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My bookshelf

Here I'll be posting about some of my favourite pieces of literature.

You can also check out my goodreads and anilist for more up to date and general information about what I'm reading.

Books

The Book of Tea - Kakuzō Okakura

An interesting book that tells more than just about tea and teaism. It discusses its importance in the culture of Japan and shows the beauty and serenity of the tea ceremony. The book emphasizes how teaism taught the Japanese many things, most importantly simplicity. Kakuzo argues that tea-induced simplicity affected the culture, art, and architecture of Japan.

Busy doing nothing - Rekka Bellum, Devine Lu Linvega

A book that is a log of a 51 day passage from Japan(Shimoda) to Canada(Victoria). The book is written by Rekka Bellum and Devine Lu Linvega aka Hundred Rabbits. It's a great book portraying emotions and daily life on board of a small ship in a very harsh environment. I was fascinated by their creations for quite a while now so this book was a must read for me.

Manga

Ubunchu! 「うぶんちゅ!」 - Hiroshi Seo

A must read for all Linux users that are also interested in mangas. It's an old short series that tells a story about a school IT club that tries to spread information about Linux and FOSS (mainly Ubuntu but not only) inside of their school.
Btw Akane Kisagari is the best character from that manga as she uses Emacs :)