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Kamala Khan, Brooklynite, Muslim, 16, acquires super stretching (and shrinking) powers after an odd mist invades a party she sneaks out to. At first she assumes the identity (and image) of Captain Marvel, blonde bombshell, but soon realizes her own body and image are just as great for her super secret identity.

Really great addition to the Marvel Universe, and brings up really important issues regarding gender, religion, race, body image, and control. Kamala felt authentically "teen," although I am still wondering how old her "sidekick" is. His scraggly beard sort of creeps me out, but hey, he's trying!

Highly recommend for all library YA collections.

Fascinating set of essays from the wonderful Miss Amy Poehler. I love listening to audiobooks read by the author, especially when they are comedians. Amy had a great reading style, and really engaged me in her stories and lessons. I don't think I would have enjoyed as much with just reading as her tone of voice was so important to many of the tales. The last chapter is read live at the UCB Theatre, which was a great addition. Bravo!

I especially enjoyed her chapters regarding women vs women violence, and the need to stop planting our feet in our lives and to start surfing.

Another 900 page tome of rollicking time travel adventure, but this time focusing on family and fatherhood. I often felt like I was reading "Little House in the Big Woods," but still loved being in Jamie and Claire's world. I'm still not sure how I feel about Brianna, but enjoyed falling in love with her (and getting angry with her) along with Roger. I'm also seeing a lot of parallels in this new generation, especially between Jamie and Brianna. Can't wait to see what happens next.

Definitely not one of my favorite Stephen King novels. I was built up for a super horrific and terrifying novel, but found this to be more nostalgic and reminiscent. Action was mostly limited to recollection of events instead of being in the moment, and due to the memoir writing style you didn't feel a sense of danger with the main character. Action was rampant at the end, which was super depressing to me instead of horrifying.

I was expecting more of a bang (hello cover) but the storm didn't quite hit me the way I hoped. I may have been a victim of hype, so I will probably try this one again in a few years.

Loving this Wisconsin based graphic novel series, and the totally unique take on "coming back from the dead." The characters are unique and fully fleshed out, and the storyline keeps me on my toes. I can't wait to see what happens with

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the glowing fetus in Em's belly, what!

!!!!

Also loved the homage to Saga and Lying Cat. Bravo!

If you are a fan of The Princess Bride, you must listen to this audiobook. Carey Elwes is an enchanting narrator, and the bonus addition of voices from the various other actors and creators of this movie was simply magical. I was so happy driving in my car every day. I will definitely watch this movie with a new respect, and can't wait to show it to my own daughter someday.

The second book in Brown's Red Rising Trilogy, Golden Son dumps you right into the action with hardly a look backward to the events of the first novel. Those who read the first book a while ago should really re-read the first one, as I found it very difficult to remember the massive amounts of characters who reappear with hardly a summary paragraph in between. Also confusing is the many names some characters go by.

There is tons of action in this second book, but I was sad the story started two years after the events in the first, as it would have been interesting to see those chapters in Darrow's ascendancy.

I'm hoping that in the finished copy there will be a list of characters as a reference. Also, while this is being touted as a "Young Adult" novel, I wouldn't recommend for younger readers due to the amount of background knowledge you need to enjoy the story (Greek/Roman mythology, difficult vocabulary words, and massive sections of battle description and not much dialogue).

I'll give the series a re-try after the final book is published. This may be a series you want to wait and binge read to keep the characters fresh in your mind.

**Reviewed from a free digital ARC provided by www.netgalley.com and the publisher.

'Brett
guess how much of my penis I still have left
you know
after my accident
after my penis accident.'

I die. A must read for literature fans looking for a damn good laugh. These texts capture the spirit of each work.

Imagine taking your grandparents who are rapidly declining in health and mental capacity on a 10 day ocean cruise. Lucy Knisley actually did, and her graphic chronicle is poignant, sweet, and sad. I loved the spare illustrations and the inclusion of panels inspired by her grandfather's WWII memoir.

I will definitely be checking out more of Knisley's works.