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Given that the author was ostensibly the trucker convoy's spokesman, I was expecting behind-the-scenes stuff, but no. Dichter swanned off in the first week before returning and breaking his leg so he doesn't seem to have been privy to much. The funniest bit is him claiming that other people were trying to do his job. The bulk of the text is about why Trudeau sucks and regurgitating what was said in the media. The book does appear to have been proofread tho and its not full of typos.
I like how each character has thier own colour to highlight who is speaking, making it really easy to learn the graphic novel format. Short stories with cute characters with some amusing references for parents but easy enough to be read solo (by a 6 year old who will get this for her bday).
I don't actually recall reading the novels as a kid but I know I did and this is scratching some kinda nostalgia itch for me.
The artwork is nice although it doesn't do a terribly good job at conveying the story, as many spreads are just too busy. The plot is choppy and heavy-handed, even though the premise appealed to me. Ultimately, the message is nice but it's not enough to make this an enjoyable read.
I liked the story itself and the way it offered context for why Star Trek was important to the fight for racial equality and Nichelle's role in that. The artwork, however, was not a good fit for this slice of history as it didn't offer recognizable illustrations of real people (I would not have known that was MLK if the text didn't tell me and Ms. Nichols too!).
Beautifully written, fully-fleshed characters, perfect pacing. Overall an amazing read. I would, however, have liked an author note telling me which bits are supported by history and which are total fabrications so I'm denying 5 full stars because I consider that important.
So thorough it's boring. Neiwert presents his evidence like a journalist would and his writing is clear but it's a bit amorphous in scope with far too many lengthy examples. An index would make it more useful and I'm puzzled it doesn't have one.
This has much a meatier plot and is quite ambitious compared to Bromfield's first novel so I was excited to read it. The first half was so boring I started skim-reading, trying hard not to abandon the book completely. The “romance” between Irie and Jilly felt laboured and unconvincing. In the last third of the book, events picked up and the writing got quite engaging before ending abruptly in an unexpected way. I liked how the last handful of chapters were written; it was like the author suddenly decided to be creative while the earlier part was an exercise in deliberate formulaic plotting. Overall, I appreciated the historical fiction aspect but as a YA coming-of-age/romance, it was weak.
Thank you to Wednesday Books who kindly sent me an ARC for review.
An interesting story about bullying. While I enjoyed the premise and writing, I'd hesitate to give this to a modern kid because of how gendered it is, which is very reflective of the time it was written.
Very interesting premise about how politicized and manipulated Russia's history is.
After reading the first book in the trilogy, and enjoying it immensely, I had planned to skip the second because I found the character of Sybella so singularly unlikeable. But the library had Dark Triumph available as an ebook download and my curiosity won out. Thankfully.
Learning Sybella's backstory made her into a fleshed-out character and her interactions with the Beast of Waroch made her almost endearing. The story's political intrigues were insufficiently recapped from the first volume but pacing and action, not to mention romantic subplot, left little to be desired.
I got halfway through this and just lost interest. Given that it's now at the bottom of a rather hefty pile on my nightstand, I'm going to admit defeat and call it a dnf.
I was expecting something flawless given all the accolades and it didn't live up to the hype. A good story premise but the pacing is uneven; the characterizations rather flat and I don't think the author really thought what it would be like to be a fully-grown adult in a child's body. The action sequence that marked the book's climax dragged on interminably and I was relieved when the book was finally over. I will not be reading the sequel but I shouldn't object to reading other efforts by Mr. Riggs especially if more assiduously edited than this one.
Really lovely. Low-key creepy plot, good pacing, and perfect artwork. I am slightly irritated that Vera Brogsol has published so few books as yet.
This could have been a really good book but it wasn't. The premise was wonderful and then the author ruined it with endless unnecessary descriptive passages (apparently readers cannot be trusted to have any imagination whatsoever) and flat characters with no sense of personal identity (like characters in a fairy tale, they are stock figures and difficult to keep straight). Ms. Morgenstern uses language beautifully; sadly, she can't tell a story effectively.
Right near the end of the book, one of the characters is asked to tell a story from the heart, not the head Perhaps this is something the author could try.
This must be the longest book I've ever read.
A stunningly in depth chronicle of the first u.s. president which examines every aspect of his life in compiling a full profile of this mythical figure. I feel rather like I could psychoanalyze him frankly, that's how much this book seems to get inside his head. By the end though, I was rather wishing he would just die already; easily a hundred pages could have been excised from this weighty tome without effecting it's quality in the slightest.
After reading Caste, I was excited to read Wilkerson's other works but this is too much narrative and not enough non-fiction for my current mood. So I am marking this dnf and perhaps I will try again someday when the pandemic stops making me so moody about my reading choices.
Conceptually intriguing but there's no unifying element or plot to seal my interest. Artwork is nice enough.
Oh my, that was just as wonderful as the first book. Possibly better as the fantasy world Ms. Chima has created is even more fully-fleshed, just like the characters, who get proper backstories of thier own in many cases.The only thing that grates just a little is the choice of the term “girlie” to refer to young women; it reminds me of Beth in [b:Philip Hall Likes Me. I Reckon Maybe. 855118 Philip Hall Likes Me. I Reckon Maybe. (Beth Lambert, #1) Bette Greene https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1347876697s/855118.jpg 2984586] when the fat white man calls her that and she wonders how he'd like being called a manlie. This is clearly my issue though and doesn't really qualify as a flaw.
Very moving. A solid read from start to finish and worthy of all the positive press, by and large. The author's love for his lost Afghanistan is palpable, which always gets to me (like Eva Ibbotsons paeans to pre-war Vienna). I could foretell the remainder of the plot halfway through the book, though, which always renders things less enjoyable.