Ernest Khoo
The plot takes a twist in the middle of this volume and keeps you on the edge of your seat towards the end. With this, the entire series moves from being a story of survival to that of rebellion. Can't wait to continue on to the final volume.
Not an easy book to read, primarily due to not naming the main character in the scenes. Still, it's a detailed look at the reign of Henry VIII with focus on Cromwell. Although the title is Wolf Hall, the significance of that place is not realized. Perhaps there is another volume in the making.
Throw Harry Potter, Narnia, and college angst in a pot. Add in violence, death, sex, and you've The Magicians. Liked that it doesn't dumb things down. Dislike that it seems like a few books in one.
Lemire is a great story teller and Essex County is perhaps one of the best graphic novels I've ever read. It reminds me of Craig Thompson's [b:Blankets 25179 Blankets Craig Thompson http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167595421s/25179.jpg 781193] with its black and white art style and heart-wrenching story. In Essex County, the focus is on a number of individuals who're in some ways related to one another. It is a collection of memories and tales about the human emotion at its most simple and raw. Lost, love, family, regret, pain, grief, joy... all these are rendered in a minimalistic manner that tags at your heartstrings. Simply brilliant.
Liked that this Batman story has a new villain. Also liked the art which makes use of classic horror design.
First read it as a teenager and was impressed by the artwork as it was so different from what you see in typical comic books. Re-read it now to refresh my memory so that I can read the sequel. The second reading of this epic is even better, now that I can read it with a better understanding of the context and the story. Brilliant book.
Mix of commentary, observations, with plenty of humor. A look at a country that's cut off from the rest of the world.
Saw this book 20 years ago and had always wanted to get my hands on a copy. When I eventually found a copy, it took me till now to get around to reading it. It's a book with a heavy, dare I say, hippie sensibility. It alternates between articles about this place called Ecotopia and the notes written by the same writer. Covering various aspect of this country, there's actually a vision of what a state based on ‘green movement' may actually turn out to be. A really interesting and enlightening read. Don't expect an interesting story, but read it more for it's interesting world.
Reading this because I saw the HBO series. The account of the Marines First Recon's role in the Iraq war in the book provided much detail to what I saw in the series. An intimate first-hand account of a modern soldier fighting in a new kind of war.
While TDKR paints a grim and gritty version of Gotham, this sequal turns the dial the other direction and looks at the fate of costumed superheroes, not just that of the Dark Knight.
Overall, I wasn't really drawn into this book. It's engaging in small doses, but otherwise, it can get rather rambling. Good thing it is only 100+ pages long.
Better than the first book as the story expanded into something greater than just your standard solving of a murder (or murders, in this case). While the first book could be a standalone, this one is more like the first of two parts. Story-wise, it's pretty clever that the plot weaves in together with the connections between the characters played out in unexpected ways.
Consisting of six separate but connected stories, this book is a marvel. My favourite is the Sonmi-451 story, followed by the Robert Frobisher one. Just can't wait to see how this translate into the film. Just a warning to readers tackling the Adam Ewing story, have a dictionary handy.
Interesting background to the fringe characters in the Q&C series, but not as thrilling.
The fourth book in the Pretties trilogy is not really about Tally. The introduction of a new city, new characters, and then having the old characters enter the story makes this an interesting read. The concepts are also quite interesting, i.e. the reputation economy, alteration of bodies to fit surviving in space, etc. There's even the mention of Singapore!
A huge tome that not only chronicles the career of a manga master, but also sets itself against the changes that happens in the post-war Japan.
After hearing good things about this series, reading this book was a bit of a disappointment. The noir factor is certainly there but the story was bland. Perhaps future volumes in the series will be better.
Another beautifully written and tragic story. Maybe there's a morality tale somewhere in there about chasing the unattainable dream, and a social commentary of the shallowness of the rich.
Fun Home is an autobiographical graphic novel about growing up and discovery. In seven chapters, Bechdel digs into her childhood and teenage memories of her own life and her relationship with her dad. The result is a touching and intensely personal journey. It is also affecting in the way which she handles the discovery of her dad's homosexuality, and eventually her own. The literary approach also makes this book a truly intellectual achievement.
The further I get into the book, the more I like it. Of the 3 Fitzgerald titles I read recently, I like this the best.