Dracula
Last year I read Frankenstein and realized that most of the followed fictions based on the original were taking a lot of liberties from the source material. So, this year, I thought it would be nice to test the other most famous monster of gothic literature: Dracula. The book in […]

Dracula: review (and the truth)

One more classic, for the road.Frankenstein, you know, the stupid slow monster with the brain of a psychopath, full of stitches and metal rods in the head, brought back to life by a crazy scientist during a thunderstorm, using the biggest fattest electricity switch you’ve ever seen?You know? You remember? […]

Frankenstein: review (and the truth)

Dans le registre des auteurs pas interdits mais presque en français, il existe une figure emblématique : Céline. Médecin (c’est pas ça le truc douteux) qui a voyagé autour du monde (ça non plus c’est pas douteux), Céline a écrit plusieurs livres avant, pendant et après être devenu collabo nazi […]

Voyage au bout de la nuit: review

So here we are end of September already. Back to school, grey sky, shitty rain, the heads full of good summertime memories and depressed that we have to wait 10 months to feel alive again. Let’s refuse! Some months ago, I asked some of you what I should do before […]

2025 New Years Eve Party

From Krishnamurti Once in a while, I pick a philosophy book to remind myself that I am stupid. This year I picked Think on these things by Krishnamurti and it was quite a different feeling. Think on these things is a compilation best-of of Krishnamurti courses and discussions with students. […]

Think on these things: review

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D’Alain Damasio (2004) Ce bouquin m’avait été recommandé en 2011 par mon cher ami Wildchoc, alors que nous étions deux nouveaux emigrants français fraichement débarqués à Tokyo, et à ce moment précis en train de descendre des bières dans l’izakaia Alps de Shinjuku. Il y avait de la fumée de […]

La Horde du Contrevent : review

For Whom the Bells Tolls
This is the kind of master piece I have been expecting all along, and after so many of Hemingway’s books I can finally say: yeah, this is it, this is great Literature, this man deserves all the fame. For Whom the Bells Tolls is set during the Spanish Civil War […]

For Whom the Bells Tolls: review

Hang out enough time in the media industry, and you will understand that it is a standard for every decent newsroom or studio to have an On Air sign shining its mighty red light when a show is live or recording. From legendary props I had witnessed in TV shows […]

Self Aware On Air Neon Sign

De Louise Michel Voici un des livres les plus difficiles que je n’ai jamais lu. D’abord, l’évident, le style de l’époque. Le vieux Français qui complique la lecture et qui fait buter sur les mots. Des longues phrases, des descriptions avec des mots oubliés, de la géographie précise de Paris […]

La Commune : review

Fearless Dinosaur logo
I have been working as a consultant in Portugal for the past 4 years or so. This means: I own a company. CEO founder yay. It could have been more simple for me, but the Portuguese freelancer/self-employed status (recibos verdes) massively sucks after the first year if you are doing […]

Fearless Dinosaur

Une revue en français pour changer. De toute façon, plus de 900 pages pour ma version, est ce que ce livre sera un jour traduit en Anglais ? Au Printemps des Monstres est un livre roman/documentaire/enquête à la cold case/autobiographique dans lequel Philippe Jaenada raconte et retranscrit ses recherches sur […]

Au Printemps des Monstres : review