Monthly Archive for December, 2008

Before delving into this chapter, I really feel like I have to warn that my entries are quickly turning into a partial journal of sorts. I enjoy interjecting my own experiences and thoughts into my entries, and as a result this may turn off some readers who are just looking for the opinions without having to read any personal life issues in the writing. I personally love reading short and concise posts myself since they’re easy to read, and it’s a healthy thing to break from reality and not take life so seriously. However, it’s just my personal style to include my own experiences in my writing, so if I turn away many due to disinterest, so be it. This writing is helping me in an almost therapeutic way, so I don’t feel like I should change just to appease the masses. Besides, it’s impossible to write about NANA without interjecting some of my own personal thoughts on the matter, so I hope that those who continue to stick around will enjoy. Maybe down the line if something similar happens to you (which I hope not, of course), you might find comfort in my writing.

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As you can tell by this post’s title, I am way behind in reading NANA, as this chapter was released weeks ago, but with school occupying the majority of my time, I was unable to keep up with this reading material until today. I have to say that with all that has happened to me personally, I can truly understand the feelings of loss, betrayal, and the hopelessness that these characters experience. It was easier for me to judge and criticize both Hachi and Reira because I didn’t really understand what they were going through. It’s one thing to read it and point a finger, but until a similar situation happens to YOU, it’s easy to criticize their often irrational actions. I can’t say that I approve of Reira’s actions in this chapter, but I understand WHY she did what she did.
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