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51 reviews

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

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fast-paced

5.0

The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui

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emotional informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

I read this for my Graphic Novels class - I’m so glad I had the excuse to analyze it in-depth. TBWCD is just stunning. So much thought, emotion, conversation, learning, and labor went into this story and it’s incredibly layered. It will stay with me for years to come.

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Stay True by Hua Hsu

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emotional reflective

5.0

Watch Over Me by Nina LaCour

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dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

this was a beautiful story. i enjoyed the pace - it moved fast without feeling rushed. i liked the ambiguity that ran throughout the whole book too; i won’t spoil anything but LaCour’s writing allowed for lots of suspense and i wasn’t sure about where the farm stood in terms of good/bad!

elements of magical realism are subtle and symbolic. reading this take on a ghost story where the ghosts aren’t exactly scary or bad was really fun too! instead, the way they “haunt” is a metaphor for the pain one experiences in the healing process when reliving trauma.

overall i thought Watch Over Me was a wonderful portrayal of trauma and healing, with an ultimately hopeful tone.

Royal City Volume 3: We All Float On by Jeff Lemire

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rly good

Royal City Volume 2: Sonic Youth by Jeff Lemire

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5.0

fire

Royal City Volume 1: Next of Kin by Jeff Lemire

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5.0

A Cigarette Lit Backwards by Tea Hacic-Vlahovic

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