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Deadly Class: Compendium
Deadly Class: Compendium | Rick Remender
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It�s 1987. Marcus Lopez hates school. His grades suck. The jocks are hassling his friends. He can�t focus on class. But the jocks are the children of Joseph Stalin�s top assassin, the teachers are members of an ancient league of assassins, (…more)
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Deadly Class: Compendium | Rick Remender
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I have not forgotten about my #2024Halfway countdown. Life gets in the ways (life=work & work related nonsense). Resuming on book 4 & using the trusty number generator is Rick Remender's 12 volume graphic novel series Deadly Class. In years past the best character work that I read were often in classics. But, this year I just can't stop thinking about the excellent character work in this series. Is it violent? Yes. Is it over the top at (CONT)

vivastory times? It can be a graphic commentary, but if it is excessive it seems to be a commentary on the excesses of American culture depicted. I have encountered A LOT of characters this year reading & retain a special place in my heart for both the music & characters in Remener's Deadly Class. (edited) 1y
vivastory BONUS: Ragnar Jonasson's “Snowblind“. This one kept me guessing to the very end & had a fantastic sense of place. I had read Jonasson before, but “Snowblind“ really helped cement my love for international mystery/thrillers. 1y
BarbaraBB Glas you are continuing! I liked Snowblind too. 1y
vivastory @BarbaraBB Thanks, friend! I was at a bookstore today & saw book 3 in the Dark Iceland series. I was seriously tempted to pick it up 1y
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