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First two books marked off the list! So, here we go:
A Book Translated to English: For this one, I read Vampire Hunter D: Scenes from an Unholy War. I've been a longtime fan of the VHD series, and like with any long-running series there are going to be some hits and misses. This one was somewhere in between for me. I didn't love it (it was no Journey to the North Sea) but I didn't hate it either. My main problem was simply this: it didn't have enough D in it. I find that odd, given the obvious. But yeah, I feel like the author focused more on these two other characters (who, like in every other D book, will likely never been seen again) rather than on D. Interesting, but I've read better from this series.
A Book Written by a Celebrity: Okay, I may be pulling a bit of a cheat here. For this, I read Remember the Time: Protecting Michael Jackson in His Final Days. While I'm aware it was written by his personal body guards and not MJ himself--obviously--I'm still gonna count it. These guys got celebrity status back when MJ died, just like anyone else who was close with the King of Pop. So I'm counting it. Anyway, the book itself was a very interesting read. It has mixed reviews online, but in the end, I liked the voice it was written in, and there was a hint of honesty about it. Whether it was all true or not, very few will ever know, but I enjoyed it.
A Book Translated to English: For this one, I read Vampire Hunter D: Scenes from an Unholy War. I've been a longtime fan of the VHD series, and like with any long-running series there are going to be some hits and misses. This one was somewhere in between for me. I didn't love it (it was no Journey to the North Sea) but I didn't hate it either. My main problem was simply this: it didn't have enough D in it. I find that odd, given the obvious. But yeah, I feel like the author focused more on these two other characters (who, like in every other D book, will likely never been seen again) rather than on D. Interesting, but I've read better from this series.
A Book Written by a Celebrity: Okay, I may be pulling a bit of a cheat here. For this, I read Remember the Time: Protecting Michael Jackson in His Final Days. While I'm aware it was written by his personal body guards and not MJ himself--obviously--I'm still gonna count it. These guys got celebrity status back when MJ died, just like anyone else who was close with the King of Pop. So I'm counting it. Anyway, the book itself was a very interesting read. It has mixed reviews online, but in the end, I liked the voice it was written in, and there was a hint of honesty about it. Whether it was all true or not, very few will ever know, but I enjoyed it.
