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146 reviews

Steven Universe: Art & Origins by Cartoon Network Enterprises Inc, Chris McDonnell, Genndy Tartakovsky, Rebecca Sugar

4.0

Adorable applaudable volume of work showing many behind-the-scenes from the creation of the show. Love all the sketches, the shop talks. While I went in with the knowledge, I imagine it would be a nice way to learn more about the basics of animation in a practical manner too.

Storyboarding Essentials: Scad Creative Essentials (How to Translate Your Story to the Screen for Film, Tv, and Other Media) by Benjamin Reid Phillips, David Harland Rousseau

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4.0

The Book of Love by Kelly Link

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slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I really enjoyed Link’s short stories. This book however did disappoint 😞
The other review “really want to enjoy the book but life is too short,” I get you lmao
Managed to slog through mostly (followed almost immediately by forgetting the plot) and had to skip to the end since that’s usually another strong point of any book (or should be, at least). Not sure about this one, truly. Some good points on bringing in some diverse voices into romance, a bit of critique on the romance genre, but other than those slivers of sunshine I can’t say it’s a strong work of fiction. And it’s uneditedly long.

Capitalism Without Capital: The Rise of the Intangible Economy by Stian Westlake, Jonathan Haskel

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challenging informative inspiring

4.5

Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

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3.75

The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee

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slow-paced

3.5

Cleanness by Garth Greenwell