saheffernan (157 KP) rated I Am Alfonso Jones in Books
Apr 18, 2020
I loved this graphic novel, I believe it to be an incredible important read. Those comparing it to The Hate U Give is doing this novel injustice. This is just as impactful without the 400+ pages. The message gets across to the reader in the same way I know a lot of teens that would not sit and read that but may pick up a graphic novel.
The art style I really enjoyed though sometimes it did make a scene hard to understand. I also enjoyed the changing of timeline. We followed a lot of characters but the important one's stand out and don't seem to get lost in all the movement of the story.
Ruder Typography-Ruder Philosophy: Idea No. 333
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The celebrated and much sought-after issue of the magazine idea focusing on a towering gure in Swiss...
The Layout Book
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A fascinating exploration of this fundamental aspect of graphic design, The Layout Book explains the...
We Still Live
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Running from a scandal that ruined his life, Isaac Twain accepts a teaching position at Hambden...
Friends to Lovers Suspense Contemporary Romance Graphic Violence Mental Illness
David McK (3843 KP) rated Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2) in Books
Jan 28, 2019 (Updated Aug 2, 2026)
I read the graphic novel version when I accidentally purchased the Dresden Files Omnibus from Comixology, thinking it contained new stories (it doesn't: it contains 'Storm Front', this ('Fool Moon') and the short story 'A Restoration of Faith'). While it's been a few years since I last read the actual novel, from what I remember, the graphic novel sticks pretty close to the original source material. I still have trouble as seeing Harry Dresden as any other than Nicolas Cage from the film 'The Sorceror's Apprentice', though ...
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Second entry in Jim Butcher's Dresden files series, building upon and expanding the world first introduced in "Storm Front", and in which Harry Dresden - Chaicago's only professional wizard in the phone book - ends up involved in a case to do with Werewolves (of which there are more types than your classical bi-morph).
Books Editor (673 KP) shared own list
Oct 28, 2017
Books about Russian history and current events round out our list this week, from biographies of Lenin and Stalin to Masha Gessen’s study of post-Soviet life, “The Future Is History.”
Lenin: The Man, the Dictator, and the Master of Terror
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Victor Sebestyen's riveting biography of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin--the first major biography in English...
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For Two Thousand Years
Mihail Sebastian and Philip O Ceallaigh
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'Nothing I have read is more affecting than Mihail Sebastian's magnificent, haunting 1934 novel, For...
The Resurrection of Joan Ashby
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‘A stunning debut – because there is nothing debut about it’ A.M. Homes Aged 13, Joan Ashby...
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The Meaning of Belief: Religion From an Atheist’s Point of View
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Current debate about religion seems to be going nowhere. Atheists persist with their arguments, many...
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Erika (17789 KP) rated The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo in Books
Nov 24, 2017
Ruth Frampton (577 KP) rated War Mother in Books
Apr 10, 2018
Kevin Phillipson (10072 KP) rated Spider-Man Blue in Books
Nov 6, 2018
David McK (3843 KP) rated Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) in Books
Jan 28, 2019
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One of the best books I've (re)read in a long time, "Storm Front" introduces us to the world of Harry Dresden, paranormal investigator for hire.
Superb entry in a new series by (to me) a new author: I think I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for future entries!