Shiver by Junji Ito

This entry is part 2 of 23 in the series 2023 Reads

I’m continuing with posting about the books I’ve read. The tag has changed to #booksread2023, but not much has changed: the posts get published with some lag—though I’m trying to shorten the lag a little, too. I’d had a reservation request on file with the local branch of the National Library for Shiver since sometime in early December. It took someone a long time to get it back to the library, apparently. I assume it was in a pile with some lengthier books, because personally it took me less than 24 hours to finish this one. Shiver is a collection of …

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My Brain is Different by Monzusu

This entry is part 1 of 23 in the series 2023 Reads

I’m continuing with posting about the books I’ve read. The tag has changed to #booksread2023, but not much has changed: the posts get published with some lag—though I’m trying to shorten the lag a little, too. Monzusu’s <em>My Brain is Different</em> is a manga about developmental difficulties and cognitive challenges. I started reading it out of curiosity, and found it interesting enough to finish. The first part of the comic tells the author’s own story of how she discovered her own ADHD after her child’s diagnosis. (This is, I’m sure, a familiar story: a lot later-in-life diagnoses seem to follow …

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