文庫本熱中症

Have been buying a lot of books. Have been buying books as if there is no tomorrow, since i will be going back soon. Rather than planning on trips, outings, i find spending quality amount of time at Book Off equally reward-able. Its either Book Off, Yahoo Auction(plenty of new release, in cheaper price!! used of course.), and not to forget dear Amazon.Since i do not own a Credit Card, payment mode is kind of restricted for some retailers(some sellers that sell through Amazon). Which turns me to Yahoo Auction. Never thought auction can be so much fun!!

I missed a very important point. The joy of being able to read, leads me to all these.

At first, i started reading Japanese vertically, page after page reluctantly, hitting my electronic dictionary endlessly as well. All contributes to my thesis. Imagine reading page after page, line after line of endless crap that bores me to hell. Which at that time, I can't get a grasp of the language, nonetheless the meaning. Have to read and reread so many times that i got so fed up with my topic.

But, But, But, after that, it was heaven. I discovered that i can read at the end!! I linger at book stores before that, but was so reluctant to pick up any books. Yes, i am just there for the atmosphere. I love MPH when i was in my primary and secondary, more than willing to spent time sitting on the floor reading, touching the glossy cover of those new expensive books, but never buying it. Why???? Expensive, and my wallet was always thin and hungry. Rather spend it on food, seriously. Which then explains my expanding body size. Lol..

Since electronic books exist. I download. Slowly, it turned me away from books, further and further away..By the time i realized, the books i read in University was countable. Shame on me.

All in all, i picked up my old hobby!!

And...share with you guys some books that i've read here.

Highly recommended NO.1:

告白　（湊　かなえ）Kokuhaku by Minato Kanae

A high school teacher's kid was found dead in the school's swimming pool. Had she drowned by accident? or was it murder on purposed. The police conclude that it was an accident. Yuuko, the mother of the dead child, as well as the class teacher of 3B, found the devastating truth. Her daughter died because of a ridiculous experimental joke. The killer sits right in her class. A and B.

However A and B showed no remorse of their act. Yuuko decides to teach them a lesson of their life. Minimal amount of blood, withdrawn from her husband, who is a AIDS carrier, was injected into their daily Milk pack. Says her. The changes in their life, the reaction of B's parents or what they call バカ親, who declared that everything B does is reasonable and victimized. The overpowering guilt felt by B, on top of the parental pressure, leads to the killing of his own mother. A on the other hand, a complete genius, self-centered and arrogant, has a twisted sight of the world. After the confession from Yuuko, he endures all the tormenting events from his classmates, kept his stand. Later part of the book revealed his thirst for motherly love, which he is willing to do anything just to win a glance from his mother whom left him when he was 7.

The structure of the story was nicely composed. Each chapter was written in a different aspect of view from the characters of the story. The movie was great, but the book is even better. But i have to say that i understand better after watching the movie. Really enjoyed reading the book, something to look forward to in my long and monotonous bus or train ride.

Highly recommended.

It actually leads me to reading other books from this writer. ^^