Monday 24 August 2015

Shalee lhaih 2015: shiaghtin 34

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17oo - 23oo Luanistyn

Jerrey kerroo shiaghtin jeih as feed ny Shalee Lhaih. Shoh ny lhiah mee yn çhiaghtin shoh chaie:

Kyndagh rish taghyrtyn bea lane trimshagh reesht, cha nel mee er lhaih agh shenn vanga as manga noa, gyn çheet er y charnane lioaragh er chor erbee.

Fockle s'jerree

Lhaih mee 0 lioar, va 76 aym yn çhiaghtin shoh chaie, myr shen ta 76 faagit dou nish. Shegin dou lhaih 26 lioaryn ayns 18 shiaghteeyn.


English version

17th - 23rd August

The end of week thirty-four of the Reading Project. Here's what I've read this week:

Nothing. Due to yet another week of horribly sad life events, I have read nothing but old and new manga, and haven't touched my reading pile.

Afterword

I read 0 books this week, I had 76 last week, so 76 are left over. I have 26 books to read in 18 weeks.

Monday 17 August 2015

Shalee lhaih 2015: shiaghtin 33

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10oo - 16oo Luanistyn

Jerrey treeoo shiaghtin jeih as feed ny Shalee Lhaih. Shoh ny lhiah mee yn çhiaghtin shoh chaie:

A wizard alone (Diane Duane)

Va lhaih y skeeal shoh ny sassey na lhaih y fer s'jerree, ga dy vel eh er bun trimmid baaish. Va keimaght vie echey, as ram taghyrt, gyn çheet dy ve fud-y-cheilley. By vie lhiam fakin karracteyr scanshoil as autism echey, as va blass anaasoil ry-akin 'sy chooish shen. Aght elley, er lhiam dy vel jannoo noo hene jeh Darryl gientyn crampyssyn elley: cha nel eie erbee ain er cre'n cummey beagh er pishagagh "cadjin" autistagh, as s'treih lhiam shen.

Er lhiam dy vel doilleeid elley ayn, as shen cadjin dy liooar tra ta sleih soilshaghey magh mynchooidyn - ta'n chooish lomarcan jannoo beaynchroo jeh red erbee. Cha nel agh un fer autistagh 'sy skeeal, as she neuloghtynys hene t'ayn (dy lettyragh); myr shen, ta blass ennagh yn Oaldey Ooasle ry-hoaral. Cha nel mee son cremmey, myr ta; jus screeu ny smooinaghtyn haink dou.

魔法使いの嫁 y.l. 1 (ヤマザキコレ)

Skeeal neughooghyssagh quaagh taitnyssagh. Er lhiam dy nee skeeal graih t'ayn, agh cha nel shen baghtal foast. Ta keimaght chiune echey ga dy vel ymmodee taghyrtyn ayn, as cha nel eh ro-voal noadyr. S'mie lhiam y reayrtys shoh er seihll pishagagh, as ny cretooryn t'ayn, goaill stiagh sannish cour Lovecraft! Shimmey red nagh vel mee dy hoiggal foast, agh s'cummey lhiam shen. Ta ny karracteyryn folliaghtagh dy liooar derrey nish, as ta mian aym dy 'eddyn magh ny smoo mynyngione.

Fockle s'jerree

Lhaih mee 2 lioar, va 78 aym yn çhiaghtin shoh chaie, myr shen ta 76 faagit dou nish. Shegin dou lhaih 26 lioaryn ayns 19 shiaghteeyn.


English version

10th - 16th August

The end of week thirty-three of the Reading Project. Here's what I've read this week:

A wizard alone (Diane Duane)

I found this one a much easier read than the last, despite the focus on grief. It was well-paced and there was plenty going on, but not enough to be confusing. The presence of an important character with autism was nice to see, and some interesting ideas came through. That being said, having Darryl be autistic and an actual saint causes complications - we end up with no idea what an ordinary autistic wizard might be like, which is a shame. I do also feel like it runs into slightly awkward territory (a perpetual dilemma with minority representation) because the only autistic character is innocence incarnate, and that raises shades of the Noble Savage. It's not really a criticism, just something that came to mind as I read.

魔法使いの嫁 v. 1 (ヤマザキコレ)

A pleasantly weird supernatural story; probably a romance, but it's hard to tell so far. The pace is gentle but not dragging, and I like the peculiar world of magic and its creatures that's slowly building up (including a nice Lovecraft shout-out). There's still plenty I don't really understand, but I don't mind. The characters are intriguing and rather guarded so far, and I look forward to finding out more about them.

Afterword

I read 2 books this week, I had 78 last week, so 76 are left over. I have 26 books to read in 19 weeks.

