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A review by apollo0325
Check, Please! Book 1: #Hockey by Ngozi Ukazu
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
THIS WAS SO CUTE WHAT THE FFFFFF
Legit, every single one of these characters, main and side, were so charming and hilarious. I genuinely laughed so much and even laughed so hard that my eyes watered and I started to wheeze-laugh. Those Bitty tweets are so funny fksndjsn
On a more serious note, I really loved this. The characters were fantastic, and their complex relationships to one another and outside of their team were wonderfully fleshed out. A problem I tend to have with sports manga or graphic novels is when the newbies/freshmen come in and we get nothing about them; it only ever focuses on the seniors or established characters but not here!!! Dex, Chowder, and Nursey are amazing too. Shitty was #1. I am a HUGE fan of him. Bitty is also a really great protagonist. He’s anxious, sarcastic, fun, and loving, and when he came out to Shitty, I melted. It was a really sweet scene.
I don’t know much about hockey, and my only knowledge is from my Canadian bestie (shout out to Max), and while Check Please! didn’t give us a lot of info about hockey unlike some other sports-related fiction, I had a lot of fun reading it and still enjoyed it without a lot of knowledge on the subject. I supported Ngozi’s Year 4 Kickstarter recently, so I’m excited for when I get the whole set + the extra stories and materials for Check Please! especially the extra Bitty and Jack story. Gosh, they’re so cute.
I seriously recommend Check Please! It’s fun, charming, and emotional all at once, and every character will make you fall in love with them over and over again.
ALSO THAT LAST BIT WITH RANSOM AND HOLSTER’S HOCKEY POWERPOINTS NFNSNRBRN thank you for addressing Hockey Butt and Jack Zimmermann’s sweet, sweet ass 🙏 #blessup
Legit, every single one of these characters, main and side, were so charming and hilarious. I genuinely laughed so much and even laughed so hard that my eyes watered and I started to wheeze-laugh. Those Bitty tweets are so funny fksndjsn
On a more serious note, I really loved this. The characters were fantastic, and their complex relationships to one another and outside of their team were wonderfully fleshed out. A problem I tend to have with sports manga or graphic novels is when the newbies/freshmen come in and we get nothing about them; it only ever focuses on the seniors or established characters but not here!!! Dex, Chowder, and Nursey are amazing too. Shitty was #1. I am a HUGE fan of him. Bitty is also a really great protagonist. He’s anxious, sarcastic, fun, and loving, and when he came out to Shitty, I melted. It was a really sweet scene.
I don’t know much about hockey, and my only knowledge is from my Canadian bestie (shout out to Max), and while Check Please! didn’t give us a lot of info about hockey unlike some other sports-related fiction, I had a lot of fun reading it and still enjoyed it without a lot of knowledge on the subject. I supported Ngozi’s Year 4 Kickstarter recently, so I’m excited for when I get the whole set + the extra stories and materials for Check Please! especially the extra Bitty and Jack story. Gosh, they’re so cute.
I seriously recommend Check Please! It’s fun, charming, and emotional all at once, and every character will make you fall in love with them over and over again.
ALSO THAT LAST BIT WITH RANSOM AND HOLSTER’S HOCKEY POWERPOINTS NFNSNRBRN thank you for addressing Hockey Butt and Jack Zimmermann’s sweet, sweet ass 🙏 #blessup