saramarie08's review against another edition
4.0
At the end of volume one, the group discover a brick oven, so they spend the beginning of this one fixing it up and use the ingredients from around the farm to make pizza. Hachiken is the only one who has had pizza before, so he is in charge of making it and doing all the work necessary to secure the best ingredients. Then, it’s summer break, and Hachiken has to figure out where he will work for the summer, since he refuses to go home. He goes to work for Mikage on her family farm. One night, he decides to go walk to Towari’s farm, since he and Mikage are neighbors, but he doesn’t realize how far away it is and he gets lost in the wilderness at night. Lastly, he visits Tama-Chan’s family dairy and learns some harsh realities about what happens when milk cows don’t produce enough.
This is not a fast paced, action-packed kind of story, but I appreciate the attention to detail when it comes to farming and producing food. There is a little bit of time spent on actually making delicious dishes, but for the most part, this story focuses on what goes in to making what becomes ingredients for amazing meals. Hachiken learns every day how hard it is to care for animals that will eventually become meals, as I'm sure the reader does as well. Arakawa's unique style, especially when it comes to illustrating extreme emotions, brings some much-needed humor into a sobering topic.
Sara's Rating: 9/10
Suitability level: Grades 7-12
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This is not a fast paced, action-packed kind of story, but I appreciate the attention to detail when it comes to farming and producing food. There is a little bit of time spent on actually making delicious dishes, but for the most part, this story focuses on what goes in to making what becomes ingredients for amazing meals. Hachiken learns every day how hard it is to care for animals that will eventually become meals, as I'm sure the reader does as well. Arakawa's unique style, especially when it comes to illustrating extreme emotions, brings some much-needed humor into a sobering topic.
Sara's Rating: 9/10
Suitability level: Grades 7-12
Read more graphic novel reviews at www.graphiclibrary.org.
cacia's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
faithfulflora's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.5
Not as funny as the first but still fun to read. I love how low stakes this series is.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death
Minor: Cursing
wanderer24's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
piano_keys's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
4.0
rachieturtle's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
jkenna90's review against another edition
4.0
Another cute volume! I love that they used all the stuff that the high school makes to have a pizza party, that was adorable.
minnatis's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
caelin's review against another edition
4.5
no but why do i want to go to this school so badly. also city boy learns that ordering delivery is not something you can just get on a farm lmao. the pizza arc was great and i would kill for good oven baked pizza rn