Comments on: A few links on a sick day

By: Oliver

Oliver — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 18:15:46 +0000

You’re welcome!

By: Melinda Beasi

Melinda Beasi — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:18:13 +0000

I admire your willingness to get involved in that discussion, to be honest. I stayed away, because I didn’t trust myself to remain my best self throughout, you know?

And thank you for the good wishes!

By: Melinda Beasi

Melinda Beasi — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:16:35 +0000

Brigid, thanks for the tip!

By: Oliver

Oliver — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:57:07 +0000

Hi Melinda!

I have also been reading and commenting on the Hooded Utilitarian post, Manga: What’s the Point? and I am beginning to understand why a few people are a little upset by it. I had originally posted some recs in the comments section, but I now think they were in vain. I almost regret posting a comment there because many people posted recs, and the poster didn’t acknowledge any of them, and I doubt he’ll go check ‘em out anyways. What I should have said was just to stick to Western comics. Even though, on the other hand, some Manga readers will say Western comics are quite juvenile.

Please get better soon!

By: MangaBlog » Blog Archive » Friday is Meta-day

MangaBlog » Blog Archive » Friday is Meta-day — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 14:12:19 +0000

[...] Beasi muses on various things, including the Hooded Utilitarian discussion, at her blog, and Ed Sizemore has some good advice on [...]

By: Brigid

Brigid — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 13:53:35 +0000

Melinda, it might be worth checking your library system to see if you can get A A’ via interlibrary loan. That’s how I found it.

By: Melinda Beasi

Melinda Beasi — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 02:54:59 +0000

Ed, thank you so much for this. I’m sitting here working at this review *right now*, and your words could not come at a better time.

The review is for a translated Japanese historical novel that will turn up in next week’s Otaku Bookshelf column at Manga Recon. I’ve had the worst time of it, trying to balance my personal feelings about the book (which are really convoluted) with technical issues and everything else. It was a rough read, and the review is being just as rough.

Thank you *so* much.

By: Ed Sizemore

Ed Sizemore — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 02:38:19 +0000

I also want to encourage you to keep plugging away on the review. I’m beginning to appreciate difficult reviews. They’re usually the ones that make me grow the most as a reader and a reviewer. Particularly if it’s a review where you know there’s something that doesn’t click for you, but you can’t put your finger on it. You spend a couple of days letting the book roll around in your head, looking at it from every angle, until finally the light hits it just right and you see the flaw. Man, that “Ah, ha!” moment is a wonderful high. I can’t wait to read your review.

By: Melinda Beasi

Melinda Beasi — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:35:45 +0000

I figured. :) And yeah, heh, Michelle pointed out to me that some of the used copies she found are cheaper than the original cover price!

By: Ed Sizemore

Ed Sizemore — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:23:57 +0000

That should be “aren’t too expensive”. Sorry.