Thanks to Keiko and Ryuji for nominating me!
The Rules:
- Accept and thank your challenger(s) by linking back to their post.
- Make a post of one-sentence summaries and/or roasts of at least five books.
- No spoilers!
- Link back to The Awkward Book Blogger so she can see your post.
- Challenge as many or as little people as you want!
- Have fun!
Stuff on My Shelf
I can’t really decide on which books, so I guess I’ll pull out random books from my shelf! Not that I own that many books – I mostly borrow from the library. The books I do own are mostly for school courses.
Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis
Greek gods have fun watching intelligent dogs die.
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Happy families don’t have issues, but happy families aren’t real.
The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood
A Midsummer Night’s Dream in a prison system that tries its best to create happiness during the depression (by manufacturing sex robots and prostituting chickens!).
Greek Myths II by Robert Graves
Zeus will have sex with anything that’s female.
The Republic by Plato
Greek dudes with too much free time construct imaginary kingdoms.
On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
Darwin: not trying to offend anyone here (God is behind everything), but *whispers* people came from animals.
***Beyond this point is the more obscure stuff in non-English languages.
Kogepan: Even Bread can have Encounters… by Miki Takahashi
Burnt Bread envies his more beautiful friends and gets drunk on milk all day.
Realistic Clay Desserts Dream Factory by Boutique-sha
Teeny tiny inedible food perfect for poisoning Arrietty.
Quality Japanese Cream Cheese Yougashi by Weida Huang
Cream cheese recipes for gigantic batches enough to make your whole family fat. (Ingredients are listed in kilograms)
Italianissimo 2 by Denise De Rome
I’m a linguaphile, okay? (Not sure why Italian, and not sure why pt. II. Do not question my impulse buys.)
Naruto: Rin/Hei no Hon by Masashi Kishimoto
Ah, the early Naruto days when everybody had reasonable powers.
I Wanted to Miss Someone Strongly by Mitsuyo Kadota and Sanai Masafumi
Atmospheric Japanese prose doesn’t really try to make a point.
The Girl in the Roof by Jiro Akagawa
The piano-playing neighbour happens to be a chainsaw murderer and a ghost. (I think that’s what it’s about anyways – I’m too scared to finish it)
Nominations
To continue the fun…
Only if you feel like it, obviously~
Naruto!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Naruto was so good back in the day…
LikeLike
It so was
LikeLike
whoa that last book sounds really interesting xD
LikeLiked by 2 people
Haha, online reviews suggest a trashy horror story. Trashy or not, I can’t go on as long as it’s horror. XD
LikeLiked by 2 people
ooh, not a fan of the genre at all?
LikeLiked by 1 person
It’s funny, because I’m currently in a Victorian Gothic lit. class that reads a lot of horrors. Shouldn’t have signed up without reading the course description…
Horror stories are tempting, but I get way too affected by them… Sleep loss is one sad result.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Lol I could read your one-liners all day! Though I don’t know most of the books, it’s fun to read you roast them 😂
LikeLiked by 2 people
Haha, thanks~ 😂
LikeLiked by 2 people
The Heart Goes Last sounds kind of incredible??? I guess I should pay attention to Margret Atwood stuff other than The Handmaid’s Tale, haha.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Haha, The Handmaid’s Tale is wonderful in its own way, but I think it’s in her other works that her sense of humour really shines. The Heart Goes Last is not for everyone (I’ve known of people being offended too). Personally, I enjoyed the absurdity of it, but I wouldn’t say it’s her best work!
LikeLike
yep, Zeus is a horn dog, lol.
thats why Hera is always on yandere mode. haha
LikeLiked by 1 person
Lol…Zeus definitely needs a yandere watching him.
LikeLike
Thanks for tagging me~ And oh my goodness, you’re hilarious, Moya! XD
LikeLiked by 1 person
Haha, no problem! And thanks~~ XD
LikeLiked by 1 person
Haha this looks fun! Thanks for the nomination. I love your descriptions, especially the ones for Greek Myths II and for Realistic Clay Desserts Dream Factory!
Oh gosh and I just noticed what you wrote at the very bottom of your blog (after the comments) XD that’s funny.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Haha, thanks. And wow, you noticed!
LikeLiked by 1 person
That was really fun to read haha
I can’t agree more about Zeus! 😂😂😂 and your bang on with The Republic! Plato had way too much time on his hands!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Haha, I know right. Writing fan-fiction about his teacher and all that.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Exactly! The guy needed a life. He was clearly getting bored. 😂
LikeLiked by 1 person
That moment when you see the book you bought 5 years ago, but never read because you’re not into science, in Moya’s blog
I don’t know any of these books, except Naruto and On the Origin of Species, but I really enjoyed your one liners! Thanks for the fun post!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Oh, haha. I read On the Origin of Species for a class. Wouldn’t call it a page-turner, but it’s certainly interesting getting to read about Darwin’s perspective. Read a chunk or two of it if you feel like it – I don’t really feel like the entire work has to be read.
LikeLike
Lmao!! Interesting collection and I loved your statements! Both funny and true. A real roast! Lol!
LikeLiked by 1 person
These one-liners are amazing! The one about Zeus made me laugh so hard XD
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed~
LikeLiked by 1 person
Kogepan! That’s a blast from the past. I’ve seen those short anime episodes of that burnt bread getting drunk on milk. That was surreal from what I remembered.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Oh wow, I didn’t know there was an anime! Definitely going to check that out. Thanks for dropping by!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yes, there was an anime for it that consisted of shorts. That might be something you should review in the future!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Will definitely want to check that one out!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Sure thing. I think you might like it if you enjoyed the original books.
LikeLiked by 1 person