Sarah
This was going to be a solid 4 stars but then it got twistier and creepier and I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.
More like 3.5 stars. A liiiittle too cheesy for my tastes and a few chapters were just meh. But I did like that the authors, who are twin sisters, read the book together and took turns reading chapters. They were good audiobook narrators and I would actually listen to them again.
Aghh. The story here is extremely interesting and mostly well written but damn, I struggled to feel bad for the writer. It's a super tough situation to be in but I felt like the writer wanted to be seen as a perfect victim and man, I just don't know. By the end I was getting very annoyed with the writer. I'll be interested to see this portrayed on Netflix and HBO sometime soon
I always love a true crime graphic novel but damn this was more graphic than I bargained for! Reader beware. But it was well done, just... super icky.
Cults are fascinating, and I always love a good collection of comics from various artists!
It's stories like this that remind me how awful our society can be about gender roles. Liz Prince just perfectly nailed the way I've always felt growing up.
I love graphic novels like these because I can learn something about a perspective I have zero connection to. At the moment, I don't want to have kids and I don't see that being something that will change. I have always found it hard to relate to baby fever and all that stuff that comes with kids and parenting. So, reading this was eye opening in terms of how much of a toll fertility struggles can take on a person and on a relationship. It requires a lot of communication and support and really seems to force a couple to reconcile with what they really want. While I don't foresee myself ever being in this situation, I appreciate the ability to step into these shoes and see what things might be like for those who are going through it.
This made me want to go back and reread all of my favorite Agatha Christie novels. Actually, I just might do that next... This was the first graphic novel biography I've read and it was definitely an interesting format and I did like how it turned out. I feel like I would have appreciated it even more in novel format, simply because I'm just not a visual person, but overall, it was a great and fascinating read and it was so interesting to see Christie's life laid out in this way.
Not as clear and understandable as I was hoping. The organization seemed a bit iffy at times and things got confusing. Overall, though, a good introduction to the topic and was mostly helpful to me.
I can see why people aren't rating this highly. It is weird to revisit The Handmaid's Tale now but I also loved that she did. I know when I read Handmaid's Tale I had so many questions about the logistics and workings of this world. I'm a sucker for world building and this book accomplished it in a unique way. I for one enjoyed reading it and feel like it's worth reading if you enjoyed the first book.
The chapter on Lupin absolutely destroyed me. So sad but so good and wonderful to read.
This was so quirky but so great and I really loved this. Especially Francis. I think I laughed every time she spoke and it was hilarious
I had to read this because Keanu. It was muuuch more violent than I expected, I mean, Keanu ripping heads off? Yikes. The narrative was pretty flat but I can see potential for this to grow into something more.
I went into this thinking I'd be reading more biographical stories of these women and not personal stories about what these women mean to others... I don't know, it was good, but not what I was expecting or wanting out of this.
A neat, simple little book that succinctly and amusingly addresses some of the major thought distortions we tell ourselves.
Well that was a surprisingly sad ending. It was really excellent and a really good story but I just am never really a fan of southern stuff and I find it hard to enjoy. This was a rare exception but it ended up being pretty depressing in the end.
What a fantastic idea for a book. I don't remember the last time I had so much fun reading about history. Wright makes history so much fun and entertaining and her writing style is just hilarious.
