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charl08
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I really liked how this biography of Mary included the wider political context: Mary as figurehead for political protests.

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charl08
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King Henry (VIII) attempts to censor public criticism...

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WeAreLegion
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Pickpick

Some of the finest crime/noir storytelling in comics. Brubaker is a master at this. He has various crime series, and I cannot find fault with any of them. Bastard makes it look easy!
He is leagues above in quality over any other comic writer attempting crime fiction. There is no contest. Follow this man‘s writing, and you will never be disappointed.

TieDyeDude 💯💯💯 I just got volume 5 from the library! 3d
WeAreLegion Enjoy! 2d
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KaylasReadingNook
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Definitely the most heart pounding volume of the series yet. #lore

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KaylasReadingNook
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To hear Persephone finally get some help and go to therapy was cathartic. To hear her finally get help. She‘s such a strong woman for doing so!

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Super_Jane
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5/5 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕

#romance #fantasy #retelling #greek

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Super_Jane
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Pickpick

5/5 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕

#romance #fantasy #greek #retelling

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Super_Jane
Lore Olympus: Volume Six | Rachel Smythe
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5/5 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕

#romance #fantasy #greek #retelling

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booklover3258
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It was okay. The first half was boring and the second half was better. Cool graphics.

For the rest of the review, visit my Vlog at:

https://youtube.com/shorts/fkV1gzExVTo?feature=share

Enjoy!

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Bookwomble
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It's quite an authorial feat to write about a visit to the authoritarian dystopia of North Korea and to leave the impression that you, the author, are the most unsavoury element in the book!
I'm overstating it, I guess, but Delisle's graphic bio of his two month sojourn to North Korea overseeing an animation sweatshop (little evidence of his awareness of the exploitative nature of this) is characterised by his sneery arrogance and lack of ⬇️

Bookwomble ... empathy for the oppressed Korean people required to work with him, and then there's the instances of unsavoury sexism 🤢
There is still interest in his depiction of life amongst the Western enclave of corporate employees, diplomats and NGO workers in the North Korean capital, but sadly marred by a compassionless, supercilious authorial voice. 2.5⭐
Also, Marmite flavoured crisps 😘👌
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RaeLovesToRead I read a particularly awful quote from this book in a (couple of) GR reviews, and it has made me never want to pick it up. I'm cross even thinking about it now. 2w
Bookwomble @RaeLovesToRead I suspect I know the quotation you're thinking of, which gave me my 🤢 reaction. Sometimes you need to read these things in context and they don't seem so bad, other times, as here, it actually makes them worse! 2w
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RaeLovesToRead You've probably already read it, but Barbara Demick's Nothing to Envy is a strong work of journalism on North Korea. I was reminded of it recently when finishing Flashlight by Susan Choi. 2w
sarahbarnes I‘m reading Flashlight now and I may have to check out Demick‘s article @RaeLovesToRead. Sounds like I should skip this book tho. 2w
sarahbarnes Oh I see it‘s a book @RaeLovesToRead 😁 2w
quietlycuriouskate Hmmm, think I'll skip the book. Marmite crisps, on the other hand... 2w
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