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- Pyongyang (98)
- A Journey in North Korea
- By Guy Delisle
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Finished on Dec 16, 2008
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- The Burma Chronicles (26)
- By Guy Delisle
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Finished in Nov 2008
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- The Uncommon Reader (363)
- By Alan Bennett
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Finished on Aug 16, 2008
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"The British Bastards" meet "Those Foulty French"
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This book tends to be over-rated, probably because of Ellis' recent ascension to "Internet-Jesus" status. It's basically a sort of "Horrible Histories" episode for late-teenagers, in classic Ellis' style. Rhythm is good for what it's essentially a long monologue, and art is average; at times, ... (continue)
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- Three Shadows (6)
- By Cyril Pedrosa
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Finished in Jul 2008
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Wonderful little book
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First-rate work. The emphasis is on art, as can be expected by an ex-Disney animator, but the plot is also quite compelling and well thought-out.
Reviews:
http://www.boingboing.net/2008/04/07/three-shadows-haun… - — Aug 12, 2008 | Add your feedback
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- The Savage Sword of Conan Volume 2 (5)
- By Roy Thomas
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Finished on Jun 15, 2008
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The Savage Sword of Conan Volume 2
If you like Conan or comics, this is for you -
If you are a comic-book fan, this is probably your best chance of liking Conan.
If you are a Conan fan, these is are possibly the best comic-book adaptations you'll find, those which defined the Golden Age of popularity for the Cimmerian and eventually spawned the Schwarzenegger movies.
H ... (continue) - — Aug 12, 2008 | Add your feedback
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- L'histoire de Gilgamesh (1)
- By Hassan Massoudy, Pierre Grimal
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Finished in Jun 2006
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- Scarlet Traces (3)
- The Great Game
- By Ian Edginton, D'Israeli
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Finished on Aug 10, 2008
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Better than the first Scarlet Traces
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This instalment is much better than the previous volume, and very ambitious in scale, however it still feels rushed. After a promising start, the story fails to deliver and gets resolved in a few final pages with what looks like a "deus-ex-machina" trick. The art is good, but I feel that a longer tr ... (continue)
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- Grendel (4)
- Devil Child (Grendel)
- By Diana Schutz, Tim Sale
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Finished on Aug 10, 2008
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Not for weak stomachs
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The "Grendel" brand is quite inconsistent; you have eccellent works but also sub-par material;
this one falls somewhere in between.
The story feels like an excuse for Matt Wagner to display child abuse, trying hard to shock the reader. And I like artist Tim Sale like the next man, but h ... (continue) - — Aug 12, 2008 | Add your feedback
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- Barney's Version (242)
- By Richler Mordecai
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Unfinished
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- Distraction (22)
- By Bruce Sterling
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Finished
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- Monstrous Regiment (277)
- Discworld, Book 31
- By Terry Pratchett
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Not Started
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- "Playboy" Guide to Jazz (3)
- By Neil Tesser
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Abandoned
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- Italy and Its Discontents (20)
- Family, Civil Society, State: 1980 - 2001
- By Ginsborg Paul
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Not Started
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The Uncommon Reader
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One of the best short stories I've read in the last few years, "The Uncommon Reader" is an entertaining parable on the pros and cons of being a citizen of the "republic of letters", explored through the eyes of the modern monarch by definition, Elizabeth II, the Queen of England. What is "the act of ... (continue)
One of the best short stories I've read in the last few years, "The Uncommon Reader" is an entertaining parable on the pros and cons of being a citizen of the "republic of letters", explored through the eyes of the modern monarch by definition, Elizabeth II, the Queen of England. What is "the act of reading"? How would it affect a person whose existence is the very embodiment of life and action of an entire country? Is the act of writing a necessary consequence? This little page-turner will entertain and engage even the casual reader, and would be perfectly suited for a couple of hours to spare between opening a swimming-bath and having luncheon with the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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