- phil has my heart - I'm scared and nervous, but that little Isabelle chapter was perfect - I like W.M's way of passing information and his innovation -- phil has my heart - I'm scared and nervous, but that little Isabelle chapter was perfect - I like W.M's way of passing information and his innovation - surprised and impressed Ray is my fav - their familial bond really tugs on my heart strings...more
- Ray has a lot of layers to him - Norman????? - they're managing to keep me on the edge of my seat, byt the end of each chapter! - this feels like a che- Ray has a lot of layers to him - Norman????? - they're managing to keep me on the edge of my seat, byt the end of each chapter! - this feels like a chess game I don't know its rules, but I'm scared for my babies - these children are really speciall and unique and they do learn and adapt quickly, I can't be like that and I'm in my thirties, man? - what is happening??? this is tragedy!!!...more
- I'm interested in that William Minerva character, because I still can't comprehend how the world looks outside that place. - each time krone appears,- I'm interested in that William Minerva character, because I still can't comprehend how the world looks outside that place. - each time krone appears, I get more scared - mom's interactions with children are just sad, the perfect portrayl of "i'll do anything to live" - the last 2 chapters are intense, this manga really nails the cliffhanger endings...more
I've always wanted to read all of the peanuts comics, and this seems like the perfect time for that. i've always had a soft spot for that glet's goo!!
I've always wanted to read all of the peanuts comics, and this seems like the perfect time for that. i've always had a soft spot for that gang, especially miserable charlie brown, because he can't just catch a break, and that's so relateable. this volume was also so interesting in the introductions and the intervews with schulz as it sheds a lot of light on his ideas behind this comic strip
this one covers the very first 2 years he drew this strip, and I had some observations: - charlie had a darker, more direct sense of humor in the beginning - it's interesting to see how pattty morphed later into lucy - the ages of the characters are hazy, i always assumed that charlie and lucy and shroeder are the same age, but maybe they're not yet? - snoopy wasn't that eccentric, and it's also interesting to see that he wasnt really charlie's dog?? he was more like anyone's dog :D...more
I'm shocked by the reveals already. - Emma is too optimistic, Norman likes her so he tends to do what she wants, and Ray just observes and seems to havI'm shocked by the reveals already. - Emma is too optimistic, Norman likes her so he tends to do what she wants, and Ray just observes and seems to have his priorities set. - also emma has a lot of pent-up rage at their situation, while norman shows it occasionally, and I don't know which is more terrifying...more
I can't escape the comparsion between this and Nabokov's Lolita, but I found myself more immersed in this sad tale of love. We follow an old man who'sI can't escape the comparsion between this and Nabokov's Lolita, but I found myself more immersed in this sad tale of love. We follow an old man who's infatutaed by a virgin girl at one of the whorehouses, and he idolizes her to the point that he doesn't allow herself a lot of things with her.
the way he writes about the mc's lonely daily life makes me ache for him despite his pervert pedophilic nature, which is an amazing feat for a writer. ...more
This was so messed up and disturbing, that you can't look at pinocchio the same way again.
it's a very adult retelling of the wholesome story of pinoccThis was so messed up and disturbing, that you can't look at pinocchio the same way again.
it's a very adult retelling of the wholesome story of pinocchio, and in this story: he is a robot boy built by a man hoping to sell his invention to the military, but pinocchio makes a mess and starts his journey like he did in the original story, but with the added infestation of a cockroach called jiminy.
the art is amazing and breathtaking, and it follows a lot of the beats of the original story in a creative way, so i really liked that about it. i was also suprised by the way this author decided to add his disturbing twist to some other stories as well, like snow white.
i'm really interested to read more by this author...more
this was such an interesting read after reading marquez's "autumn of the patriarch", as this retells the life story of a dictator in such simple few lthis was such an interesting read after reading marquez's "autumn of the patriarch", as this retells the life story of a dictator in such simple few lines and simple art. i guess the object from it was breaking the taboo of talking about the dictator more than being a complete flushed out story about him....more
from the get-go it gives me "never let me go" by kazuo ishiguro vibes, mixed in with some "stranger things".
I was disappointed that we got to know thefrom the get-go it gives me "never let me go" by kazuo ishiguro vibes, mixed in with some "stranger things".
I was disappointed that we got to know the secret from the very 1st chapter, i thought that the ending of that chapter could've been the ending of the 1st volume, and the rest of the chapters would be filled with sinister warnings leading up to the reveal.
we follow a group of orphans, led by emma, ray, and norman, who are all 12 years old, as they discover that there's a reason for them being in that orphanage, and it isn't as wholesome as they've been led to believe. it has some gore, horror elements, beautiful art style....more
I had so much high hopes for this, but unfortunately it fell flat.
the art was beautiful especially the contrast between the black and white real life I had so much high hopes for this, but unfortunately it fell flat.
the art was beautiful especially the contrast between the black and white real life (?) and the colorful illusions or dreams. we follow a park caretaker who seems to be the only one able to see weird spectres in the park and thinks he's the only one able to protect people from them, and these creatures are somehow connected to H.P. Lovecraft.
