Sad goodbyes and Sunako’s first kiss [NHK - 22 and YNSH - 09]
Sunday, December 10th, 2006mono no oware … 物の哀れ
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Archive for the ‘Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge’ Category
Varied insights on some romance anime and literature
Sunday, November 5th, 2006(written on Nov. 2)
I guess that despite shooting all that flak towards A Time to Speak the novel had more of an effect on me than I liked to admit. I did not feel warm or fuzzy, however; nor did I feel awed or inspired with the book despite the author’s mastery of the English language. (Can you use shibboleth in a sentence without consulting a dictionary? That word alone was enough to wow me.) On the contrary, the novel’s aftertaste seemed like a partaking of a most unguent and sialoid gumbo without water to aid one in swallowing it. Swallowing a bitter almond with water may have been an easier task. (Never mind that it may be poison :P) (more…)
