Tag: Review
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Reading Pride and Prejudice For the First Time
Thanks to Bookstooge for recommending this book! Check out their site and send them some love! Link here. I’ve heard the name ‘Pride and Prejudice’ many times over the years. From the movie adaptation to the zombie parody version, to countless references across TV and film. Jane Austen’s work is so impactful that it’s still…
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Lies of P is a Masterpiece
Lies, my dear boy, can easily be recognized. There are two kinds of them: those with short legs, and those with long noses. Your kind have long noses. Carlo Collodi, ‘Pinocchio‘ Of the many games gathering dust in my backlog, this one perplexed me the most. An action-horror RPG based on a classic children’s novel?…
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One Piece: Egghead, Island of the Past and Future
Man, I haven’t talked about ‘One Piece‘ since 2023. That’s basically a lifetime ago in internet time. I’ve gotta brush the dust and cobwebs off my straw hat. Following up the Wano arc was one of the tallest orders in the world. That arc set a new standard for the series, both in terms of…
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My Dress-Up Darling Season 2 is Adorable
At long last. The queen has returned. The first season of ‘My Dress-Up Darling‘ was a very pleasant surprise for me back when it came out. It’s a perfect slice of rom-com fun, with fantastic characters, solid animation, and some ear-worm music. Never did I think a fan-service anime could be so wholesome, but by…
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Dandadan Season 2 is Peak
We are so back! Season one of ‘Dandadan‘ was one of the biggest surprises I’ve gotten from anime in a long time. I haven’t been so quickly hooked on a show in a long time. Charming characters, a delightfully strange and creative plot, killer presentation, it had it all. Except for a satisfying conclusion. That…
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