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Bourdain‘s graphic novel collaborator, Joel Rose, finished this two years after Tony‘s death. The artwork in this exploration of Japanese food-related horror tales was excellent, but the copy felt unfinished. I plan to try his other graphic novels on #hoopla that were finished before his death. This one is available there, too, but I took advantage of my library‘s hard copy. Between a pick and a so-so.

Absolutely couldn‘t put down this compelling graphic memoir. And I generally don‘t stick with a memoir through the whole book but this one is 💯

Book 78/100 of the year.

I have been reading a lot of downers lately, so this was a nice change of pace. In this world, gods appeared and attached to humans. About 1 in 10,000 are without a god; while they are the dredges of society, they have the ability to shape and manipulate the gods of others. Ennay, a shaper who travels with a rouge god, has his freedom threatened as he is pulled into a scheme of manipulation and capitalism. Wonderful, energetic art!

Great collection of (imaginary) facts as presented by Garfield the cat!

“Nothing horrific happened, no massive attacks, no total breakdown: it's the little things... the ways in which people seem to be pulling away from each other, into stories of their own making. You can almost feel it, the low scrape of seats backing away from the table...the paranoia and protectionism of [humanity in] old age.“ - Scott Synder

This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a whimper
- T.S. Elliott

Part graphic novel, part illustrated novel, this meditation on death and immortality ended up being much more than I expected.

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This is an excellent collection of indigenous Canadian stories. There are some powerful stories and mostly excellent art. The stories are mainly chronological, and I didn't really connect with the ones set in the 1800s, but once they break into the 20th century, there is so much discussed that I never knew. Unfortunately, it seems Canada was just as reluctant as the US to grant rights and agency to indigenous peoples, if not more so.