Saturday, January 9, 2016

Stacking the Shelves - 1.9.16

Stacking the Shelves
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Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts and of course ebooks!

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Bought:

Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto Vol. 1
(Sakamoto desu ga? #1)
by Nami Sano
-Manga, Japanese, Humor, YA
Amazon | Goodreads

=====> Wanted to read some manga in the new year and spotted this at the Japanese book store.

365 Days of Danboard
by Arielle Nadel
-Photos
Amazon | Goodreads

=====> Another Japanese book store find filled with photos of Danboard in various scenarios. Fun eye candy.

Library:

Career of Evil
(Cormoran Strike #3)
by Robert Galbraith aka J.K. Rowling
-Mystery
Amazon | Goodreads

=====> Love this series! J.K. Rowling ROCKS! Again, I got the audio version to enjoy during the work commute.

AND watched: in theatre

Sherlock (2016)
Abominable Bride
tv series, season four
Director: Douglas Mackinnon
Writers: Mark Gatiss, Steven Moffat
Based on characters by: Arthur Conan Doyle
Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Martin Freeman
-Crime, Drama, Mystery | imdb | my rating: 5

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson find themselves in 1890s London in this holiday special.

=====> What a thrill it was to see this duo on the big screen! Loved how more of Sherlock and his tendencies are revealed in this latest episode.

AND binge watching: online

Atelier (2015)
tv series, season one
Director: Hiroki Hayama, Ryƻta Ogata
Writer: Naoko Adachi
Starring: Mao Daichi, Mayuko Kawakita
-Japanese | imdb | my rating: 5

Mayuko finds a job with a high-class lingerie manufacturer in Ginza. It is the story of a woman experiencing confusion, struggle and growth in a world with a new set of values different from any she has ever known, and seizing the Japanese dream. Atelier is a workplace-based coming-of-age novel drama, written to present the story of a working woman, with the setting of a glamorous world of lingerie manufacturer.

=====> Loving this Japanese drama set in the fashion industry of lingerie.

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