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The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle

I have been eternally curious about the non Sherlock Holmes works of Arthur Conan Doyle and finally got around to reading this, the first in his Professor Challenger series of books.

What an enjoyable romp in the jungle it was, a fun and enjoyable reading, following the party on their exploration of the new undiscovered lands. There was lots to take in and enjoy and it was enjoyable, especially as I went in blind not knowing the plot or being familiar with the adaptations. The scientific nature of the book and some attitudes and words to describe the minorities are of its time. I do find the Professors to be a pair of pricks though.

I would be curious to eventually read the rest of the series once I am able to source copies of the books. I do think it is a book I will enjoy reading again.

The Penguin Modern Classics Book by Henry Eliot

A great companion piece to The Penguin Classics Book. This book features on the Penguin Modern Classics series in its forms from its inception to today. I didn’t know the series has gone from several iterations and finally all brought together as ‘Modern Classics’ ‘Penguin Modern Classics’ ‘Twentieth Century Classics’ and finally back to Penguin Modern Classics. Same with how the covers have changed over the years with several re-designs.

Its a nice flick through the history and catalogue, I didn’t find it as enjoyable as the Classics book, but found several books of interest. The book does cover a vast scope of books and every continent is represented with selections, obviously this is a more European/English centred book. It also is only accurate to 2021 when it was published so naturally the series is even more comprehensive than the book represents so it is out of date.

The Knight Cartoonist and Her Orc Editor Vol. 3 by Indoso

I finally got around to reading this third and final installment of this series. A lot going on here with our Editor having a family issue and a subsequent monster attack. It was a fun volume to read and it wrapped up nicely, but I wish there was more. Feels like there would be more to come from this series. And it being several years old now I guess that really was that.

A fun, light and enjoyable series. A little bit of implied nudity but hardly anything really. You see more on pulpy book covers.

Super-Frog Saves Tokyo by Haruki Murakami

An interesting short story. I haven’t read much of Murakami but what I have read has been okay. This was a short and fun read, a bit odd too. I did squirm at the end reading about the bugs especially being tucked up in bed myself.

The illustrations and design of the book are excellent though makes a little tricky reading on the Colorsoft Kindle. It does showcase the abilities of coloured e-ink though. See Kindle screenshot below.