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Death Note, Vol. 1: Boredom by Takeshi Obata, Tsugumi Ohba
5.0
Of course it's good, it's Takeshi Obata and Tsugumi Ohba.
Uzumaki by Junji Ito
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Fuck you Kirie.
Shuichi is the only sane individual in the whole cursed town.
Also snail people scarred me for life.
Shuichi is the only sane individual in the whole cursed town.
Also snail people scarred me for life.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Gore, Self harm, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury
Gyo by Junji Ito
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Unlike Uzumaki, I really couldn't ignore the dumbass character syndrome LEAVE HER ASS TADASHI, P L E A S E .
The horror wasn't even that surprising, it was just fascinating to look at. And the circus scene felt forced? It just kinda came outta nowhere and served no purpose except for Tadashi to find Kaori. Which, speaking of, oh my god was I glad when she fucking died. I really didn't wanna hate her but holy shit Mozzart she's like a crybaby on Skittles.
Stinky fish was great though, amazing character.
The horror wasn't even that surprising, it was just fascinating to look at. And the circus scene felt forced? It just kinda came outta nowhere and served no purpose except for Tadashi to find Kaori. Which, speaking of, oh my god was I glad when she fucking died. I really didn't wanna hate her but holy shit Mozzart she's like a crybaby on Skittles.
Stinky fish was great though, amazing character.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Dylan Dog n. 231: Nightmare tour by Angelo Stano, Pasquale Ruju
3.0
I had fun reading. Couldn't give two shits about the love interest ( as with most of Dylan's stories, but I'm not a big romance fan anyway ), twist felt cliche though, and especially portrayed a mental illness in a bad light. Iffy.
( mind you i haven't read it in a while :) )
( mind you i haven't read it in a while :) )
Speciale Dylan Dog n. 35: Una risata vi resusciterà by Marco Mastrazzo, Alessandro Bilotta
4.0
I just first wanna say that the art was such a delight to look at, I'll admit that it took a while for me to warm up to it though, probably because it's not something I'm usually used to. I really liked how the line art was done, and I loved the expressions on the characters, especially from afar ( you'll know when you see em :) ). I don't know if it was intentional, but some made me chuckle.
Now, it could be because I'm not fully educated on the lore of the Dylan Dog universe, but I kinda felt confused around the end. The timelines felt all over the place, and becouse of my shock due to the twist, I felt like I couldn't really take a moment to breathe and follow along.
I still had a really good time reading it, even with Dylan not being the main focus, and I'd recommend it as a nice pastime. And, of course, for that art.
Now, it could be because I'm not fully educated on the lore of the Dylan Dog universe, but I kinda felt confused around the end. The timelines felt all over the place, and becouse of my shock due to the twist, I felt like I couldn't really take a moment to breathe and follow along.
I still had a really good time reading it, even with Dylan not being the main focus, and I'd recommend it as a nice pastime. And, of course, for that art.
The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
adventurous
emotional
sad
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
I am writing this literally after finishing the book. Zues, have mercy on me if i start crying again.
I don't believe there's anything more I can add to the endless amount of well deserved praise Madeline has gotten. I've only read one of her works so far and she's probably gonna jump to being my favorite author, which should tell you a lot, I think.
I'll point out the obvious first: The writing is absolutely beautiful, even in the most peaceful and sweet and grotesque and tragic moments. Even translated, it hits ya just right ( which it hit me quite a lot ).
Next to reading the Witcher, I've never emoted so much while reading. While I would laugh, gasp at Jaskier's and Geralts shenanigans, it absolutely does not compare to how I acted while reading this. I understand it's a weird thing to mention, but hear me out: the fact that it had such a huge impact on me that I involuntarily started wiggling n' croaking should tell you how invested I was. I went from squeeling and awing in the beginning, to yelping and groaning, to being ready to fucking murder the person sitting next to me ( I may be still carrying some of that rage, I haven't cried enough to get it out of my system yet ). It is truly masterful how Madeline gets you so unexpectedly invested in the characters, even when they seem unimportant or uninteresting at first.
Reading this book has made me fall in love with Greek mythology again, I went back to playing Hades, and I'm planning on going to therapy. Seems cheesy to say, but I don't think I'll ever be the same after reading this book. I've gotten so much inspiration to start writing again myself, and felt like I learned so much about writing romance, even drama ( war drama? as if i know ). I'm still surprised as to how much impact this book left on me. Kinda feel dumb about it, really.
And you bet I'm buying Circe after this. Don't care what it's about, I just want more of Madeline's magic words upon my eyes. And Odysseus. Never enough of Odysseus.
Also if Madeline aCTUALLY PUBLISHES THE PERSEPHONE BOOK I MIGHT DIE??
I don't believe there's anything more I can add to the endless amount of well deserved praise Madeline has gotten. I've only read one of her works so far and she's probably gonna jump to being my favorite author, which should tell you a lot, I think.
I'll point out the obvious first: The writing is absolutely beautiful, even in the most peaceful and sweet and grotesque and tragic moments. Even translated, it hits ya just right ( which it hit me quite a lot ).
Next to reading the Witcher, I've never emoted so much while reading. While I would laugh, gasp at Jaskier's and Geralts shenanigans, it absolutely does not compare to how I acted while reading this. I understand it's a weird thing to mention, but hear me out: the fact that it had such a huge impact on me that I involuntarily started wiggling n' croaking should tell you how invested I was. I went from squeeling and awing in the beginning, to yelping and groaning, to being ready to fucking murder the person sitting next to me ( I may be still carrying some of that rage, I haven't cried enough to get it out of my system yet ). It is truly masterful how Madeline gets you so unexpectedly invested in the characters, even when they seem unimportant or uninteresting at first.
Reading this book has made me fall in love with Greek mythology again, I went back to playing Hades, and I'm planning on going to therapy. Seems cheesy to say, but I don't think I'll ever be the same after reading this book. I've gotten so much inspiration to start writing again myself, and felt like I learned so much about writing romance, even drama ( war drama? as if i know ). I'm still surprised as to how much impact this book left on me. Kinda feel dumb about it, really.
And you bet I'm buying Circe after this. Don't care what it's about, I just want more of Madeline's magic words upon my eyes. And Odysseus. Never enough of Odysseus.
Also if Madeline aCTUALLY PUBLISHES THE PERSEPHONE BOOK I MIGHT DIE??
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and War
Moderate: Homophobia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment
僕のヒーローアカデミア 24 [Boku no Hero Academia 24] by Kōhei Horikoshi
5.0
the writing AND the artwork is so fucking good