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Bookzombie
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Pickpick

Another one for the nephew as he liked the first one. I thought this was just as fun as book one. I really enjoyed the side story with Shark and Legs.

I also read the two Disney books but will skip reviews. The Wild Robot #3 is on my TBR.

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Lauredhel
Brooms | Jasmine Walls
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TheAromaofBooks Yay!! 10h
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Bookwormjillk
They Called Us Enemy | George Takei, Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott
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Pickpick

A graphic novel about Takei‘s time in a Japanese internment camp during WWII. A very powerful and informative book. I‘m glad I read it.

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Robotswithpersonality
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Pickpick

I never get tired of stories considering the place of death in life, stories with a personification of Death. Stunning. Impressively imaginative (never read POV of a cigarette before, or seen a temple speak), gorgeously illustrated (the colours chosen as much as the art itself 👨🏼‍🍳💋), wistful bordering on melancholic, and yet so vibrant and hopeful. I will be seeking out other works by both the author and artist. 👌🏻

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Robotswithpersonality
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Why does it make me happy? Is it the pink background? Statement of the obvious, seemingly confirmed by feathered friend?
To be fair, crows in art usually bring me joy. 🤷🏼‍♂️☺️

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TheLudicReader
Spinning | Tillie Walden
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#bookspin for December. How is it December?
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1d
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mandarchy
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This just in!

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julieclair
Spinning | Tillie Walden
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My #BookSpin list for December. Can't believe it starts tomorrow!
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TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 1d
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Lindy
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I read a stack of great picture books this month, which reminds me: Goodreads dropped picture books from their readers‘ choice awards this year. I‘m not sad about that because they tended to have crappy picture books on the voting list anyway.

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Robotswithpersonality
Mister Terrific Vol. 1: Mind Games (the New 52) | Eric Wallace, Gianluca Gugliotta, Scott Clark, Oliver Nome
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Mehso-so

Visually I had troubles with this because I really didn't enjoy the art style, and the nature of the main character (complex inner monologue/hyper intelligent thought processes, plus any dialogue happening between other characters) means a high concentration of text boxes fighting the art for space. 1/3

Robotswithpersonality 2/3 Plotwise it often went outrageous to ridiculous in scenarios and opponents, which had me vacillating between fully absorbed and rolling my eyes, but I really appreciate that it didn't shy away in terms of themes discussed, i.e.
Intersex/non-binary alien with tragically intolerant parents/society finding power through self-acceptance; woman establishing clear boundaries with a colleague over a business dinner, calling out sexual harrassment, shouldn't have to be part of professional interactions, but really glad to see positive example of such on the page.
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Robotswithpersonality 3/3 As in Strange Adventures, I'm still not left with much sense of Holt/Terrific as a character, even with the addition of some key back story, but I'm still intrigued based on what I've seen. Here's hoping my library has other graphic novels by other artists with this character!

⚠️suicide attempt, mentions of slavery
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