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Oishinbo, Volume 4 – Fish, Sushi and Sashimi by Tetsu Kariya

Posted on February 4, 2010
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Oishinbo, Volume 4 - Fish, Sushi and Sashimi Oishinbo, Volume 4 – Fish, Sushi and Sashimi by Tetsu Kariya

I really enjoyed this volume. Not quite as much as the first, but it still was very, very fun.

There were a few stories that were.. quite dorky but it worked because of the lessons being taught about the food. I’ve learned so much about raw fish I feel like my head is going to explode!

The salmon story at the end really had me going and now.. well, you’ll have to read it yourself to understand.

I’m about halfway through this series now and I’ve learned that it is much better “digested” if you break up the “raw” reading with other books – otherwise it’s total information overload. (Sorry, I’ll stop with the puns, but it’s so much fun!)

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My Favorite Reads – February 4

Posted on February 4, 2010
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Alyce at At Home with Books does this meme every Thursday and I keep wanting to do it – so today I will!  This features a favorite book that I have read in the past and this week I am featuring The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern’s Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure by William Goldman.

The Princess Bride It’s hard to know where to start in reviewing a book such as this one. I remember the first time I read it how I was fooled into thinking there actually was an S. Morgenstern and that this was actually a true history.

The book I own has wonderful introductions written by Goldman describing what it was like to work with the actors (his interview with Andre the Giant is one of my favorite things to read). And the introductions lead right into the story.

It’s a pretty safe bed that if you haven’t watched the movie, you’ve at least heard of it. The movie has always been one of my favorites and I’m not sure why I waited until a few years ago to read the book for the first time.. but I did. And while I was expecting it to be redundant, I found it wasn’t at all.

This is, of course, a tale of true love, of pirates, strong men, princesses and evil prince’s. There’s beasts, poison, swordfights, revenge and miracles – and that’s just a few of the things contained within.

I laughed and cried my way through the book. But the part I enjoy reading the most is the beginning of the story when Buttercup’s beauty is being set up with a history of some of the other most beautiful girls. It’s witty, charming and delightful.

If you haven’t read this book I recommend you do so immediately! It’s a relatively short read and time flies by so quickly while you read it. I plan to read my nephew this story this year as well, and know that he will enjoy every minute of it just as I did.

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