mercedes's Reviews (299)

Murder on the Orient Express

Agatha Christie

5.0

mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Loveable characters: Yes

Content Warnings

How to Be an Alien: A Handbook for Beginners and Advanced Pupils

George Mikes

5.0

funny

The Outsiders

S.E. Hinton

5.0

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I don't think this book is a masterpiece or perfectly written or anything like that, but there's just something about it that I find special to me—I can see myself rereading this over and over and still gaining the same amount of enjoyment. Back in 2016 I watched the movie a lot, and maybe that's why I liked this so much, it feels nostalgic, in a way. I just love how much Ponyboy's buddies feel like a real family, and the tenderness that lies beneath everyone's layer of tough.

Content Warnings

Silk, Volume 0: The Life and Times of Cindy Moon

Tana Ford, Annapaola Martello, Ian Herring, Robbie Thompson, Travis Lanham, Stacey Lee, Dave Johnson

3.5

Thor by Donny Cates Vol. 2 Tpb

Donny Cates

2.0

dark sad

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

wow. what a complete disappointment compared to the first volume. i've always been incredibly picky when it comes to donald blake's characterisation, i absolutely hate that thor and don are now seen as separate people and that this comic decided to add onto that and somehow make it much, much worse, just for the outcome to render the entire volume pointless. in mighty thor 2011 don blake was beheaded by amora and left in an eternal daydream, basically. this is completely ignored by this series, don turns evil, starts killing, and yet the end remains... the same, just much bleaker—don is now eternally trapped within the norse mythology story of loki, chained down beneath a venomous snake, now the god of lies... quite literally what was the point? it's a total shame because donny cates has shown his potential and talent with the first volume, he writes exciting plots and stories, but this was just the last thing i would ever want in a thor story. at least we got throg and lockjaw teamup!