JoyšBook Reviewš
šš The Moon on a Rainy Night, Vol. 2 by Kuzushiro
This is a good second installment in the series, with the introduction of Kanonās protective younger sibling. Kanon and Saki continue to navigate their friendship and we see things largely from Sakiās viewpoint, including her growing awareness of the impact of ableism. Showing that sometimes even people who care about each other can be overprotective or thoughtless, while also communicating that the important thing is being able to acknowledge when you are wrong or have hurt someone is such a great message. The teacher commenting on the issue of how few cinema screenings have subtitles was on point too, and is something that Iāve become more aware of since my auditory processing disorder worsened in recent years.
šš I Think Our Son Is Gay, Vol. 3 by Okura
Iām really loving this series, which is mostly told from the motherās point of view. Her willingness to embrace her children as they are rather than getting hung up on some preconceived notion of who they āshould beā is such a loving reflection of how Iām sure that all children wish their parents (and society as a whole) could be. I also like that it shows the ways in which people are thoughtlessly clumsy in the things that they think and say without necessarily meaning to be hateful, as I do believe that people are often just uneducated about a lot of things because they havenāt spent any time thinking about them. Kindness often involves being intentional and present in the moment, and weāve probably all failed in that regard at least once.
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šš The Moon on a Rainy Night, Vol. 2 by Kuzushiro
This is a good second installment in the series, with the introduction of Kanonās protective younger sibling. Kanon and Saki continue to navigate their friendship and we see things largely from Sakiās viewpoint, including her growing awareness of the impact of ableism. Showing that sometimes even people who care about each other can be overprotective or thoughtless, while also communicating that the important thing is being able to acknowledge when you are wrong or have hurt someone is such a great message. The teacher commenting on the issue of how few cinema screenings have subtitles was on point too, and is something that Iāve become more aware of since my auditory processing disorder worsened in recent years.
šš I Think Our Son Is Gay, Vol. 3 by Okura
Iām really loving this series, which is mostly told from the motherās point of view. Her willingness to embrace her children as they are rather than getting hung up on some preconceived notion of who they āshould beā is such a loving reflection of how Iām sure that all children wish their parents (and society as a whole) could be. I also like that it shows the ways in which people are thoughtlessly clumsy in the things that they think and say without necessarily meaning to be hateful, as I do believe that people are often just uneducated about a lot of things because they havenāt spent any time thinking about them. Kindness often involves being intentional and present in the moment, and weāve probably all failed in that regard at least once.
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