theinfinitebookcase's reviews
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To be honest, I was very disappointed with this book and I think it is quite overhyped. It is written almost like a transcript of a documentary about a fake band from the 1970s. It was.....quite boring. There wasn't much of a plot in my opinion. I'm not sure if the characters were meant to be liekeable, but none of them were; at best they were bearable (mostly Camilla and Karen) and at worst they were infuriating (see Daisy, Billy, Graham, Eddie....). I ended up reading the whole thing because it was quite fast in its format and I had hopes, with how popular and hyped it is, that it would get better. But it did not, unfortunately. I really do not understand the hype and praise for this book. 

By marking this as read, I mean that I've completed the first season. As of writing this, the second season is in process.

I really liked this comic! I read it because I like Mundt's other comic, "Muted," and so obviously had to read the one they work on with their wife. This comic is largely about AI and what it means to be human and deals with a lot of interesting philosophical topics. There are also important/interesting conversations about gender identity with loving and supportive parents, which was so heart-warming to see. The characters are so loveable, and the art is beautiful as well. I am really looking forward to where the comic is heading!

(I do want to note that I read the free online version of this comic on Tapas).

I absolutely loved this comic! It is essentially a story about family and escaping abuse and what that means and generational trauma (some heavy topics) against the backdrop of competitive gaming and new/rekindled friendships. I think the author handled the difficult relationship between the main character and her caring yet overbearing older brother and what escaping trauma means quite well for such a short and fun story. Though it deals with heavy topics, they are not central and therefore I would say the story itself is not heavy. It is mostly fun and quick to read. Oh, and before I forget - I really love this author's art as well!

I'm not quite sure what to think of this book. The author has a variety of life experiences that are definitely valuable and interesting enough to put in a memoir. However, I don't necessarily think this one was executed all that well. The first quarter of the book sounded mostly like complaining rather than creating a narrative about her life. And the timeline was a bit hard to follow, as she would jump around from a story when she was 3 to 6 to 12 to 2 to 15 to 5 to 12 etc etc and it was again hard to understand the narrative from start to finish. This improved in the later half, especially as she started to include moments in which she was drawing conclusions or discussing life lessons learned based on her life experiences - these were my favorite parts, and I wished the book was like that from start to finish rather than only in the second half. The author has a lot valuable to say about womanhood and motherhood and addiction and poverty and generational trauma in this book; it is a slow read but potentially worth it if these are topics of interest to you as a reader.