DNF @ 25%

nothing has happened im bored

briar rose being a dude? hate crime on me personally. going to reread malice

DNF. The storylines are really good and classic, but it's so hard to read old comics where women, Mary Jane in particular, are just sexy ornaments to their superhero partners it's so old and I'm so tired

DNF @ 25%

I read the first 25% of this book twice, but just can't get into it. The concepts are interesting and the worldbuilding is fantastic but I'm just not engaged with it at all.

DNF @ 20%

I have mixed feelings about this book. The final nail in the coffin for me was the book repeating the same exact description two paragraphs apart in a way that didn't feel like it was done for effect but just repetitive. That's kind of my problem with the whole book. As a novella or a short story, I would love this. I loved Aunt Marla, Alex and Beatrice and this idea of this huge known fact being repeatedly erased by those in charge. I liked the combined faux-academic texts and memoir writing. Unfortunately, already by 20%, I was bored of it. Every academic text section was telling me the same thing over and over again, and even in the memoirs there was nothing new happening. It felt a little patronising to have the same information told to me again and again, and very much like I was being told how to feel - you can only belabour a point so far. The writing itself is decent, if a little repetitive, but this ultimately couldn't drive me to keep picking it up.

i've been 82% into this book since April 23rd and haven't picked it up again so I'm just gonna admit I'm not gonna finish this and move on with my life

was actually p good just did not float my boat

I received a copy of this from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

DNF @ 50%

Despite the fact that I personally DNF'd this, I think it's is a really good retelling. It didn't suit me, but that's mostly because the unabridged Count of Monte Cristo is one of my favourite books of all time and I enjoy its length and complexity. This is a simplified retelling, with a lot of the extra detail taken out but a lot of the story is clearly portrayed through the dialogue. The art is clear manga style and the characters were clearly recognisable to me. I liked the way Dantés disguises were laid out, and I feel like this is a pretty faithful adaptation of the story. It didn't suit me, but it's exactly that that I think makes this really, really accessible to readers who might struggle with the admittedly very dense text of the 1243 page long original novel. I love The Count of Monte Cristo but it can be a bit hard to read. For anyone who likes manga and wants to get into classics, this is the ideal book and I highly recommend it.