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I could see this being useful as a primer to teens who are interested in science denial or specific chapters like climate change denial or vaccine rejection. The moon landing chapter was fairly interesting as I didn't know the science debunking behind some things.
However, the chapter about fracking really felt shoehorned. That was just science on why fracking isn't a good idea, which seems like an extremely foregone conclusion (this book is fairly old).
Also, the illustrations added nothing to this book. 2.5 rounded up if I'm honest.
However, the chapter about fracking really felt shoehorned. That was just science on why fracking isn't a good idea, which seems like an extremely foregone conclusion (this book is fairly old).
Also, the illustrations added nothing to this book. 2.5 rounded up if I'm honest.
This is such an odd graphic novel. There is no explanation that sets up who the narrator(s) is/are. The account is a bit disjointed, and the art, frankly, is lacking.
The coziest! My boys have really enjoyed this series. The art is super ccute.
This was really good. Would make a perfect companion piece for kids/teens learning about Communism. I can honestly say I don't think I've read anything about the Czech experience under the Iron Curtain.
This was such a good collection of short stories. I can’t remember how it was even suggested to me but I’m glad it did. Spanning from Afro-futurism to parable, with the sort of deep characterization one doesn’t typically find from a short story collection.
Very torn on reviewing this because I hate to give a bad review. This is 2.5-2.75 star territory for me.
This begins as a fairly interesting, enigmatic look at South Korean boyband para-social obsession and just becomes an unruly mess.
The whole second half of the book feels like weird for the sake of weird. There are glimpses of absolutely beautiful prose, but it just lacked cohesiveness.
This begins as a fairly interesting, enigmatic look at South Korean boyband para-social obsession and just becomes an unruly mess.
The whole second half of the book feels like weird for the sake of weird. There are glimpses of absolutely beautiful prose, but it just lacked cohesiveness.
Not sure I've ever read a full collection of Ada Limon's work, but this was really nice. Some real gems.
Here's one I particularly liked called "This Practice."
They say the first thing that goes
is the short-term memory. You forget
your keys, you forget your address,
you forget the name of the president.
I like to think it’s just a matter of practice—
we’ve had more time to practice the memory
of our favorite light, our brother’s face, the
creek that runs down the center of our town.
I want to practice. Like the Russian soldier
who had to make up a word to say how
hard he would fight, said he would fight
“fiercefully,” that’s how I will remember you,
that’s how I will practice—“fiercefully.”
Here's one I particularly liked called "This Practice."
They say the first thing that goes
is the short-term memory. You forget
your keys, you forget your address,
you forget the name of the president.
I like to think it’s just a matter of practice—
we’ve had more time to practice the memory
of our favorite light, our brother’s face, the
creek that runs down the center of our town.
I want to practice. Like the Russian soldier
who had to make up a word to say how
hard he would fight, said he would fight
“fiercefully,” that’s how I will remember you,
that’s how I will practice—“fiercefully.”