crusoe's reviews
239 reviews

Interesting way for me to find out that being sick and a little loopy is the best way for me to read Barthes. Apparently this borders the state of a casual French reader from 1954. 

Read it before for uni once and enjoyed it now as well. Barthes really is the originator of analytic commentary on popculture it feels like. Did skip the theory at the back of the book this time around, felt that was a bit much for my snotclogged head haha. 

The drama! Oh, the drama! I'm truly weak in the knees for books where it feels like you're losing your mind alongside the characters. 

I love the angst, I love the horrific drawings and stories, and although I feel the story looses the plot a bit near the end and unravels, I enjoyed the journey. 

Found this little gem at the thrift. I didn't know Douglas Adams had written about nature, what a fun little side quest! It reads like a Bill Bryson book and catches you by surprise occasionally with how funny it is. 

Needed a break after reading something heavy and this did the trick just fine even if it's not groundbreaking. 

Can't give this the full 5 stars because I could not connect well to the characters but in every other regard I adore this book! From the slow world-building to a fantastic climactic end; everything lines up. Every character has their own motivations, even the sidecharacters and that breathes real life into the story. It feels like there is much under the surface that can be revealed at a second read. 

As someone who was once ensnared in the claws of academia, the way this story weaves theory with history and critique of the institution was quite nice. 

Can't wait to read more in the dark academia subgenre of 'WTF RICHARD?!'

This is the perfect ending to an amazing first series in this franchise! The first half starts tense but isn't overly filled with dramatic plotpoints which makes the back end of the book feel like a punch to the gut.

Firestar's pride for his clan and him reflecting on their individual stories and skills before and during the battle was an emotional rollercoaster and the twist with scourge was excellent. Chapeau. 

Fun companion piece for fans of Twilight but it doesn't really add much to the overall narrative. Kind of a bore. 

Pinocchio vampire slayer is a fun story with some genuinely heartfelt moments. I think it might have hit harder if I'd read it in seperate installments instead of binging the collection. 

The story was solid if at times simple, the artstyle rough but charming with some very impressive and original compositions. (Especially in the sections with lore like the woodcut scenes.) Sometimes it felt like I was missing a chunk of story when jokes mentioned adventures not covered in the graphic novel which was a shame. I did quite like the characters, especially the puppets from the puppet theatre. All in all, a solid read but it did feel like it was missing something.