but sadly, i wasn't interested in anything happening ...more
this was a dark issue, but I loved seeing the dreams of a species that we never see from normally in sandman comics, also the repurcussions of the houthis was a dark issue, but I loved seeing the dreams of a species that we never see from normally in sandman comics, also the repurcussions of the house's collapse haven't ended yet. this has to be the longest arc so far!...more
who's surprised that this isn't a happy ending? it's called "girls' last tour" and yet I had a feeling of dread with each chapter.
this was beautiful. wwho's surprised that this isn't a happy ending? it's called "girls' last tour" and yet I had a feeling of dread with each chapter.
this was beautiful. we didn't need to know how the world got to that state (knowing that it was caused by war is enough), but following these two girls trying to navigate that wasteland and enjoying whatever little joys they have left was everything....more
I'm not ready for this to end in the next volume, because I don't feel like it'll have a happy ending - the way they explained art and the difference bI'm not ready for this to end in the next volume, because I don't feel like it'll have a happy ending - the way they explained art and the difference between photography and painting is just beautiful!...more
أنا كنت من الجيل اللي انغمس في التدوينات والمدونات في الوقت اللي انتشرت فيه، بس تدويني كان واخد الطابع القصصي أكتر من الطابع التدويني اللي اعتمده عبد أنا كنت من الجيل اللي انغمس في التدوينات والمدونات في الوقت اللي انتشرت فيه، بس تدويني كان واخد الطابع القصصي أكتر من الطابع التدويني اللي اعتمده عبد الرحمن مصطفى في مدونته، وكان واخد طابع صحفي وسياسي أكتر مع بعض المظاهر الاجتماعية.
في الكتاب ده بيرجع الكاتب لمدونته وبيشوف كل تدوينة كتبها في عيد ميلاده من العشرينات حتى الأربعينات، وكل فصل بيذكر بعذ المقاطع من التدوينة مع تحليل ليها وحديث بعين الأربعيني اللي بينظر إلى ذلك الشاب وظروفه. فكرة الكتاب عجبتني أكتر من المحتوى نفسه في بعض الفصول، لأني مش من محبي الكتابات السياسية أو الصحافة السياسية في مصر، وده الطابع الغالب على مدوناته وتحليلاته ليها في الكتاب ده.
- there's not enough explanation for what happened to the world and where exactly do they live, but I don't even care, because this story is ultimatel- there's not enough explanation for what happened to the world and where exactly do they live, but I don't even care, because this story is ultimately about these two. I'm there to follow their sad, melancholic, and tragic journey. - ket is the greatest. i like how in each volume, they encounter something or someone that doesn't change much, but open their eyes a little bit - these two girls are intuitive, they catch on quickly to war, conflict, politics, and everything we do seems silly when they say it out loud...more
سيرة ذاتية جميلة لنجيب محفوظ، وفصلها الأول عجبني جدا في توضيح ملامح العام الذي ولد فيه نجيب محفوظ والمناخ السياسي والاجتماعي في مصر في تلك الفترة. السسيرة ذاتية جميلة لنجيب محفوظ، وفصلها الأول عجبني جدا في توضيح ملامح العام الذي ولد فيه نجيب محفوظ والمناخ السياسي والاجتماعي في مصر في تلك الفترة. السيرة كمان فيها كتابات حلوة لنجيب محفوظ لم تنشر من قبل، منها مذكراته اللي كتبه مستوحيا طه حسين. مش سيرة ذاتية بتطلب منك أنك تكون قرأت كل ما كتبه نجيب محفوظ قبل كده، بس معرفتك ببعض كتاباته وأفكاره العامة وأشهر رواياته هتساعد حتما على تقدير الكتاب. عيب الكتب من نظري هو عدم ذكره لزوجة نجيب محفوظ أو بناته مع أنه ذكر أمه وأبوه وأخواته وغيرهم، فاستغربت ذلك الاستبعاد ...more
this was so so dark and sarcastic and had a lot of dark humor
the author goes back to her childhood and younger days, most importantly her relationshipthis was so so dark and sarcastic and had a lot of dark humor
the author goes back to her childhood and younger days, most importantly her relationship with her father and the complicated dynamics of their family. bit by bit, she reveals the complicated character of her father through snippets of her own life with him, and also of what she knows about hif life before marrying and having her.
there's a ton of literary references, since her father is a lit teacher, and she draws a lot of parallels between her father and the authors and books he chose to read. there's a huge discussion of sexuality: her own and her father's and how these secrets were one of the things that destroyed the facade of their family.
it was such a heavy read, the writing was sharp, and the graphic novel was done in different blue tones to match the vibe of the story. it felt raw and honest and brutal and self-scathing a lot of the time. its also a very adult read...more
- the doodle/sketchy art style for this manga suits it for some reason. - it's interesting (and heartbreaking like anything else in thsi manga) seeing - the doodle/sketchy art style for this manga suits it for some reason. - it's interesting (and heartbreaking like anything else in thsi manga) seeing their interpertations for things like storage units long after these things lost their purpose and there's no one there to tell them how humans used them in the past. - their philosophical wonderings catch me off guard...more
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