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What have you been reading this week? - July 9, 2023 (lemmy.ml)
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Talk about your recent reads here with your fellow community members!

Due to some interest from the community, we will be trying out this weekly recurring thread. Everyone is welcome to discuss and share ideas on what they've been reading this past week.

You can write a whole thesis or just a sentence. Ask for recommendations or give them. Whatever you feel like. The goal is to increase activity so the more the merrier. Just remember to be respectful because we're all here to talk about what we love and have fun while doing so.

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[–] colin@lemmy.uninsane.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (8 children)
  • Kaguya-sama - Love Is War. i enjoyed Oshi No Ko in anime form & this is the author's earlier work. first three volumes are in color. it's a romcom that's more comedy than romance.
  • Sometimes Even Reality Is a Lie: teenage first-love, twist is that an early mistake means her parents think he's a girl and not a date, and he just goes full into crossdressing when they're together rather than come clean. whole thing's in color and more visually impressive than the others on my list here.
  • Gabriel Dropout: comedy/slice of life where both angels and devils visit earth undercover, and sort of all end up in a role reversal where the devils are super naive and eager to please while the angels are manipulative or lazy. i put down Nichijou in favor of this: it fills the same "light comedy" niche while being a little more varied and a lot less disjointed.

as always, recs welcome -- especially for more stuff that's in color.

[–] Cityshrimp@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Imo Love is War is one of the best romcoms in the last decade. Most romcoms have to constantly introduce new romantic interests to stay fresh, but Love is War kept it strong from beginning to end without ever really doing that. The anime was superb as well.

I tried Gabriel Dropout but stopped reading about chapter… 30-40 I think. I think the setting has potential but Gabriel is just too annoying to me. And I feel sorry for the devils who get shafted all the time.

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