does that I don’t especially like.

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Keeping up with the Jones-家: Katanagatari 1-2, Durarara!! 3-7

Posted 1 March 2010

Let’s continue.

I’m aware there’s another episode of Durarara!! out, but I haven’t seen it yet; it may show up in my next bout of catchup posts, after my next post-schoolwork marathon. Or maybe that won’t be necessary — spring break is coming up, and it’s not as if I have any plans.

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“Fate:” Owen, IKnight, and Haruki Murakami

Posted 21 August 2009

I’ve had my say on Fate/stay night, the visual novel that has, evidently, rendered me too jaded to enjoy VNs with a certain abundance of moe proclivities. But what of the sphere? Allow me to examine the reactions (and the general thoughts on visual novels) of bloggers more popular than I am, one F/sn route at a time.

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