Since finishing the book Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee, translated by Robert Van Gulik, I was anxious to watch movies based on his character. If you're curious to read my book review and haven't, here's a link. As it turns out, there are quite a few adaptations centering around this famous magistrate during the Tang … Continue reading Chinese Movie Reviews: Detective Dee
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Books I Hate: ABC Edition
If you missed last week's post, I've already done the opposite of this, Books I Love: ABC Edition. Just so you don't think I'm always negative. Like the last post, I'm picking books I haven't really mentioned before on my blog. For the record, this blog title may be a bit dramatic. Many of these … Continue reading Books I Hate: ABC Edition
Photography Friday: A Chilled Lifeguard
“The muses are ghosts, and sometimes they come uninvited.” ― Stephen King
Book Review: The Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee, translated by Robert Van Gulik
Before I actually review this book, I feel it warrants some explanation of three different times which attributed to this book. During the Tang Dynasty in China, a man named Dee Gong An (630-700 AD) was a renowned magistrate (whose job encompassed detective, police, jury, and judge) and later state politician in China. During the … Continue reading Book Review: The Celebrated Cases of Judge Dee, translated by Robert Van Gulik
A Concerning Trend in Japanese Dramas
I've been trying to get back into watching more Japanese dramas recently. When I first became interested in Asian dramas, it was through Japanese dramas (around 2009). Think of shows like Bloody Monday, Gokusan, Hana Yori Dango, etc. These were what got me interested in Asian dramas in general. But over the years, I haven't … Continue reading A Concerning Trend in Japanese Dramas
Books I Love: ABC Edition
Several of the blogs I follow have been doing The ABC Book Challenge, where you take one letter of the alphabet and mention the books you've read and the books on your TBR which start with the letter. This seems like waaayyy too much work for me (but props to anyone doing this challenge), so … Continue reading Books I Love: ABC Edition
Photography Friday: A Frozen Lake
"A bitter wind, heavy with icy particles, whipped at my face, its howling forming the high notes of a symphony whose bass was played by swollen waves crashing into the piers of the bridges below." ― Théophile Gautier
Book Review: The Princess Bride by William Goldman
I saw The Princess Bride movie when I was probably about eight years old, and have watched it numerous times ever since. It was a part of my childhood, and I'm pretty sure I could say the entire movie verbatim. But, for some reason, I never bothered to read the book. Whether it was because … Continue reading Book Review: The Princess Bride by William Goldman
Chinese Drama Tropes I’m Sick Of
I love Chinese dramas, and within the last couple of years I've been watching way more than is probably good for my health. However, the more I watch, the more I realize there are certain clichés that I see a lot in different dramas that I'm so over. A quick disclaimer before I get into … Continue reading Chinese Drama Tropes I’m Sick Of
Book Review: A Passage to Shambhala (The Explorers Guild #1) by Jon Baird and Kevin Costner
Why have I never heard of this book before? It has been out for three years and only when my mother took it out at the library did I ever hear of it's existence, which just astonishes me. And yes, the second author, Kevin Costner, is the same actor and filmmaker that so many people … Continue reading Book Review: A Passage to Shambhala (The Explorers Guild #1) by Jon Baird and Kevin Costner
