https://niaporek.com/a slow reading and watching log: fantasy books, anime, and the worlds in between https://niaporek.com/anime/frieren-and-the-weight-of-time/https://niaporek.com/anime/frieren-and-the-weight-of-time/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Why a quiet story about an elf who outlives her friends works better than most epic finales. https://niaporek.com/books/a-wizard-of-earthsea-reread/https://niaporek.com/books/a-wizard-of-earthsea-reread/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Short, strange, and much darker than I remembered from school. https://niaporek.com/anime/mushishi-and-slow-wonder/https://niaporek.com/anime/mushishi-and-slow-wonder/Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000An episodic series that feels like a collection of folk tales told by a patient narrator. https://niaporek.com/books/mistborn-heist-in-a-fantasy-world/https://niaporek.com/books/mistborn-heist-in-a-fantasy-world/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000The magic rules are the hook, but the crew dynamics are what kept me reading. https://niaporek.com/anime/vinland-saga-farmland-arc/https://niaporek.com/anime/vinland-saga-farmland-arc/Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000A war story that turns into a story about what comes after violence. https://niaporek.com/books/the-hobbit-on-audiobook/https://niaporek.com/books/the-hobbit-on-audiobook/Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000Some books are better heard than read, and this is one of them. https://niaporek.com/anime/spirited-away-rewatch/https://niaporek.com/anime/spirited-away-rewatch/Sun, 02 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000A rewatch on the big screen at a local anniversary showing. https://niaporek.com/books/starting-a-reading-log/https://niaporek.com/books/starting-a-reading-log/Mon, 20 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000A small place to keep track of stories I want to remember.