saramdeuri's reviews
286 reviews

OHHHHH my god. oh my god. oh lord !! the horniest out of all of the series so far. I have no doubt it will get worse !! and I'm so excited about it! Meatbun really knows how to write an erotic scene!!

other than those bits, volume 6 does engage in the other plots and sets up the next arcs pretty well. I really don't have anything much new to say about this volume, it's just as good as the others in the series, if maybe a little more satisfying to read for the passionate fujo...

lovely little book, excellent use of poetry and imagery to engage the reader!! definitely something I'd get for a kid 

아늑한 소설이었다 ^^ 여러 인물의 시점으로 본 게 재미있었다

absolutely impeccable novel. incredible characters that feel genuinely alive, a plot that reads like true destiny without being burdened with it's weight, and a message that's unfortunately still relevant. I get why everyone loved this book in school!! it's so good!!

I have adopted Sehyuk into my nightly rotation of imagined fantasies (not as a bf, I'm a lesbian) so it's safe to say this manhwa had an impact on me

mad dog is actually my favourite of haribos works, despite the fact that at the end of the road is arguably her better-planned work, with more intrigue and payoff. however I simply do not care. I love sehyuk and hamin so so much I was fighting to fit them in my dissertation n just had to cut them out cause it would've been maybe another 2000 words if I had let them stay. they're so much fun to watch bicker, and the stakes feel high enough, and every scene where they express jealousy and envy is so delicious, and the art is so good, and I haven't stopped thinking about the twitter extra of hamin taking dog hybrid sehyuk out on a walk since it came out, and—

"saramdeuri you're too obsessed w toxic yaoi" "saramdeuri when are u going to read something with a healthy relationship in it" that's all I've been doing since I finished my degree three months ago and all this health is driving me insane I need to see crazy people kiss each other or I'll go crazy myself

yeah it's a pretty good book on translation studies. better than the other one I read (bakers "in other words") and definitely more legible too.

incredibly fast-paced and a little anticlimactic, A Magical Girl Retires presents it's central issues with Korean society and the world at large, and then does nothing much at all to come up with a solution, or even say anything much about them except "that really sucks."

was this book a fun read? yeah, kinda. I'm a big magical girl enjoyer, though, so take my opinion with a grain of salt, cause I was gonna enjoy imagining these scenes out regardless. also, it's sapphic! so of course I was going to find something worthwhile here.

was this also a little disappointing? yeah, unfortunately. the page count isn't enough to delve into our characters and their thoughts enough to make me feel like I know or care for them, and ironically time flows so so quickly that it all feels over in a flash. it would have benefitted from more scenes of introspection and bonding or clashing between characters.

[TW: SUICIDE]
on a more personal note, the suicide attempt scene at the beginning is. well. I'm not going to say it doesn't reflect lived experiences, because I'm not every single person whose attempted suicide before, but I am one of them, and I'm friends with a considerable number of them. it feels a little undercooked, even with all the faffing about her reasoning for it. 

at least, that's what I thought when I was reading it, but on reflection, actually this is rather well-done. it reflects to me that blasé attitude that sometimes comes with severe depression and suicidal intent: thoughts like "I might as well kill myself now since I'll be a failure later anyways. come to think of it, why didn't I kill myself before?" it's a bit tmi, but I wasn't thinking particularly emotionally when I was attempting either - it was rather clinical. by that time, you've already made your peace. this scene is thus more accurate to my lived experiences than all those silly drama/movie scenes where characters put their head through a noose snorting sobs. even the arguably silly reasoning of "I've too much credit card debt" is accurate - what a mentally healthy person might think is a stupid reason to kill yourself over is something entirely reasonable to someone already considering suicide. they pile on top of each other until you've forgotten the first, most "meaningful" reason, and the reason you're standing there ready to get it over with is because someone you care about called you stupid for having a hobby. I hope Park Seolyeon is doing well.

It's ... fine.

This sequel doesn't have as much charm or mystery in it as the first installment, but it's still a bit of fun, and it's lovely to be with the characters for a while. Still, whatever Stewart put in the first one is missing in this one, and it feels somewhat lackluster at the end for it. I'm not sure I want to read the rest of the series.

cute and fun at points, but was a bit of a drag at others. the action scenes weren't written as well as the emotional ones, which is a little frustrating for a plot as adventurous as this one. I could see the twists coming from miles away, which is also fine, if a little boring. regardless, we need more lgbtq+ rep written by lgbtq+ people, and this is frankly one of the better young adult pieces I've read for this. 

the characters are likeable for the most part, and their relationships feel well-founded. I enjoyed the breaks in between every few chapters for the "reports". the message is of course important as well, and the

coming out scene was comforting and well-delivered.

not exactly enjoying the writing style or the characters in most of these short stories, and I really just... have other stuff I want to read.