Sara's reading log

I am a book hoarder and reader. My main genre is SF, but I also love magic realism, fantasy and general fiction. Favorite authors are Iain M. Banks, Ursula K. LeGuin, Haruki Murakami, José Saramago, Isaac Asimov, Ben Aaronovitch and more. My rating system is based on five stars. I rate books based on my expectations and what a books aims to be. This means that the brilliant 'Fahrenheit 451' gets five stars because I thought it would be good, people said it was good, and it was good, but 'A Closed and Common Orbit' also gets five stars because in its series, in its style, I really enjoyed it and was not disappointed.

Buddha volume 1: Kapilavastu by Osamu Tezuka

  • Started on: 2011-04-30
  • Finished on: 2011-04-30
  • Read in: English
  • Rating: ****-
  • Genre(s): Graphical Novel, Graphical Novel

After reading MW and Ode to Kirihito earlier this year I wanted to read more by Osama Tezuka, and I’ve seen his Buddha series in the stores I finally started reading it. This book, part one of eight, is just the introduction to the story. Siddharta is not featured in many pages, and only as a new born. Instead we are introduced to other characters, also very special. They make this a great book, with fantastic stories, all while explaining the setting and back story.
I loved Tezuka’s style even better in this book. There are some great inside jokes, including cameos, references to modern culture. I can’t wait to read the other books in this series.

  • Started on: 2011-04-30
  • Finished on: 2011-04-30
  • Read in: English
  • Rating: ****-
  • Genre(s): Graphical Novel, Graphical Novel

After reading MW and Ode to Kirihito earlier this year I wanted to read more by Osama Tezuka, and I’ve seen his Buddha series in the stores I finally started reading it. This book, part one of eight, is just the introduction to the story. Siddharta is not featured in many pages, and only as a new born. Instead we are introduced to other characters, also very special. They make this a great book, with fantastic stories, all while explaining the setting and back story.
I loved Tezuka’s style even better in this book. There are some great inside jokes, including cameos, references to modern culture. I can’t wait to read the other books in this series.