Posted on 22 July 2011. Tags: 2011, Allison Goodman, Colleen Houck, Eon, Nagaru Tanigawa, The Rampage of Haruhi Suzumiya, Tiger's Curse, Vol 30 No 30 | July 23 - July 29
By Samantha Pak
Northwest Asian Weekly
“Tiger’s Quest”
By Colleen Houck
Splinter, 2011
In this second installment of Houck’s “Tiger Saga,” Kelsey Hayes has returned to Oregon after her extraordinary adventures in India.
As she tries to adjust to a normal life free of the dangers of immortal sea monkeys and 300-year-old curses, Kelsey also has to adjust to a life free of Ren, a 300-year-old prince, victim of said curse, and the man she loves.
For how fast and hard she fell for the prince/white tiger, Kelsey deals with her broken heart quite well — enrolling in college, taking up wushu, and dating other guys. Read the full story
Posted in On the Shelf, Vol 30 No 30 | 7/23-7/29
Posted on 23 November 2010. Tags: 2010, David Ritz, David Yoo, Journey of a Thousand Miles: My Story, Lang Lang, Nagaru Tanigawa, Stop Me If You’ve Heard This One Before, The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya, Vol 29 No 48 | November 27 - December 3
By Samantha Pak
Northwest Asian Weekly
“The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya”
By Nagaru Tanigawa
Little, Brown Books, 2010
This third installment of the Haruhi series is a collection of four short stories chronicling our beloved SOS Brigade members and their efforts to “Save the World by Overloading it with Fun Haruhi Suzumiya.”
The club’s name is a pretty accurate description, as Haruhi has the power (unknowingly) to destroy the world if things don’t go her way.
Once again told from the point of view of Kyon, Haruhi’s classmate and reluctant brigade member, the stories are light and funny. The stories include, “The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya,” “Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody,” “Mystérique Sign,” and “Remote Island Syndrome.” Read the full story
Posted in On the Shelf, Vol 29 No 48 | 11/27-12/3
Posted on 03 December 2009. Tags: 2009, Carolyn Marsden, Indie Girl, Kavita Daswani, Nagaru Tanigawa, Silk Umbrellas, The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya, Vol 28 No 50 | December 5 - December 11
By Samantha Pak
Northwest Asian Weekly
“The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya”
By Nagaru Tanigawa
Little, Brown and Company, 2009
The SOS Brigade is back and still on its mission to keep Haruhi Suzumiya — a high school student who unknowingly has the power to destroy the world — happy.
In this sequel to “The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya,” Kyon and the rest of the brigade (whose name stands for Save the World by Overloading it with Fun Haruhi Suzumiya) members go along with Haruhi as she takes on the task of making a movie for their school’s cultural festival. Read the full story
Posted in On the Shelf, Vol 28 No 50 | 12/5-12/11
