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Blood on the Tracks      Recently, I was able to catch up on the manga Blood on the Tracks . Blood on the Tracks is written and illustrated by Shūzō Oshimi and has been ongoing since February 2017. The story is very suspenseful and dives into the many psychological pressures and complex social relationships the main character has to deal with. Currently, the story is at its climax or possibly a major turning point and though slow at first, the payoff is very well worth it, so I recommend it. If anyone has read the webtoon Bastard, the premise is very similar. Seiichi Osabe’s mother is a psychopathic murderer but also a loving and overprotective mother for Seiichi. As a witness of his mother’s crimes, he is split over whether he should confess or pretend as if nothing happened. Though it may seem like a 2 sided story of justice and evil with Seiichi’s love for his mother causing most conflict, the most recent chapters take a turn in a surprising direction. Surprisingly, ...

This book, White Fragility , by Robin DiAngelo, is about how the term “white fragility” is used and what it means in society. This genre is usually out of my comfort zone for reading, but I decided to read this because of the Black Lives Matter movement and other current events going on related to racism.  To start off, white fragility is “the intense emotions, the defensive stance, and the argumentation white people experience, take and utilize when confronted with the topic of racism”. To put it short, it means that whenever the topic of racism is discussed around a caucasian person, they immediately get very defensive and flustered in comparison to a person of color.  One example of white fragility in real life could be when the Black Lives Matter movement was taken by select caucasian people and made into “All Lives Matter”. This may not seem bad at first glance, but in truth, it means that they were drawing attention away from the injustices done to the black communit...

                                                                                            Legend Review In this review, I will talk about the basic plot of Legend, the prominent features of the book, and my review and thoughts of it. This will not contain spoilers. Legend is the first book in a trilogy written by Marie Lu. This dystopian book takes place in an evil totalitarian Republic government that explores two main characters; Day and June. June is a military prodigy, and Day is the country’s most wanted criminal. I won’t spoil much, but they basically both uncover something sinister about the Republic after a confrontation. I think one distinctive feature of this book that other books do not follow is that th...