This was really charming. It is definitely more character driven than plot driven. The characters are so well defined, which is something I find lacking in a lot of science fiction. I can see why it's so popular.

This graphic novel is beautifully crafted. Great characters, a lot of comedy, really pulls at your heart strings. The whole nine yards. I have to admit, I don’t think I’ve think I’ve read a single fiction book with a Singaporean character so this was a fascinating introduction to Singlish and other Singaporean cultural norms.

Like I'm going to give this anything less than five stars, lol.

This was horrifying! Yikes.

This graphic novel is just excellent. Truly, I haven't read a book by Joe Sacco that isn't. This book is both a chronology and issue based overview of the Dene People of the Northwest Territories in Canada. I'd recommend it if you're interested in First Nations issues or discussions surrounding environmentalism. It has deeply grim moments, particularly outlining the Residential School period in Canada. But there's hope too. There is a very large cast of characters in this book, and I did have trouble keeping track of them at times, but the author is great about labeling and mentioning when a person previously popped up in the book.

This took me the better part of a month to read. It’s exhaustive without being dry. This is my fifth founding father biography and I feel as though it explains the Federalist / Republican schism the best. Chernow also gives real depth to “minor” figures like Jay, Lafayette, Troup and all the other revolutionary heroes who can start to feel like little more than name drops in other biographies.

Hamilton is so fascinating and so flawed. Truly, no detail of his life was glossed over. And Washington is treated very fairly here as well. Chernow doesn’t shy away from showcasing what a hot mess his second term was.

Absolutely worth reading. Come for celebration of Eliza Hamilton, stay for the Jefferson slander!

This is such an upsetting read. I haven't read the original work from which this was adapted, which I probably should have looked into first. At times this feels like a speed-run through authoritarian regimes. So the depth is a little lacking, but it's definitely an overview that made me interested in Snyder's longer non-illustrated edition.

For me this is a real mixed bag. Some of the poems are absolutely brilliant, some not so much. It's a complete body of work, so it stands to reason that there would be some real clunkers.

This absolute gem from Mayakovsky is making the rounds right now:

Now I am quietly waiting for
the catastrophe of my personality
to seem beautiful again,
and interesting, and modern.

Highlights for me:

To My Dead Father
Animals
To A Poet
Spleen
Meditations in an Emergency
A Hill

I never read this as a child as it seemed way too "girly" for me. It's a wonderful story all the same and I wished I'd read it then.

I can't sum up my feelings any better than another goodreads reviewer who gave this book 5 stars:

"yo Anne has no chill, she is practically a talking machine, I am not complaining tho"

This desperately needed a different illustrator. The linework is distracting and took me out of the narrative. I actually think this might have worked better as a traditional written work. The subject matter is worthwhile and I can tell the author has poured herself into it.