#109 — Book Club: 'The Full Moon Coffee Shop’ by Mai Mochizuki

For this month’s book club we read ‘The Full Moon Coffee Shop’, a
2020 magical realism cozy novel by Mai Mochizuki, translated into
English in 2024 by Jesse Kirkwood. Spoiler-filled discussion
begins at 25:20. But before we unfold our star charts and dig
deep into our houses and planetary rulers, let’s talk about what
we’ve been playing, watching, and thinking about lately.


Playing:


Far Lone Sails (PS4)


Okami (PS4)


Wave Tale (Switch)


Secret of Mana (2018, PS4)





Watching:


High Potential (Hulu)


Mythic Quest (Apple TV+)


the Legally Blonde duology


the Barbershop film series


Nickel Boys





Thinking About:


PlayStation State of Play 2/12/25


Split Fiction


Pokemon Presents 2/27/25 speculation & wishlist


Death Stranding 2 (trailer)





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