Monday 10 August 2015

Shalee lhaih 2015: shiaghtin 32

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3oo - 9oo Luanistyn

Jerrey nah hiaghtin jeih as feed ny Shalee Lhaih. Shoh ny lhiah mee yn çhiaghtin shoh chaie:

Unnatural Selection (Jonathan Green)

Skeeal contoyrtyssyn steampunkagh taitnyssagh dy liooar. Va'n prose beggan garroo nish as reesht, as er lhiam dy verragh aavaght elley blass noa er myr skeeal "taitnyssagh as so-lhaih". She ym-lioar nane t'ayn, agh nagh vel ad loayrt er ny traghyn t'er ngoll shaghey! Ny keayrtyn er lhiam dy row mee er goayl skeeal-roish ennagh. Ta Green soilshaghey dy jeean dy nee seihll groamagh t'ayn, as ta shen cur blass elley er yn ard-charracteyr. Cha nod fer berçhagh ooasle ve ny 'eniagh glen as eshyn goaill ayrn 'sy chorys heshoil t'ayn, agh t'eh jannoo reddyn feeu ny yei shen. Red elley, cha nel eh jiooldey insh dooin ny ta goll er, as folliaghey eh derrey jerrey'n skeeal; ta fys mie ain dy leah, as she cummey as jerrey y feaysley ta bun as bree y skeeal. Ghow mee soylley jeh'n skeeal trooid as trooid, as she seihll steampunkagh mie t'ayn. Ta blass garroo er y phrose, agh s'baghtal dy nee aght as daltyn ta cummal seose y lioar, as ta Green screeu adsyn mie dy liooar. Kionneeym y nah lioar, foddee, as yeearree dy bee ny karracteyryn ny smoo, wahll, nyn garracteyryn, rish sheeyney y skeeal.

The Color of Earth (Dong Hwa Kim)

Bea-skeeal caslyssagh mie er bashtal mychione aase 'syn Chorea. Ta caillin feaysley magh beggan er veggan bun as keeayllyn caillinys as bwoirrinys, 'sy chorp as 'sy chultoor mygeayrt eck. Ga dy vel blass bardaght lajer ayns ny coloayrtyssyn dy mennick, ta smooinaghtyn as ennaghtyn aeglee ainjyssagh ry-akin (as ry-chooinaghtyn!) ayns shoh.

Fockle s'jerree

Lhaih mee 2 lioar, va 80 aym yn çhiaghtin shoh chaie, myr shen ta 78 faagit dou nish. Shegin dou lhaih 28 lioaryn ayns 20 shiaghteeyn.


English version

3rd - 9th August

The end of week thirty-two of the Reading Project. Here's what I've read this week:

Unnatural Selection (Jonathan Green)

An enjoyable, action-packed steampunk adventure story. The prose was somewht clunky, and another editing pass could have boosted this into "action-packed and well-written". This is volume one of the series, but at times the references to past events made it feel like volume two, as though I was missing something. Green is cheerfully frank about how grim the setting is for all but the upper classes, and this paints the protagonist as something less than a real hero. You can't be likeable when you're knowingly part of that system, but his exploits are still unselfish. I also appreciated Green letting the reader know what's going on, rather than trying to hide it all. Overall I enjoyed the story, and I thought the world was a satisfying take on the steampunk theme. The prose is a little rough around the edges, but action and style are clearly the focus here, and Green delivers that well enough. I'll consider getting the next book, and hope that we might see some more depth to the characters as the story continues.

The Color of Earth (Dong Hwa Kim)

An excellent graphical memoir of growing up in Korea, and a young girl's slow unfolding discovery of what it means to be a girl, both biologically and culturally. A lot of familiar, believable childhood emotions and thoughts come across here, despite the rather poetic flavour many of the conversations have.

Afterword

I read 2 books this week, I had 80 last week, so 78 are left over. I 78 books to read in 20 weeks.

Monday 3 August 2015

Shalee lhiah 2015: shiaghtin 31

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27oo Jerrey Souree - 2h Luanistyn

Jerrey kied shiaghtin jeih as feed ny Shalee Lhaih. Shoh ny lhiah mee yn çhiaghtin shoh chaie:

ぢごぷり y.l. 1 (木尾 士目)

Skeeal elley lioarish Kio Shimoku, screeudeyr Genshiken. By vie lhiam Genshiken ass towse myr shen va mian niartal aym dy 'akin yn obbyr shoh. Shoh caghlaa dhyt! Ta'n skeeal shoh mychione moir neuphoosht as carrey eck troggal oikan. She skeeal doillee t'ayn, ayns ayrn, as y chooid elley ny obbyr ynsee, foddee? Ta ram fysseree ayn, aghterbee, as ta Shimoku cur soilshey da ymmodee doilleeidyn cadjin bentyn rish oikan noa. T'eh so-lhaih as ta anaase aym er eddyr-obbraghey y jees. Red quaagh, ta'n cabdil s'jerree ny aaçhentyn as ymmodee karracteyryn noa t'ayn, bentyn rish ad 'sy scoill - she caghlaa çhelleeragh t'ayn as va mee fud y cheilley rish tammylt jannoo eab dy hoiggal.

Fockle s'jerree

Lhaih mee 1 lioar, va 81 aym yn çhiaghtin shoh chaie, myr shen ta 80 faagit dou nish. Shegin dou lhaih 30 lioaryn ayns 21 shiaghteeyn.


English version

27th July - 2nd August

The end of week thirty-one of the Reading Project. Here's what I've read this week:

ぢごぷり v. 1 (木尾 士目)

Another work by Kio Shimoku. I'm a big fan of Genshiken, so I was keen to see anything else Shimoku might have worked on. This is very different! It's a story about a single teenage mother and her friend raising a newborn baby. It's partly educational, partly just a rather tough story about these two and their efforts to look after Yume-chan. Quite readable though. The last chapter suddenly becomes a flashback with a load of new characters, which was somewhat confusing.

Afterword

I read 1 book this week, I had 81 last week, so 80 are left over. I have 30 books to read in 21 weeks.