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75 reviews

Go! Go! Loser Ranger! Vol. 1 by Negi Haruba

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

A fun premise but it's time to accept that Shonen just isn't for me.
What You Are Getting Wrong about Appalachia by Elizabeth Catte

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challenging informative reflective fast-paced

3.5

Ostensibly a response to and critique of Hillbilly Elegy and its fans, it stands on its own merits as an insightful and educational look at the history and nuance of the oft-stereotyped Appalachian region.
Bright Dead Things: Poems by Ada Limón

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challenging emotional lighthearted reflective medium-paced

4.0

A range of good to great poems, strengthened by Limón's ability to tell insightful vignettes in verse that flow like prose; accessible without ever sacrificing or flaunting craft.
Remina by Junji Ito

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adventurous dark fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Great art, bonkers story; like a disaster movie on acid.
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Utopia for Realists: How We Can Build the Ideal World by Rutger Bregman

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challenging hopeful informative medium-paced

3.5

Insightful but kind of depressing, too.
This Is How You Lose the Time War by Max Gladstone, Amal El-Mohtar

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

What a weird, wonderful story!
The Mysteries by Bill Watterson

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reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A picture book for adults; an old-fashioned parable for modern times; a subtle piece of art from a couple of masters.
New Jersey Fan Club: Artists and Writers Celebrate the Garden State by Katie Reynolds, Lorraine Goodman, Raakhee Mirchandani, Kate Watt, Hallel Yadin, Caren Lissner, Miko Beach, Haley Simone, Chris Gethard, Dan Schenker, Sarah Prager, Michael C. Gabriele, Frankie Huang, Lauren H. Adams, Erinn Salge, Carlos Dengler, Christopher Smith, Erica Commisso, R Justin McNeill, Kristen Broderick, Kamelia Ani, Jacquinn Sinclair, Lisa Rosalie Eisenberg, Alexandra Beguez, Elise Sacco, Kate Morgan, Kat Schneider, Brittany Ingersoll, Mikhaila Leid, Wills Kinsley, Kerri Sullivan, Donnie Martino, Alicia Cook, Brian Scully, Veronica Casson, lucy dean stockton, Emily Thompson, Whit Taylor, Joy Velasco, Stacey Mei Yan Fong, Jen A. Miller, Mike Dawson, Matthew Taub, Jonathan Conner (LANK), Linda J. Barth, Dan Misdea, Brandon Stosuy, Kasey Bohnert, Brittany Coppla, Brandon Harrison, Julie Benbassat, Donovan Myers, Bob Varettoni, Tim Kauger, Pooja Makhijani, Scott Neumyer, Tori Wehringer, Kae Lani Palmisano, Jaclyn Sovern, Sean Rynkewicz, Alex Flannery, Caiti Borruso, Team 1:1 New Jersey, Hassan Ghanny

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funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

An eclectic collection of historical tidbits, personal narratives, and art that perfectly illustrates New Jersey's diversity and unique appeal.
Night Force by Gene Colan, Marv Wolfman

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

I don't know why I have fond memories of Night Force, but I'm thinking I never actually read it and have just been projecting my love for Wolfman and Colan onto it because this was bad even by early-80s standards. Unappealing characters; sloppy artwork, far from Colan's best; and wordy-Wolfman at his 80s worst. A hot mess that has NOT aged well. 😬
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Last Ronin by Kevin Eastman, Peter Laird, Tom Waltz

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I was never into TMNT at any point, never read the comics and only saw a couple of the movies (including the most recent one, which was fun), so I had no real expectations beyond wondering if the hype was deserved. It was! Is!