:( This book is so ridiculous. I felt embarrassed for Stephenie Meyer as I was reading it, like we are getting a clear glimpse into her unconscious desires for a creepy, possessive man. (Or perhaps this is exactly what her husband is like??) Seriously, Edward Cullen is a creepy, unbelievable character. Meanwhile, Bella is an annoying, self-absorbed girl (whose inexplicable popularity reeks of Mary Sue-ism.) MEANWHILE the book has basically no plot.

I'm reading more manga!!! I liked Granny Rockbell and Winry. I kind of already forgot what else happened in this volume? They blur together for me.

Oh, I think this is the volume where a significant human character dies and I angrily texted Carrie about how a cat also died. But then at the end the cat goes to cat heaven and I was soothed.

I read books through a filter that highly prioritizes cat activities.

I think this is my favorite one so far! I like Winry being a BAMF. I like the Elrics' teacher and her husband, and the flashbacks. Oh wait is THIS the one where the cat dies?? Hmm.

I guess there are only 22 more of these??? whaaaat this is why I never read manga, there are too manyyyy

This was a great follow up to [b:This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate|23008107|This Changes Everything Capitalism vs. the Climate|Naomi Klein|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1408714222s/23008107.jpg|41247321]. A really smart and comprehensive look at various issues related to climate change, and I was impressed by how deep it went for a short-ish YA nonfiction book. Definitely not afraid to call bullshit on climate change deniers :') Like Naomi Klein's adult NF book, Fleishman nails the very thin area between "seriously things are so fucked up we gotta fix it YESTERDAY" and "well we're already fucked so just give up now." It's dire, but not without hope.

Also, the format is great--lots of short sidebars with extra info and suggestions of YouTube videos to watch or websites to visit. Great backmatter, including a separate appendix for how to analyze media objectiveness.

SO IMPORTANT. Great for school research assignments or for concerned young citizens. Or honestly for concerned adults who don't have the time/attention span to read [b:This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate|23008107|This Changes Everything Capitalism vs. the Climate|Naomi Klein|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1408714222s/23008107.jpg|41247321], although again, I do 1000% recommend This Changes Everything.

first and foremost: what the fuck why did I read another book where the cat dies?!? why did the cat have to die so gruesomely?! >:(

That aside: I did really enjoy this! I read it all in one day because I couldn't put it down. Fast-paced, fun, kinda scary. Good readalike for... other scary books? Also a dash of sad spooky romance.

ALSO THE CAT DIES. JUST SO YOU'RE AWARE.

man there's SO MANY COMICS in this volume, some of which I liked more than others! I really like the fairly explicit parallels between mutant rights and gay rights that were playing out here, especially with the move to San Francisco. I loved Pixie and Dazzler!! I was kind of ehhh about some of the psychic resurrection stuff but honestly like, 95% of the time I prefer X-men just dicking around to X-men having to solve big weird problems, so.

Aww I really liked their origin story. Poor little bros.

Also: no cats died.

But: some rabbits died. But I felt okay about it because it was for food on a desert island. Also they went to rabbit heaven in the bonus pages.

I am aware: that my GoodReads is basically DoesTheDogDie.com for books, and I think that is a useful service to provide.

I loved this SO much. These girls, Sib and Lou, felt so realistic in their attempts at navigating popularity and grief and friendship. I love most YA books about camp/outdoors/etc and this one, set in an Australian school's wilderness term, made great use of all those finding yourself in nature tropes that I DIG.

It handles teen sex in a refreshing confused/enthusiastic/hesitant jumble that I haven't seen much of in YA, and that I appreciated.

also: a wallaby dies.

These collections are SO huge that it's hard to have a cohesive opinion about it. Some of them are parts of some crossover events that I didn't read the other half of, ughh but overall, you know, solid X-Men fun.

I love Emma Frost and I'm annoyed by Namor--they kind of have the same personality type but I'm just a bigger fan of haughty perfect women than I am of men, to be honest. #misandry #ichtyophobia