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she/her, 20s, reading in 🇬🇧🇮🇹🇩🇰 Taking a little break while I focus on my studies
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(Review of the first 30 volumes)
Such a fun concept. I’ve been a fan of the anime since early childhood, and I’ve found the manga to be just as good! Definitely more of a comfort read, though. The slow development of the overarching plot, only natural given the sheer amount of volumes, might put some people off. And while there are lots of interesting and original detective cases, the format (with cases back to back) begins to feel repetitive. Still, the characters and funny moments make up for it imo.
The drawings are cute but nothing crazy.
PS. The show's OST is so so iconic. I highly recommend listening to it while reading!!
The Count of Monte Cristo
Alexandre Dumas
Fernand down baaad… how many times is she going to have to repeat herself omd #freeMyGirl
penpal commented...
May I suggest The Autobiography of my Mother by Jamaica Kincaid? It’s soo perfect for this theme. It explores both a literal mother-daughter relationship, as well as a metaphorical one to her mother country (Dominica) and her Indigenous vs. colonial heritage in a postcolonial setting.
it’s complicated: mother-child relationships
Fiction & nonfiction books that explore the complexities and traumas of mother-child relationships or in which such relationships play a central role. While many books on this list are what I’d classify as including “mommy issues” there are others that are more about the different perspectives and nuances of the mother-child (often specifically mother-daughter) relationship. Some books center the child, some the mother, some both.
Suggestions are welcome.
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