i ♥ manga

What do the review rankings mean? (Click on any of the below links to get the current list of books that I have previously ranked in that category.)

Required reading: these are titles that are not only something anyone can enjoy regardless of genre preference, but they're also classics (or titles that will soon enough become classics) that should be on anyone's bookshelf.

Highly recommended: these are titles that are highly recommended, but for various reasons are not for everyone.

If only...: as you might guess, these are books that would be SO much better "if only..." *something* was changed. Not highly recommended, but not necessarily "meh" material just yet.

Meh: I'll use this whenever a title doesn't do it for me, and is something you could read out of boredom or borrow from the library.

Just say no!: this will hopefully not be used often, but is basically the most negative I can get regarding a book without getting nasty!