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Marvel: Captain America Selected and Edited by Roy Thomas by Roy Thomas

adventurous informative inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.0

If one is familiar with the methodology of the comic-book format, one may find the compilation approach from The Folio Society slender, maybe even sparse in focus. While this criticism holds merit given the format’s breadth, one can also see the benefit that it brings to the uninitiated, to those seeking a celebratory act, and to those who recognise and crave the romantic allure of physical books. This, compiled by Roy Thomas, has given his readers an efficient snapshot of the character’s life on the page, as it simultaneously signifies the importance and relevance that the character has upheld over his lifetime - along with the writers and artists that have brought him to life.

The Seventh Seal by Melvyn Bragg

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informative medium-paced

3.0

A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

It is a story of a young man coming into his own, not just in his wizardry, but of his true nature. It traces a path to complete self-awareness and how such understanding would lead and inform one to complete actualisation and inner peace. A Wizard of Earthsea never gets lost in the minutia of its world-building, recognising such insistence would be a distraction rather than beneficial. And yet, strikingly, it remains able to balance both the grand and the personal that would still satisfy the appetites of its readers. This was a delight.

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

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Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

What strikes me about <i>Brave New World</i> is in the way that its characters are used to communicate the specific ideas that Aldous Huxley wanted to address, in that they exist merely as tour guides of this alternative reality to spark our thoughts and feelings into an internal debate of these alternative systems and values against our current state of affairs. While the path that these characters tread does hold its own set of outcomes and consequences that shape the story, the emphasis is never present enough to establish personal identification. This internal debate is the engine that carries the reading experience and beyond, it is the ingredient that moulds the legacy it has today. However, the most striking aspect about it is the findings of that debate itself, which has led me to an obvious grey area that considers both sides of the coin, given what both have to offer and are capable of achieving. Perhaps these are preliminary thoughts that would eventually evolve, shaping a worldview that would differ from what I carry as I presently write this review.

Tokyo Ghoul: re, Vol. 16 by Sui Ishida

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