Tag: Manga

Some of my all-time favorite reads.

Written by Guy LeCharles GonzalezDecember 2, 2024

Booknotes: November 2024

Reviews Article

Books I read, and a brief note on what I thought about each of them. Includes other media, too.

Some of my all-time favorite reads.

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Written by Guy LeCharles GonzalezNovember 2, 2024

Booknotes: October 2024

Reviews Article

Books I read, and a brief note on what I thought about each of them. Includes other media, too.

"This is Fine" dog with a guillotine next to a row of stacked books and sign that says, "I'm not bossy, I just have better ideas."

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Written by Guy LeCharles GonzalezSeptember 19, 2024

Five Things: September 19, 2024

Five Things Article

“Reading this was like watching an ace pitcher bedazzling hitters.” Five Things for September 19, 2024

"This is Fine" dog with a guillotine next to a row of stacked books and sign that says, "I'm not bossy, I just have better ideas."

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Written by Guy LeCharles GonzalezSeptember 5, 2024

Five Things: September 5, 2024

Five Things Article

“Democratizing access to creativity.” Five Things for September 5, 2024

Some of my all-time favorite reads.

<img width="790" height="505" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20790%20505'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Booknotes-1200-1.jpg?resize=790%2C505&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazy" alt="Some of my all-time favorite reads." decoding="async" />

Written by Guy LeCharles GonzalezAugust 30, 2024

Booknotes: August 2024

Reviews Article

Books I read, and a brief note on what I thought about each of them. Includes other media, too.

"This is Fine" dog with a guillotine next to a row of stacked books and sign that says, "I'm not bossy, I just have better ideas."

<img width="790" height="550" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/bookshelf-bossy.jpg?resize=790%2C550&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazyload" alt=""This is Fine" dog with a guillotine next to a row of stacked books and sign that says, "I'm not bossy, I just have better ideas."" decoding="async" loading="lazy" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==" style="--smush-placeholder-width: 790px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 790/550;" /><noscript><img width="790" height="550" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20790%20550'%3E%3C/svg%3E" data-src="https://i0.wp.com/loudpoet.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/bookshelf-bossy.jpg?resize=790%2C550&ssl=1" class="attachment-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail size-vivi_mag_blog_thumbnail wp-post-image lazy" alt=""This is Fine" dog with a guillotine next to a row of stacked books and sign that says, "I'm not bossy, I just have better ideas."" decoding="async" />

Written by Guy LeCharles GonzalezDecember 15, 2022

Five Things: December 15, 2022

Five Things Article

Five things for December 15, 2022. That’s it! That’s the excerpt.

Shelf full of various manga titles.

Written by Guy LeCharles GonzalezNovember 22, 2022

How Manga Took Over My Bookshelf — and the World!

Comic Books . Personal . Pop Culture Article

Between research for Comics Plus (aka, the day job) and many hours of the wonderful Mangasplaining podcast, I’ve been able to zero in on stories that are most likely to be up my alley without putting too big a dent in my wallet. As a result, manga has become the majority of what I’ve read and enjoyed this year.