Book

Nonfiction Review: Regarding the Pain of Others by Susan Sontag

February 13, 2026

Review

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What do you see beyond the viewfinder? Death, apparently.

It’s almost complete coincidence I picked this nonfiction. I was just done reading Watanare, which is a fiction, so I picked nonfiction next, and my eyes just went to this book, and I was like, hey. Why not? I don’t know the synopsis or tags or whatever the book is about, beyond the author and the title.

It’s certainly heavier read than Watanare. What is it about? Well, it’s about photography, and death. Specifically: war.

Watanare (Light Novel) Review

February 4, 2026

Review

Review, Book, Watanare

Yesterday I finished volume 7 of Watanare light novel - the latest one published in English, as of this writing. Combined with watching Cosmic Princess Kaguya yesterday, it made me think.

I don’t plan on making this review spoiler-free, but neither it is synopsis of whole series. This will be the last warning.

When you searched Watanare in your favorite search engine, you’ll find accusation that it is male gaze. This is wrong, but not in that way. Let’s know the main character: Renako Amaori.