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Hawkeye, Vol. 1: My Life as a Weapon by Matt Fraction
5.0
[Selected for the Staff Recommendations display at Owings Mills Library, December 30 2014]
This comics title was my entry vector, my gateway drug, into the world of comic books on my own terms. I had just seen the Avengers movie and been intrigued by Hawkeye, with his reduced screentime and complete lack of agency until the end of the film. Who was this guy?
Between the amazing award-winning talents of Matt Fraction, the writer, and David Aja, the artist, I was hooked - not just on Hawkeye, the flawed human being with a huge heart and a skill that lets him run with superhumans, but on the comic format as a method of storytelling.
And the dog, Lucky. I am totally hooked on Lucky.
This comics title was my entry vector, my gateway drug, into the world of comic books on my own terms. I had just seen the Avengers movie and been intrigued by Hawkeye, with his reduced screentime and complete lack of agency until the end of the film. Who was this guy?
Between the amazing award-winning talents of Matt Fraction, the writer, and David Aja, the artist, I was hooked - not just on Hawkeye, the flawed human being with a huge heart and a skill that lets him run with superhumans, but on the comic format as a method of storytelling.
And the dog, Lucky. I am totally hooked on Lucky.
Darcy & Elizabeth : Nights and Days at Pemberley by Linda Berdoll
2.0
This .. didn't grab me. I wanted it to, and I made sure to get to the end, but it wasn't my thing.
Sally's Snow Adventure by Stephen Huneck
3.0
This is a cute story about a dog who travels to a dog-friendly lodge, meets new friends, and has a winter adventure, necessitating the intervention of brave rescue dogs.
The illustrations have a lovely attention to the little details about them, and the color choices are excellent.
The illustrations have a lovely attention to the little details about them, and the color choices are excellent.
Slow Fat Triathlete: Live Your Athletic Dreams in the Body You Have Now by Jayne Williams
4.0
[Not read in 2015 - clearing it from my recommendations list.]
The Highlander's Folly by Barbara Longley
4.0
[read as electronic galley on NetGalley]
The first time someone recommended "Outlander" to me, I said "Time-travel historical fiction? Are you kidding?" And now I love it.
"The Highlander's Folly" is a happy addition to the body of work in the genre. Originally selected from NetGalley because my traveling reading tends toward stories I can get lost in, this book offers a plucky, capable heroine from present day, a cast of believably Scots clan members, and knotty clan intrigues. I had no idea this was third in a series, but I was not at all lost for not reading the first two books.
Of course, now I need to go back and read the first two books!
The first time someone recommended "Outlander" to me, I said "Time-travel historical fiction? Are you kidding?" And now I love it.
"The Highlander's Folly" is a happy addition to the body of work in the genre. Originally selected from NetGalley because my traveling reading tends toward stories I can get lost in, this book offers a plucky, capable heroine from present day, a cast of believably Scots clan members, and knotty clan intrigues. I had no idea this was third in a series, but I was not at all lost for not reading the first two books.
Of course, now I need to go back and read the first two books!
Little House in the Suburbs: Backyard Farming and Home Skills for Self-Sufficient Living by Deanna Caswell, Daisy Siskins
5.0
This book - are you sitting down? - has us considering chickens.
I don't even know who this person is I'm becoming.
I don't even know who this person is I'm becoming.