Honeysuckle Lovelace - Cherry Whytock

Advantages: cf. text
Disadvantages: cf. text

.... The manga novel "Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms" ^ (jap.: 夕凪の街 桜の国, or "Yûnagi no Machi, Sakura no Kuni") by こうの史代 (or Fumiyo Kouno, as we Europeans prefer to write her name) deals with the long-term effects that the dropping of the atom bomb 'Little Boy' on the city of Hiroshima has had on the lives of a family. In dealing with this heavy matter Fumiyo Kouno took a bitter-sweet approach. Instead of focussing on the hardships in documentary fashion, this lightly paced comic tells of everyday life and invites its readers to empathise with the characters. This is no sensational tale of 'going through' things, though - but rather one of having to live with what cannot be changed. What makes it so good - apart from the story... Read review

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Advantages: A seminal Nietzsche text.
Disadvantages: Not a respected translation.

...Beyond Good and Evil is a text of central importance to understanding Nietzsche's philosophy as a whole, if such a thing can be achieved! However, the first and most important point to bear in mind with reading Nietzsche is... don't cherry pick! Nietzsche wrote in short, pithy sentences (called 'aphorisms') which are very quotable, eg. "What takes place out of love takes place beyond good and evil", but to understand what he actually means by this it is necessary to read his works widely in order to contextualise the statement. In particular, it is impossible to understand 'Beyond Good and Evil' without also reading 'On The Genealogy of Morals' . In that text, for example, Nietzsche explains early on his concept of the difference between 'good and evil' and 'good and bad', which is of central importance here. It is also worth pointing... Read review

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Advantages: Easy to read style, suitable for holidays and escapism
Disadvantages: Ending over quickly and has adult content that may offend some readers

.... But she does have alabasta skin and black cherry nipples which no doubt contribute to her success. Now Elizabeth Savage, she's actually Lady Elizabeth, is the daughter of the 13th Earl of Caerhaven (boo!) who owns, you've guessed it, Dragon plc. Liz is packed off to school in Switzerland for being a bit rebellious and 'her curves become high and tight, her legs powerful'. She's also got ever hardening nipples - and not just because it's cold! Elizabeth takes up skiing, while still at school, and before yet another bat of an eyelid she's World Champion and what's more she's British by gad! I did say you have to suspend the real world when reading this book. I'm not going to give away the plot but it's pretty obvious that Nina and Elizabeth meet up through their link with Dragon plc and Elizabeth's father (boo!). They dislike each... Read review

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