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Sweet and funny and beautifully illustrated with a perennially important message.
pickSweet and funny and beautifully illustrated with a perennially important message.
Tiny Orange Hen bias! 🧡 I am susceptible too. ☺️
pickWell, damn! This is definitely heavier content than I'm used to from this series. I'm not sure how it successfully made the transition from gallows humour to social commentary to a touching ending (and then the cliffhanger about Damian's mom's inner monologue, whaaat?) but considering this series has consistently delivered humour, violence and sweet family moments, this is really just kicking those components up a notch. 1/2
pickOutrageous and I love it for that. There's dark humour but there's also outlandish hijinks and I am here for the mix. Don't get me wrong, this is a novel about failed spies, a number are unlikeable and most are haunted in one way or another. My memory is that the last book in the series was particularly heavy (hence my long break between books), and I appreciate that this one had a bit more silly among the cloak and dagger and human tragedy. 1/?
pickOh, yes please. The blend of sci fi how could technology help to figure out the origins of immortality - and history/archaeology - looking back on how the continuity of an unkillable human would affect the civilizations they interact with, the flow of myths, information, even artifacts. And then there's the plight of the immortal warrior - so much loss and no rest - and then there's the very well plotted/paced intrigue 1/?
pickContinuing the creepy vibes with a hefty dose of religious symbolism seen in that first volume; I do appreciate the broader message, it's not quite as preachy, how the writer chose to end the story. Different artist than the one that got me to read this duology to start with, but still stellar work. 1/2
panNostalgia and run-on sentences.
Recollections of a sad, anxious boy, his memories and accounts of people, often miserable, that he grew up around, scandals that are only scandals due to the attitudes of the time. Very little of the protagonist emerges amongst detailed descriptions of the scenery (nature and architecture), a few books, even place names, aside from his ambition to become a writer and the start of one love affair, 1/?
pickNew favourite! A bit more silly, exuberant and emotional than the quaint, queer vibes of classic Frog and Toad tales, but if you are craving more slice of life among anthropomorphized woodland creatures this hits the spot. I really loved the arc for Badger, I think I felt every single emotion with Skunk, and then: CHICKENS! 🥰 The little orange chicken. 😍🥹 The idea of home, of sharing, of appreciation of space, of contributions, of hobbies, 1/?
Ha! The only use of Chick Lit I will accept. 🐤
Field mice need reading space too. 🥹🐀📚
Important Rock Work 🪨☺️
so-soProbably best to take this as personal opinion rather
than objective qualitative review. Mostly because
me and poetry are frequently at odds! There were a
double-fistful of poems I enjoyed, there were many
more that spoke to important issues. There were a
quite a number that discussed blues and jazz and a
couple sections that were written to evoke music or
actual song lyrics! 1/?
Here's hoping Monday was good to you. 💙
Suddenly yearning for a dictionary that illustrates the meaning of words through poetry.
Love those poems that are just a single moment spoken. 🥀
pickAnother marvelous reread. Though I surprised myself by being less satisfied by the ending than I was the first time. As much as there is a full arc for the main character, there are platonic and potentially romantic relationships feel like they were just getting started. Likewise, there's a major character or two who, while the backstory was important, I also feel is just getting started in their own arcs. 1/2
pickAn ambitious project. It becomes clear as the book goes on why the narrative focuses more on certain individuals, but that does make the cast of 'main characters' line up in the beginning of the book a little confusing. I'll admit to investigating this work based on the notion of art conversation/reclamation history rather than World War 2 history, which means I had less interest in the sections of the book that acted as introductory context 1/?
Colour coincidences: current read and current crochet piece
Panel for long term franken-cardigan (patchwork) project
War: Destruction: Everyone loses.
Got their steps in, damn! 🚶🏻♂️
pickI think my original review from 11 months ago (can find it linked to posts about the book) says it all. My addendums are: 1) still a good time upon reread, even with the darker bits, and 2) Edie Bannister is really one of the two main characters, rather than a secondary character, considering how much of her life and colourful personality is on page. If spy/crime/sci-fi/horror sounds good, pick it up!
Awwwww, the baby elephant presents you with a hat! 🎩🐘🥹...Oooohhh, sorry dude, the baby elephant just barfed in your submarine. 😬
Zeus, you are ALWAYS in a quarrel with Hera, because you can't keep it in your pants! 🤦🏼♂️
“We want to know what in the hell you'd say?“
New favourite compound adjective found. 🌺🔅
That's because you're a DICK, Agamemnon. 🙄
pickFurther evidence that my favourite horror is meta-fictive horror, it discusses horror, the tropes, the cultural history, but that doesn't stop it from being horrifying in itself. I am grateful to those reviewers who, without spoiling anything, led me to believe this 'wasn't quite horror'. I would argue there is still horrifying content, 1/?
Classic with a twist. 🧜🏻♀️⚓🐦🪺☺️
so-soLet's get the uncomfortable truths out of the way. This man had a military career including being a British soldier in Northern Ireland in the 1980s. While his love and care for the ravens is clear, they are captive to the tower as a direct result of his actions: trimmed flight feathers being a part of the 'tradition'. These are realities I can't personally support.
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Merlina makes her own fun! ☺️
Adding that one to the vocabulary. 🏙️
Go Munin! 🐦⬛🕷️
