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strikingthirteen

strikingthirteen

Joined March 2016

Just another nerdy librarian
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Clive Barker's Next Testament Vol. 2 | Clive Barker, Mark Miller
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That was very quick and I need the next one five minutes ago. This continues to be wondefully horrifying.

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OMG OMG OMG

mcctrish This cover ❤ 8y
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Batman: The Doom That Came To Gotham | Mike Mignola, Richard Pace
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Batman meets the world of Lovecraft. Enough said.

ReadingOver50 Sounds interesting 8y
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I may have almost cried at the end of this. I cannot imagine the death of a child and then sharing it like this.

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I Am Not a Number | Jenny Kay Dupuis, Kathy Kacer
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Powerful amd painful story about one family's experience with the residential school system. This is a national shame and it is our duty to engage with it and ensure that it never happens again.

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Paul Dini was severely beaten while he was working on Batman and that took its toll and brought up some other ongoing issues. Paul faces these effects through different Batman characters. Brilliant artwork and an awesome, redemptive story.

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A bit dense considering the length but I feel prepped for Rogue One tomorrow!

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This was hilarious! If you love Adventure Time this is right up your alley!

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Lumberjanes Vol. 4 | Shannon Watters
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The mystery of history indeed! A back story for Rosie and the Bear Woman, Jen off on her own, and more strange creatures. Never change, Lumberjanes

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The Hobbit | J.R.R. Tolkien
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Always and forever a favourite

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This is fabulous. I hadn't heard of a lot of these women and that is a crime. There are tons of diverse women in history who did so many cool things who were either kept out of history or had their role lessened. There are tons of resources here too for further education.

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Saga Vol. 6 | Brian K. Vaughan
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I love this series to death and, as expected, volume six does not disappoint. Fun, hilarity, tragedy, diversity, and the unexpected.

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DC has been having a time trying to get Constantine back into circulation and I think they may have something here. He's as unlikable as he is in the original comics, the art reminds me a lot of those old comics, and certain aspects of his character are back! Sure his swears are censored but hey, he's swearing lots!

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NOS4A2 | Joe Hill
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'Tis the season for horrifying vampire like creepy men who take kids away to Christmasland and it is not a fun time at all. Could be a bit shorter but still a great ride.

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Some of these stories I know very well, others not so much, some from only one perspective. This was fantastic and essential reading if you're a fan of Star Trek.

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I love this run and I love it lots but man it gets more gut wrenching everytime!

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NOS4A2 | Joe Hill
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As a librarian I can say this is 500% truth

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I adore this run of X-men and I adore the ultimate editions even more I think. Still...well...astonishing!

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I was 11 when Columbine happened. I learned more about it when Bowling for Columbine came out while I myself was in high school. This book is devaststing and heart wrenching and at the same time has the potential to be so helpful to so many people. I hope that anyone who may still blame her can see that. Sue Klebold is perfectly balanced and is so, so brave.

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Ancillary Mercy | Ann Leckie
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I'm sad it's over but glad that there seems to be room for more!

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Picks up right where we left our six outlaws and doesn't let up from that moment on. Hilarious, thrilling, heart wrenching, and overall awesome. Ends like it's the end but there's certainly room for more. I hope that's the plan.

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I had to keep reminding myself that this was fiction. Great novel that reads very much like a true crime book.

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Hannibal | Thomas Harris
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Not as good as the predecessors but still horrifying and gripping.

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This was awesome. Relatable in more ways than you may expect. Growing up as a child actor doesn't exclude your from puberty, anxiety, restlessness, or anything else that comes along with growing into adulthood.

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New Batman, new suit, new villain. It took a bit for it to grow on me but it got there.

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Nail-biting and heart breaking and final third that just resonates so hard with current events.

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Batgirl Vol. 3: Mindfields | Brenden Fletcher, Cameron Stewart
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Batgirl fights her own memory in this one and once again is stronger for the people around her. Love it.

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Wenjack | Joseph Boyden
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Heartbreaking. Important but heartbreaking.

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The Scarlet Gospels | Clive Barker
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This was actually my first Clive Barker and I loved it. Still enjoyed it on this second go around. Barker's imagination is stellar and I love how real and human everyone is in spite of everything.

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Ghosts | Raina Telgemeier
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This was awesome. The illustrations continue to be top notch and the story is equal parts fun and serious. Just what the doctor ordered for today.

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Hag-Seed | Margaret Atwood
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I'm still really enjoying Hogarth's reimaginings of Shakespeare and this one is just as interesting. Atwood doing the Tempest but done with prisoners. Never saw that coming!

charl08 Thought this was such a great reimagining 8y
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Stayed up way past my bedtime to read this beauty. It is fantastic and I would like more right now.

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Still awesome the second go around and I am ready to go for book 2!!

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Angel Catbird, Volume 1 | Margaret Atwood
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I really have no idea what the heck I just read. I all the cats puns slowly drove me nuts.

LizGotauco Any bird puns? 8y
strikingthirteen @LizGotauco None that I remember 8y
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Confessions | Kanae Minato
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Twists and turns abound but I can't say I liked it all that much.

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Ella Minnow Pea | Mark Dunn
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Interesting experiment as letters slowly become outlawed and people get creative in avoiding ones

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*high pitched screeching noises*
That was amazing, amazing, tragic, and amazing. Just as good as the first one!!

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Well that was one heck of a ride! Strange self help cult thing, mystery, horror, and other fun things! More please!

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The Fifth Season | N. K. Jemisin
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Reread up north before I dive into book 2. STILL SO AWESOME. OMG

JPeterson Great choice! 8y
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That was fantastic. I want to know so much more about Sophie but I'm never going too! Argh! Fantastic, addictive, read!

MyBookLife It sounds amazing. Really, really amazing. Like, think I'm gonna order it tomorrow 😁 8y
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We're back at Buckshaw and things are growing and changing, not necessarily for the better either. *sniff*

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Leia and Sanna keep a prison together, Han and Luke do some rebel errands, Obi-Wan Kenobi: bodyguard for hire. This series is still tons of fun!

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Behold the Dreamers | Imbolo Mbue
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Picked it up because of comparions to Americanah. I can see why but I think that set up held it up way too high in my expectations.

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Still awesome and maybe my favourite volume in recent memory. Glad to see the marvel events didn't affect this series

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The Silence of the Lambs | Thomas Harris
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Movie and book are both favs of mine. There's just something about Hannibal Lecter, Clarice Starling, Jack Crawford, Buffalo Bill, and all of them. Horrifying and fascinating no matter how many times I revisit

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The Silence of the Lambs | Thomas Harris
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Movie and book are both favs of mine. There's just something about Hannibal Lecter, Clarice Starling, Jack Crawford, Buffalo Bill, and all of them. Horrifying and fascinating no matter how many times I revisit

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Can't say I enjoyed this but I hesitate to pan it. The narrator annoyed me but that's a matter of taste

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The stakes are high, our ladies our in way over their heads, and war always means sacrifice

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I loved this. Loved the art, loved the introduction to this version of everyone, loved who is out to play here. Big ball of happy basically.

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Way Down Dark: Australia | James P. Smythe
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Plot is predictable but the world is gritty and unforgiving.