tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post6208282858695725132..comments2024-02-18T10:58:33.157-05:00Comments on so long and thanks for all the fish: Getting To Know You Blog Hop (And Giveaway US/UK)Elizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17058009271288566400noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-78133268187385555982014-12-13T23:13:39.260-05:002014-12-13T23:13:39.260-05:00https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1015247299...https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152472995373825&l=c785ab2aedHolly Letsonhttp://confessionsofafemalebookaholic.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-46406228655419334062014-12-13T23:09:41.165-05:002014-12-13T23:09:41.165-05:00Funny that you say that, actually. I'm origina...Funny that you say that, actually. I'm originally from a small town in Mississippi, where the library had no manga at all. And, it was hard to find used volumes as well. When I moved to Alabama, basically 3.5 years ago, I was happy to see a couple shelves of manga at the local library, and to also build myself a collection of used volumes via thrift stores and CL as well. Sadly, my collectionHolly Letsonhttp://confessionsofafemalebookaholic.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-15886016542280377492014-12-13T21:28:45.068-05:002014-12-13T21:28:45.068-05:00I haven't even tried to see what the manga sit...I haven't even tried to see what the manga situation is like at my new library because it's been pretty abysmal selection wise for YA and MG, but I might actually look into that since it's the best way to show the library that people will read it. Thanks so much for the link! Especially since my guess is that this library won't have any of it (but who knows?) <br /><br />I would Elizabethhttp://oboechica-books.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-61270577791840964332014-12-13T05:18:15.944-05:002014-12-13T05:18:15.944-05:00I don't really keep an up-to-date blog. (You c...I don't really keep an up-to-date blog. (You can check out http://confessionsofafemalebookaholic.com if you'd like.) But, definitely feel free to add me there or on Facebook/Goodreads if you'd like to. I keep FB & GR updated alot more.<br /><br />As for *Rasetsu*, that was one I checked out from the libraries up here. I love the libraries in Spokane, but they do have the problem Holly Letsonhttp://confessionsofafemalebookaholic.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-89202249044591505832014-12-12T22:20:31.511-05:002014-12-12T22:20:31.511-05:00I'm lucky enough that I actually have a fair n...I'm lucky enough that I actually have a fair number of friends who read manga - more than I have who are bookish minded actually. Unfortunately, none of them read shoujo which gets the brunt of my fangirlishness, so it feels as lonely as my YA fangirling haha!<br /><br />I have a really love/hate relationship with HYD. I mean, I've somehow ended up watching the anime, K-drama, AND readingElizabethhttp://oboechica-books.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-42918061491073970062014-12-12T01:07:40.963-05:002014-12-12T01:07:40.963-05:00"Crazy fangirl mode" is awesome. I wish ..."Crazy fangirl mode" is awesome. I wish everyone got that way about manga(s). I will definitely have to check out the ones you recommended. It seems sad to me that you say the HYD manga doesn't stack up. I loved the J-drama and anime of the series. But, since the manga series is around 40 volumes, I had have yet read the manga. The libraries here only have bits-and-pieces of the HYDHolly Letsonhttp://confessionsofafemalebookaholic.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-71215254666511235502014-12-06T23:16:13.043-05:002014-12-06T23:16:13.043-05:00Skip Beat was my first manga, and remains my all t...Skip Beat was my first manga, and remains my all time favourite (even if the story line has gotten weird in a way I don't like), although Cat Street might end up giving Skip Beat a run for its money on favourites depending on how Skip Beat ends. Cat Street is by the same author who did Hana Yori Dango, which I actually dislike quite a bit, so it's kind of amazing to see something like Elizabethhttp://oboechica-books.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-43448290689135908802014-11-29T15:49:14.111-05:002014-11-29T15:49:14.111-05:00#8 calls out to me, so I'm commenting even tho...#8 calls out to me, so I'm commenting even though this contest is over. What mangas/manga series are your favorites? I read alot of mangas myself as well. <br /><br />https://www.goodreads.com/user_challenges/1046156 shows what I've read this year, if you'd like to see which ones I've been reading lately. https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/9861836-holly-letson?shelf=mangas is Holly Letsonhttp://confessionsofafemalebookaholic.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-79131329579011020122014-11-27T23:49:35.473-05:002014-11-27T23:49:35.473-05:00yes that is one of the luckiest family heirlooms I...yes that is one of the luckiest family heirlooms I have heard of! I of course watch genealogy shows, like who do you think you are as well as Finding your roots, great shows I watch online.cherylslifenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-4465611318607337582014-11-27T23:40:54.633-05:002014-11-27T23:40:54.633-05:00I'm so lucky - my dad's side of the family...I'm so lucky - my dad's side of the family actually has a leather-bound copy of the family history that goes all the way back to like...the 1500's. It's so freaking awesome! And it's nice that at least on one side of the family I have all the history right at the tip of my fingers :)Elizabethhttp://oboechica-books.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-54294779271453978372014-11-25T21:26:57.148-05:002014-11-25T21:26:57.148-05:00Thanks for asking about my blog Elizabeth! I do ...Thanks for asking about my blog Elizabeth! I do have one, its about genealogy and I haven't done a thing with it for about a year! Its mostly about the tribulations of trying to find ancestors.cherylslifenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-24922249258938816572014-11-25T17:37:24.595-05:002014-11-25T17:37:24.595-05:00I loved Madeline le engle!I loved Madeline le engle!beccanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-38880058420491864232014-11-25T15:41:52.435-05:002014-11-25T15:41:52.435-05:00She is my hero as well! I do have a blog :)
www.r...She is my hero as well! I do have a blog :) <br />www.readwritelove28.comNorinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-67916265116539848292014-11-25T09:32:45.506-05:002014-11-25T09:32:45.506-05:00Tamora Pierce is pretty much my hero haha! Do you...Tamora Pierce is pretty much my hero haha! Do you have a blog? Leave me a link and I'll stop by!Elizabethhttp://oboechica-books.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-27024865178710429442014-11-25T09:32:14.580-05:002014-11-25T09:32:14.580-05:00I'm a fan of reading in a ton of genres (altho...I'm a fan of reading in a ton of genres (although I can't say I've made it to a self help book yet, so I haven't hit all genres just yet!), but fantasy is definitely my go to genre! Do you have a blog? Leave me a link and I'll stop by!Elizabethhttp://oboechica-books.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-27211173515049532622014-11-22T22:44:55.328-05:002014-11-22T22:44:55.328-05:00TAMORA PIERCE TAMORA PIERCE YES YES YES!
