I think the end of this is even sadder than the end of the previous volume! Still loving this series, despite all the changes. I do like seeing Marko'I think the end of this is even sadder than the end of the previous volume! Still loving this series, despite all the changes. I do like seeing Marko's mom....more
I read these about a year ago (it's now May 2021) and I don't remember what happened in which book, so I'll just review the whole series on Book 5.I read these about a year ago (it's now May 2021) and I don't remember what happened in which book, so I'll just review the whole series on Book 5....more
This was cute! It's for kids (I think it was given to me because the protagonist's name is my name, which NEVER happens) but it was still cute and entThis was cute! It's for kids (I think it was given to me because the protagonist's name is my name, which NEVER happens) but it was still cute and entertaining, all the little creatures of the forest were very adorable! And it took me a few sittings to complete, which is very impressive for a graphic novel!...more
Pretty good! I'm actually least interested in Hannah, who is apparently the main focus. But I like the other ladies and actually wish I could learn moPretty good! I'm actually least interested in Hannah, who is apparently the main focus. But I like the other ladies and actually wish I could learn more about the romances of the dwarf and the smidgen (sorry, I'm bad with names). The action scenes are sometimes confusing, and I like some of the artists more or less than others. All in all though, still pretty entertained!...more
Second read, 2023: Oh jeez it's been a month since I finished this and I forgot it already. I guess I liked it a lot?Second read, 2023: Oh jeez it's been a month since I finished this and I forgot it already. I guess I liked it a lot?...more
Still great. I like this one a lot, I like all the gals in the detention center: the black chick with the mohawk, Petrichor, Marko's mom. They're all Still great. I like this one a lot, I like all the gals in the detention center: the black chick with the mohawk, Petrichor, Marko's mom. They're all great. And The Will is back . . . just, everyone is so great in this one....more
What a beautiful book. Very slow (because it's not a novel) but really lovely, and I missed it once I was done.
It's the story (or the description, I gWhat a beautiful book. Very slow (because it's not a novel) but really lovely, and I missed it once I was done.
It's the story (or the description, I guess) of a hunter/gatherer society that lives in what was Northern California, in a post-nuclear war future. Written as a collection of anthropological notes by an observer in the present. It's a history of a community that hasn't happened yet. (That doesn't really make sense, but it also doesn't have to.) There are descriptions of their lives; and one long narrative of a particular person, split into three parts; excerpts of plays; poetry (I really like their poetry!); etc. There's an appendix and I really liked that a lot, too. It's a somewhat utopian society, and it's pretty lovely to read about. There is a computer left over from the old days, but the people rarely consult it. They grow food in gardens and orchards, and hunt game, and get their energy from the sun. I would really like to live there.
On a personal note, I started reading this book in mid-July. About a month later, I was suddenly presented with the opportunity to go to Northern California myself, and I did so, whilst still reading this book. I ended up spending about a month on a mountain above the Mad River. At the time, I compared the maps in this book with current maps, and determined that I was just one (1) river valley over from the Na River, where most of the book takes place. This is amazing and serendipitous and wonderful. Just now I was comparing maps to confirm which river was which, and now I think I'm mistaken, and the Na River is the former Napa River. But still! It was cool to be in the area that I was reading about. To be living in the past of this book....more
Hmm, I'm not sure! I do like the art, though it's not 100% my style. I'll have to read the next volume to see how I feel.Hmm, I'm not sure! I do like the art, though it's not 100% my style. I'll have to read the next volume to see how I feel....more
It's fun to be in a D&D-esque world. There are nods to gaming without it taking you out of the story. Great art, fantastic characters (both in design It's fun to be in a D&D-esque world. There are nods to gaming without it taking you out of the story. Great art, fantastic characters (both in design and personality), they all felt fully-realized even in such a short, introductory story. I'll definitely be reading on....more
This was pretty terrible (no pun intended). I had read the original series (this is a manga spin-off I guess, told from the perspective of a differentThis was pretty terrible (no pun intended). I had read the original series (this is a manga spin-off I guess, told from the perspective of a different character) which was only okay, so I don't know what I was expecting.
I don't think the manga format lends itself well to this story. How can you tell average-looking people from pretty-but-all-the-same people in manga? You can't, really. Everybody in manga looks like a whacked version of real life. ...more
I bought this for Chris for Valentine's Day but I'm pretty sure he still hasn't read it. He SHOULD because it is AWESOME. It is exactly like watching I bought this for Chris for Valentine's Day but I'm pretty sure he still hasn't read it. He SHOULD because it is AWESOME. It is exactly like watching the teevee show. Ryan North is a genius. So are the artists; I can tell exactly what crazy shapes Jake is making, how people are saying stuff, etc. Just . . . this thing is the best. The Lich is one of the most terrifying characters in fiction today, and I was legit worried that all of Ooo would be sucked up into his bag o' holding....more
I don't really remember anything about Beowulf from the first time I listened to it, but I liked this translation. There's an introduction where he taI don't really remember anything about Beowulf from the first time I listened to it, but I liked this translation. There's an introduction where he talks about how there's a lot of alliteration in the original text, and then the text uses a lot of alliteration, so that was okay with me. I like alliteration, it's one of my favorite literary techniques.
The narration was good as well. (Although Mr. Hanks says "AHF-ter" in a weird faux-British way, though everything else was in an American accent; that was odd.) He makes it sound like an epic poem -- as does the translation, which is somewhat stilted, but I LIKE that in something like this. Very bassy and whatnot. Very regal. I liked it.
That Beowulf sure is an arrogant dude, though. "I am Beowulf, I am the best! Here, let me attempt to slay this dragon all by myself, even though I'm hella old and a bunch of warriors are right here behind me!" Whatever dude.
(In the interest of full disclosure, I should mention that I received a free copy of this audiobook in the hopes that I'd issue a review.)...more
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