What the hell am I even reading and how is this not one of the most famous crazy and genius things?

The work of a man who does indeed have many fantastic ideas and a novel way of bringing them across, it nevertheless fails to ultimately register fear for someone who's heavily steeped in online horror stories, although someone with a softer disposition is likely to be effected. Want to read Ichor Falls next.

A collection containing the eponymous short story for which the collection is named after. I have high hopes; that story shook me in a way that nearly nothing else has ever managed.

It gets *better and better*! 😨

It was alright. A great idea hampered nevertheless by a lack of focus and a lack of an active protagonist. #sophiedeservedbetter

Tokyo Pop went under, so finding the volumes has become a chore. Thankfully, my library is a part of the Interlibrary Loan system, so-!

Well... you know... that was surprisingly sad.

If not for how charming and how it is a celebration of the culture and cuisine of Japan, this could have really fallen into the arena style narrative trap of one-upping another character with snobby points (and, oh, at times does it do JUST THAT). Thankfully, those parts are small matters amidst a great meal of charm, beautiful art, and moments of just lovely humanity, as well as genuinely caring if our hero can beat his father.

Ugh, even though I remember not being a fan of the movie, I started reading this. This far into the book, I'm starting to remember why it is I was perhaps not a fan of the movie. So slow! I get it, it's a Moving Castle, but why does she never seem to leave it? And I know that Sophie is an old woman now, but all she ever does is clean and complain about Howl.

I'm going a few more chapters before I set this aside. After all, this chapter IS...

Kind of loses its "punch" when you've already seen the anime. At least the show is a good representation of the books.