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JL8

Yale Stewart

9.0 (2 Ratings) Rate It

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The webcomic JL8 features the various major characters of DC Comics' Justice League, reimagined as...

Children's Bible Books & Movies | Family & School

Book and Education

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Children's Bible is an app which contains comics and movies with Bible stories for children. More...

Palestine

Joe Sacco and Edward W. Said

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In late l991 and early 1992, at the time of the first Intifada, Joe Sacco spent two months with the...

Sonofdel (6291 KP) rated More Than Just a Good Life in Books

Feb 8, 2021

informative, easy to read, funny (0 more)

Wonderful, Light hearted, in-depth

When you think of Richard Briers, if like me you were born in the early seventies, then you will always associate him with The Good Life and Ever Decreasing Circles. Reading this book i found out that he was so much more than just situation comedy actor. From his early childhood days selling cigarettes and comics to appearing in films with such legendary actors as Robert De Niro and Denzel Washington this book covers it all. It also tells the background story of his family life, which opens him up to be a more complex character than you can imagine. A fantastic read and definitely up there with the best i have read :)

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The Comics of Charles Schulz: The Good Grief of Modern Life

Ian Gordon and Jared Gardner

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The Comics of Charles Schulz collects new essays on the work of the creator of the immensely popular...

Michael Allred: Conversations

Christopher Irving

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Michael Allred stands out for his blend of spiritual and philosophical approaches with an art style...

Otway93 (567 KP) rated Star Wars: Queen's Shadow in Books

Dec 31, 2019 (Updated Dec 31, 2019)

Star Wars: Queen's Shadow

E.K. Johnston | 2019 | Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)

5.8

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The most tedious entry to the Star Wars canon.

When I heard about this book I was fascinated to know she went from Queen Amidala to Senator Amidala, and what happened following The Phantom Menace. Turns out, not much.

All of this can be read on the blurb: basically her royal predecessor asked her to. That was basically it.

The book answers these questions rather pointlessly, and describes her relationship with her handmaidens. The book can therefore be summarised in a single sentence: She was very close with her royal handmaidens, and the next Queen asks her to be senator.

The book is incredibly slow, to the point you can no longer be bothered and just want to skip to the next part of the Star Wars canon, a few Age of Republic comics, which are shorter, but far more fun.

It's single redeeming feature is the inclusion of Captain Panaka, the character portrayed by Hugh Quarshie in the prequel trilogy, a rather underrated and underused character.