i have been a big fan of jordan bolton's instagram account, because his comics really hit me in the feels. as he says in the introduction, these comici have been a big fan of jordan bolton's instagram account, because his comics really hit me in the feels. as he says in the introduction, these comics are his ideas that he wanted to put in a film but couldn't film them, so he decided to draw them instead. and believe me, some of these scenes made me cry, and now i demand to see it in a film! it takes some of those everyday thoughts and encounters and happenings and presents them in a depressing yet beautiful ways that just makes you ant to reach out to your loved ones....more
cult of the lamb has become already one of my top video games, and the artist behind it has become one of my favorite artists. the mix of horror and gcult of the lamb has become already one of my top video games, and the artist behind it has become one of my favorite artists. the mix of horror and gore and cutesy adorableness is just genius. if you haven't played the game, this will be a nice intro to that world. if you have played the game, this will shed some light on some events and dig deeper into the forming of the cult. i really can't wait for more volumes!!...more
a corgi saves the universe, because why not? colorful, fun, with a lot of humor and some interesting world-building that makes a coherent graphic novea corgi saves the universe, because why not? colorful, fun, with a lot of humor and some interesting world-building that makes a coherent graphic novel and it could be a standalone without the need for further books to explain anything....more
I can see why this is considered a classic. it's a character study of an official who's being corrupted slowly by his desires and the feeling that he cI can see why this is considered a classic. it's a character study of an official who's being corrupted slowly by his desires and the feeling that he can't control his life. he's been cheated on, so he cheats, or so it seems to be his life motto as the novel progresses. we start with the main character arriving in a new town to work as an official to control the weights and measures of the shops in town, and he's a stickler to the rules. but life troubles and wife troubles send him on the path of ruin. the writing is simple and basic but some of the sentences pack a bunch....more
I love books like these that are really done by someone who understands the topic.
This a collection of latin phrases: with translation of each one, asI love books like these that are really done by someone who understands the topic.
This a collection of latin phrases: with translation of each one, as well as a brief background/context explanation. I loved knowing more about some of the most famous phrases and the art accompanying each phrase added a lot to the book....more
the ufo felt only like a footnote or a sidenote to this book, which is supposed to be a novel, but reasadly, i had too high expectations for this one.
the ufo felt only like a footnote or a sidenote to this book, which is supposed to be a novel, but read like non-fiction, or vice-versa? it looks at our protagonist, who is interested in space and ufos from a small age, and as he grows up, we see how he finds that extraterrestrial experience in music, drugs, and religion, in a journey that continues on through his life.
there was some things to like about it in the beginning, like the short shocking chapters, but sadly, it wasn't for me. ...more
I had high hopes for this one, but it was filled with questionable acts and fuzzy details and weird dialogue, that by the end I didn't feel anything fI had high hopes for this one, but it was filled with questionable acts and fuzzy details and weird dialogue, that by the end I didn't feel anything for the characters.
our mc suffers from the distance between her and her childhood best friend when they start college, and she encounters an older woman, who becomes somewhat of a kindered soul to her and they break into people's houses together just to observe them.
it felt like a surrealist dream, and throughout the story we're not sure if this older woman is real or a figment of her imagination, for it to end in the epilogue with the weirdest ending possible.
it felt raw and real, but i didn't feel the sentiments of the characters really....more
This defintely read like a debut and it really needed some editing to avoid all the repetitions, but it was a good effort and handled such heavy topicThis defintely read like a debut and it really needed some editing to avoid all the repetitions, but it was a good effort and handled such heavy topics with some interesting twists and stories.
We follow Tig, a young woman who goes back to the old twon of her ancestors to honor her grandfather, who was the mayor and a beloved hero of the town. While in town, she slowly discovers the truth about her heritage, the twon, her grandfather, and the woman who supposedly killed him.
We alternate in time, between present and past, as tig talks to the people who lived in that town, between those who viewed her grandfather as a hero, and those who didn't, and she relates that to her own personal experience and what she knows of her father and grandmother. It deals with heavy topics like rape, assault, abortion, abuse, and many others. and it filled me with rage for these woman. ...more
I think this one will be really enjoyable to its target audience of middle graders, and I also found myself enjoying it despite some plot holes that kI think this one will be really enjoyable to its target audience of middle graders, and I also found myself enjoying it despite some plot holes that kept gnawing at me when I ended it. It also ends in a way that sets it up to be a series following these children in their small cozy town, where some strange magical things are happening.
We follow mainly CJ and Parker, two 11 years old kids, one of them is a talented photographer and the heroine is an aspiring journalist, who finds herself chasing a story that seems normal in her small town (kidnapping pets?) but she slowly discoveres that there's something sinister going on and it's something she can't share with the adults around her.
It was interesting to see the parents play active role in hindering her adventures and the efforts she undertook to go on her adventures, as it seems in some middle grade books, that parents are almost non-existent in order for the kids to run wild.
Anyway, it was just okay for me. a fun fast read, but not too memorable. I might be interesting in reading a sequel...more
Frankie is a little fairy girl who joins her mother in her journeys to dicover and study new creatures, and she's learning how to be brave like her moFrankie is a little fairy girl who joins her mother in her journeys to dicover and study new creatures, and she's learning how to be brave like her mother, and she learns an important lesson about courage and her mother.
loved the vibrant and colorful art style, and it was cute....more
One of the most unique stories in world-building, characters design, and art, but the plot itself was meandering and surreliast at times.
Faceless and One of the most unique stories in world-building, characters design, and art, but the plot itself was meandering and surreliast at times.
Faceless and the group he meets seem to be living in a world that's like the palm of a hand, and they're on a journey to the pinky finger. each one of them has a sad past that prompts them to join faceless on his journey. the art style is 10/10 but the story itself was 5/10....more
One of those books to be read at certain time only. when you're going through a rough patch and feeling really bad and it seems like you can't recognizOne of those books to be read at certain time only. when you're going through a rough patch and feeling really bad and it seems like you can't recognize anything good in life or remember all the efforts you have achieved, read this book, it'll be like a gentle push to remind you....more
I felt like I was reading a fanfiction for one of Nora Ephron's films. You've got the quirky secondary characters, the female main character down on heI felt like I was reading a fanfiction for one of Nora Ephron's films. You've got the quirky secondary characters, the female main character down on her luck, and all the quirky coincdences. and it's not even engaging enough, I read 80% of it and just skimmed the remaining to get to the ending. so dissapointing, as I expect this writing from some YA contemporaries, or if it was a debut, but this was neither. ...more
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