Lit blog 9

 




his book was not not very long, but it was very entertaining. It was about a girl named Mayu (I think) and how she really wants a boyfriend and since she doesn’t have one she decides to draw a boyfriend for herself. She draws a beautiful man to be her partner and she goes on dates with him and everything is great. Until one day she spilled her water on her illustration and he was ruined. Mayu despares for a bit but then realizes that she can just draw him again. The book was very comical. This is the first book I read backwards since the book was trying to mimic actual mangas.  The text was also written vertical rather than horizontal like we do in the west. Not a bad read.


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  1. SenseiDecember 6, 2023 at 1:01 PM

    Isn't it a fun challenge doing things the reverse of our usual!

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