(Do I eve...TAMORA PIERCE TAMORA PIERCE YES YES YES!<br />(Do I even need to say any more?)Norinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-58747465970699298742014-11-20T10:52:13.204-05:002014-11-20T10:52:13.204-05:00Yes! Do it! To both series! And yeah, I tend to l...Yes! Do it! To both series! And yeah, I tend to like things that completely shake up my world (or obliterate my soul. *cough* Sarah J. Maas *cough*)<br /><br /><br />Oh man, I DEFINITELY know what you're talking about. It's just a lot of pressure - trumpet actually is the next high pressure instrument to play. It is the WORST to play when you have a sinus headache. The whole world goesElizabethhttp://oboechica-books.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-46884397947255637962014-11-20T10:47:43.537-05:002014-11-20T10:47:43.537-05:00I definitely need to read The Hitchhiker's Gui...I definitely need to read The Hitchhiker's Guide - I've been wanting to for forever! I love your blog name comes from that series. And you've really made me want to read the His Dark Materials trilogy. I was on the fence about that one, but I want that same feeling afterward. I love it when you read a book that makes you see the world differently afterward - one of my favorite things Jennifer Rickettshttp://donniedarkogirl.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-58710102233823787322014-11-20T07:54:49.330-05:002014-11-20T07:54:49.330-05:00Come say hello at http://www.shannonleealexander.c...Come say hello at http://www.shannonleealexander.com/2014/11/cuddlebuggery-getting-to-know-you.htmlShannon Lee Alexandernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-56390542910988006162014-11-20T06:35:53.008-05:002014-11-20T06:35:53.008-05:00Yeah it can definitely be isolating, but you also ...Yeah it can definitely be isolating, but you also get to be the star of the show a lot. Which of course I'm all about ;)<br /><br />Yeah, I really do need to get to a reread again. I actually didn't like the last 3 books all that much, but I'm hoping on a reread that might change. I SUPER love the first two books though!<br /><br /><br /><br />Do you have a blog? I'd love to stop Elizabethhttp://oboechica-books.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-7776027985381104852014-11-18T20:09:38.722-05:002014-11-18T20:09:38.722-05:00Thanks!!Thanks!!La La in the LiBrArYhttp://lalatoadstone.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-48309963108560024512014-11-18T15:25:37.805-05:002014-11-18T15:25:37.805-05:00Our school band had one lonely oboist. We clarinet...Our school band had one lonely oboist. We clarinets let him hang out with us, but I know he always felt like an outsider. ;)<br /><br /><br />I love The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. I went through a phase where I read the books back to back. By the end, I wasn't exactly fit to live on planet Earth! Love it!<br /><br /><br />Nice to meet you. I love your enthusiasm!Shannon Lee Alexandernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-72083861647551035272014-11-17T20:55:35.445-05:002014-11-17T20:55:35.445-05:00I haven't heard of that one before! I'm ad...I haven't heard of that one before! I'm adding it to my list right now :). Coffee Prince is my all time favourite, but I feel like most K-Drama watchers have seen that one (but if you haven't, it's AMAZING). I'm also a huge fan of Secret Garden and You're Beautiful (Park Shin-hye is so funny!)Elizabethhttp://oboechica-books.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-22269528599678096982014-11-17T18:35:13.182-05:002014-11-17T18:35:13.182-05:00The very first one I ever watched Rooftop Room Cat...The very first one I ever watched Rooftop Room Cat is still my favorite! http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rooftop_Room_Cat<br />Any suggestions for new ones?La La in the LiBrArYhttp://lalatoadstone.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178753992132096505.post-65399559879511314332014-11-17T18:34:23.725-05:002014-11-17T18:34:23.725-05:00Pleae do! http://pleasefeedthebookworm.comPleae do! http://pleasefeedthebookworm.comBRITTANYnoreply@blogger.com