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J‘aime lire en compagnie de mon chien et de ses ronflements.
Le vrombissement qu‘il produit est apaisant et s'agence bien au rythme de Bride Stories.
Après quelques pages, je dépose une main rassurante sur sa tête.
Un moment de répit pour m‘imprégner de l‘histoire.
Cette lecture est vraiment plaisante et la seule chose qui vient troubler ma quiétude est une occasionnelle odeur nauséabonde.
Mon chien a bien des qualités, mais il ne digère pas bien!

I loved the artwork in this first volume of A Bride‘s Story, set in Central Asia along the Silk Road. It‘s a great example of historical manga and I loved how the culture and traditions of nomadic Central Asian tribes were woven into the storyline. Set along the Silk Road, I‘m counting this for #Mongolia #ReadingAsia2021

Lovely as always. This volume features Smith and Talas finding each other again and then traveling from Ankara to Antalya, in 18th century Turkey. Gorgeously detailed illustrations and story as usual. Can‘t wait for volume 12!
Book 7 of the #readathon #deweyapril

My ereader‘s gotta recharge, which means it‘s time for some comics! I wish Litsy had all the volumes of A BRIDE‘S STORY listed so I could tag them properly. This is volume 10. #stayhome24in48

I had breakfast with volume 9 of A BRIDE‘S STORY. It‘s a gorgeous series with an astounding amount of detail. Kaoru Mori‘s assistants must be among the hardest workers in the manga industry. #stayhome24in48

Volume 5 continued this amazing series. The artwork and attention to detail continues to be the most incredible I've seen on a manga. The history and work out into the research on the time period and real cultures is just as incredible. If I had to recommend a manga for fans of non-fiction or historical fiction this would be it.

This one was sitting on my to-read shelf for way to long.... and now I must go looking for vol 2.

Set in the 19th century among the tribes of the Silk Road, it chronicles the life of a 20 year old girl sent off to marry her new husband, who is 12. Much of this deals with their meeting and getting to know each other as she moves in with his family. The story is sweet, but takes some unexpected turns. Gorgeously illustrated in black and white.

I'm getting ready for #Litsy #MayMadness Week 3: Graphic novel. It's a mix of graphic memoir, manga and graphic adaptation of well-known novels 😁

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This series continues to blow me away. It is not only stunning art, it is a truly beautiful age gap romance. This 20 year old woman is wed to a 12 year old. She has to wait for him to grow more before they start their family. She still gives everything to their relationship, and he gives everything that he can. It's amazing.

This series is so great. Historical fiction, girls as main characters, set on China‘s Silk Road. This one focuses on the twins‘ schemes to find husbands.

For today‘s graphic novel a day-athon, I have started the manga Bride‘s Story by Kaoru Mori. I am not very far, but the artwork is beautiful. Even though it‘s all in black and white, the detailing and texture that they create in the different fabrics, are gorgeous. Thanks to the random customer that recommended this to me! #manga #currentlyreading #bridesstory #gorgeousartwork #itsallinthedetails #latenightreading

I‘m still awake and reading, and still loving this series. I‘ve had volumes 8 and 9 on my TBR shelf for a bit and I‘m glad I saved them for tonight.
Most of my reading this time around has been mangas and GNs, but with a house guest around it‘s been easier to focus when there are pictures involved.
I‘m hoping I can get another “regular” book read, but since it‘s 2AM and the #readathon ends in 5 hours, that seems unlikely. Shorties to the rescue!

🥦 Once a week usually

🥗 Greek salad dressing

🥧 Bake

🥨 Not really. I prefer salty food

📚 A Bride's Story by Kaoru Mori. It's graphic novel actually. There is just so much cooking and eating in the story!

Thank you @Ke633 for today's #tellmetuesday! 💖👍

Volume one was very promising. Beautiful artwork and an engaging story about the girl Amir who gets married at the ooold age of twenty to a younger boy. Great characters and an interesting setting in 19th Century Central Asia. Looking forward to the next installments. 🤗

Time for some train travel & reading🤓👍

🍞 Manga series called A Bride's Story (Kaoru Mori). 19th century - Silk Road - nomadic tribes - food plays a major role in their lives & culture. Always cooking & eating 😊
🍞 Anything spicy!
🍞 Lamb
🍞 Thanksgiving! 🦃🍁
🍞 Don't have any 🤔

I like today's #ManicMonday. Thank you @JoScho ! 💖😊🙋

A Bride's Story is one of the most gorgeous and moving mangas I've ever read. If you want to learn about history, especially women's history, that you've never learned about before--and also cry over characters--then this is a must. #manga

I'm up to volume 5 and as usual the art is astounding. I'm less fond of this one than previous however as I don't find the twins (prominent in the first part of the volume) as interesting and as much as I admire the author's devotion to historical accuracy I could have done with less sheep slaughter

I found the first two volumes of this at the library today and loved them. It's a light and incredibly beautifully drawn historical fiction manga about a nineteenth century Silk Road bride. It's definitely a fun read, and full of historical details and tidbits.

My first manga! Extremely impressed with the art and a solid 3.5 ⭐️ on the story. Quibble: I really do prefer my serialized works to have some kind of internal story arc, and this on just ends in the middle. Very cool slice of life about a time and culture I know little about. Likely to continue!

Now why did I take so long to read this manga? It's set along the Silk Road and Amir is a 20-year-old, skilled in archery and horsemanship, wed to a boy 8 years younger. It's a gentle kind of story, one where she learns to adapt to her new life with her new family - and they to her. Beautiful!