Sunday, May 17, 2026
Sunday Post #504: I'm Tired of This, Grandpa
Thursday, May 14, 2026
Review: Review: Sakamoto Days (Vol. 7) by Yuto Suzuki
Title: Sakamoto Days: Vol. 7
Series: Sakamoto Days #7
Previous books in this series: Sakamoto Days #1 | Sakamoto Days #2 | Sakamoto Days #3 | Sakamoto Days #4 | Sakamoto Days #5 | Sakamoto Days #6
Author: Yuto Suzuki
Genre: YA, manga, adventure
Publication date: June 2022
Published by: VIZ Media
Source: Borrowed from library
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Synopsis: Taro Sakamoto was once a legendary hit man considered the greatest of all time. Bad guys feared him! Assassins revered him! But then one day he quit, got married, and had a baby. He’s now living the quiet life as the owner of a neighborhood store, but how long can Sakamoto enjoy his days of retirement before his past catches up to him?!
Sakamoto and X finally face off! Although Sakamoto has vowed not to kill, X shakes him up by threatening his family. How will Sakamoto fare when confronted with an enemy who has a bloodthirsty grudge against the JAA?!
In this volume, Sakamoto and friends are trying to get into the JCC assassin school to get some information... as students. Lol. I thought this was really funny. And I just really enjoyed this volume in general.
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Review- The Sawbones Book: The Hilarious, Horrifying Road to Modern Medicine by Justin McElroy & Sydnee McElroy
Title: The Sawbones Book: The Hilarious, Horrifying Road to Modern Medicine
Author: Justin McElroy & Sydnee McElroy
Genre: Adult, nonfiction, medical science
Publication date: October 2018
Published by: Weldon Owen
Source: Borrowed from library
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Synopsis: A compelling, often hilarious and occasionally horrifying exploration of how modern medicine came to be!
Wondering whether eating powdered mummies might be just the thing to cure your ills? Tempted by those vintage ads suggesting you wear radioactive underpants for virility? Ever considered drilling a hole in your head to deal with those pesky headaches? Probably not. But for thousands of years, people have done things like this—and things that make radioactive underpants seem downright sensible! In their hit podcast, Sawbones, Sydnee and Justin McElroy breakdown the weird and wonderful way we got to modern healthcare. And some of the terrifying detours along the way.
Every week, Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin amaze, amuse, and gross out (depending on the week) hundreds of thousands of avid listeners to their podcast, Sawbones. Consistently rated a top podcast on iTunes, with over 15 million total downloads, this rollicking journey through thousands of years of medical mishaps and miracles is not only hilarious but downright educational. While you may never even consider applying boiled weasel to your forehead (once the height of sophistication when it came to headache cures), you will almost certainly face some questionable medical advice in your everyday life (we’re looking at you, raw water!) and be better able to figure out if this is a miracle cure (it’s not) or a scam.
As I’ve explored genres outside my comfort zone, one subgenre of nonfiction that I discovered that I really enjoy is science. And, specifically, in this case, medical science. When I picked up this book, I was hoping it would sort of be in the same vein as Quackery, and it kind of was! I really enjoyed it!
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Review: Kaiju No. 8 (Vol. 1) by Naoya Matsumoto
Title: Kaiju No. 8 Vol.1
Series: Kaiju No. 8 #1
Author: Naoya Matsumoto
Genre: YA, manga, action
Publication date: December 2020
Published by: VIZ Media
Source: Borrowed from library
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Synopsis: With the highest kaiju-emergence rates in the world, Japan is no stranger to attack by deadly monsters. Enter the Japan Defense Force, a military organization tasked with the neutralization of kaiju. Kafka Hibino, a kaiju-corpse cleanup man, has always dreamed of joining the force. But when he gets another shot at achieving his childhood dream, he undergoes an unexpected transformation. How can he fight kaiju now that he’s become one himself?!
Kafka hopes to one day keep his pact with his childhood friend Mina to join the Japan Defense Force and fight by her side. But while she’s out neutralizing kaiju as Third Division captain, Kafka is stuck cleaning up the aftermath of her battles. When a sudden rule change makes Kafka eligible for the Defense Force, he decides to try out for the squad once more. There’s just one problem—he’s made the Defense Force’s neutralization list under the code name Kaiju No. 8.
I really liked this manga! I loved the premise and the execution was great!
