postmodernblues's Reviews (465)

The Rest of Us Just Live Here

Patrick Ness

3.0

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Hamlet

William Shakespeare

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I feel I should be allowed to give Hamlet one hundred stars given that is the greatest text ever composed.

Pet

Akwaeke Emezi

3.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

"And yes, maybe it is easier not to look. Maybe it is easier to say because you do not see it, it is not happening. Maybe you can pull the stone out of the pool and put the moon back together." -Akwaeke Emezi, Pet, pg. 95

Ghostbusters Volume 5: The New Ghostbusters

Erik Burnham

4.0

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

This is the female Ghostbusters saga we deserve! If Dan Schoening had been a writer on the 2016 remake, it would have been a smash hit!

I love Janine Melnitz so goddamn much. And I love the way she's drawn here.