this was excellent! hard boiled detective noir where we follow a big black sad cat, our private investigator as he goes on adventures in the city, alwthis was excellent! hard boiled detective noir where we follow a big black sad cat, our private investigator as he goes on adventures in the city, always ending up with a dead body in each issue and trying to find the culprit.
it's dark and grim, the art is beautiful. and more than an anthropomorphic animals, it's humans who look like animals, if that makes sense?if you're into gritty detective stories, beautiful art, and won't mind reading a story where all the characters are animals, then i recommend this to you.
wholesome diaries of two girls in a post-apocalyptic world, searching for food, water and shelter. one of them is more effecient than the other, but yowholesome diaries of two girls in a post-apocalyptic world, searching for food, water and shelter. one of them is more effecient than the other, but you can see they care for each other in that desolate world, it also introduces a great commentary on the futility of humans. i'm expecting that it will break my heart....more
- it started with everything going to hell, which suits it being the final volume!! - the clowns has to be one of the most frustrating enemies. - suzuya- it started with everything going to hell, which suits it being the final volume!! - the clowns has to be one of the most frustrating enemies. - suzuya's arc was underrated - some character can't be redeemed with tragic childhood (looking at you, furuta)
can't believe that this is the end of tokyo ghoul! it took a lot more time to get into it than tokyo ghoul, which i was into from the first chapter. the problem is they added a lot of characters, that by the end of 16 volumes (more than 30 if you count tokyo ghoul too), i didn't remember all of them.
a lot of the arcs had huge buildup and were letdownss, the redemptions for some of the tragic acts of some characters came by too easily, and the battle scenes were mostly confusing. the series had the perfect ending, but that epilogue though it was sweet, kinda ruined the climax of the entire series. won't deny the character development and the relationships that i grew to be so attached too. these are characters i won't forget....more
when I read on the cover that this is "pride and prejudice but with dragons", I didn't know what to expect, but this was such a pleasent surprise.
Asidwhen I read on the cover that this is "pride and prejudice but with dragons", I didn't know what to expect, but this was such a pleasent surprise.
Aside from all of the titles that became all jumbled up in the end, this was an enjoyable read. it was funny watching all of these dragons doing human things, like, writing letters, picking hats to wear, going to court, and even considering marriage proposals. all of these dragons are living the lives of victorian society, and the way the author adapted some of the things to fit dragon world is amazing. (forcing servant dragons to bind their wings so that they couldn't fly as please resembles the restrictions aristocratic humans put restrictions on their servants).
It felt like a mix of a lot of jane austen novels, with a dash of inspiration fromthe life of jane austen herself, and other novels from that same era, and i enjoyed it. it's only the second novel that I read where dragons are doing human things, and i think it's my new niche thing to look for in fantasy novels....more
- redemption for some characters shouldn't be this easy - every time kaneki sees rize in his dreams, I fear that she'll talk him into more batshit craz- redemption for some characters shouldn't be this easy - every time kaneki sees rize in his dreams, I fear that she'll talk him into more batshit craziness - h is the mvp - they give me erin/mikasa vibes, if you know what i mean - the end is intense, i honestly don't know what the final volume holds for me...more
- what an opening terrifying chapter - I admire and applaud Tsukiyama's dedication - a certain character as brought back and it fills my heart with happ- what an opening terrifying chapter - I admire and applaud Tsukiyama's dedication - a certain character as brought back and it fills my heart with happiness and dread - if only kaneki realizedd what the people around him would do for him, not as a "king" but as a friend. instead of choosing to do everything alone - i'm not sure what's happenng, but i don't trust this unity - i thought we figured all there is about mutsuki, but there are still surprises somehow...more
This reminded me of Blankets by Craig Thompson, which I only read a few months ago.
This is another memoir of a childhood of abuse and neglect. We follThis reminded me of Blankets by Craig Thompson, which I only read a few months ago.
This is another memoir of a childhood of abuse and neglect. We follow the author in specific moments of his life from age 6 to age 15, as he deals with abusive grandmother, angry and neglectful parents, losing your to communicate and finding solace in art. He was abused physically and verbally countlessly, his health was neglected, and his life was a nightmare. the art was too abstract for my taste, but it really suited the story.
i couldn't stop reading it till i reached the end....more
- don't let him lose them, please! they need a win! - the origin story of the clowns founder took me by surprise - i was annoyed by marude when i was re- don't let him lose them, please! they need a win! - the origin story of the clowns founder took me by surprise - i was annoyed by marude when i was reading the 1st series, but here he's kinda cool? - fighting ghouls with ghouls is tokyo ghoul: re's slogan - each ghoul's demise made me feel for them in a way that surprised me - hinami and kaneki has one of the best relationships. - what is that ending? to what extent can kaneki go? how more transformations can he endure?...more
the ufo felt only like a footnote or a sidenote to this book, which is supposed to be a novel, but reasadly, i had too high expectations for this one.
the ufo felt only like a footnote or a sidenote to this book, which is supposed to be a novel, but read like non-fiction, or vice-versa? it looks at our protagonist, who is interested in space and ufos from a small age, and as he grows up, we see how he finds that extraterrestrial experience in music, drugs, and religion, in a journey that continues on through his life.
there was some things to like about it in the beginning, like the short shocking chapters, but sadly, it wasn't for me. ...more
- wtf mutsuki? what is wrong with you? - touka and kaneki, let's go!! - a glimps of the soft boi kaneki was before the tragedy - hide's fate is still a - wtf mutsuki? what is wrong with you? - touka and kaneki, let's go!! - a glimps of the soft boi kaneki was before the tragedy - hide's fate is still a mystery - touka has been so good at keeping her distance from humans but it was all an act - kaneki can't excape tragedy. i didn't think his story would have parallels with yoshimura's story - love seeing my favs in ccg questioning everything - the ccg under furuta is turning into a scay killing machine - that last chapter is mind-boggling! I don't know if I'm happy for my babies or terrified for them or both?!!...more
loved catherynne valente's introduction. i just love her writing.
* short stories and articles: *+#1- The Best ot Twines, the Worst of Rhymes: A tale ofloved catherynne valente's introduction. i just love her writing.
* short stories and articles: *+#1- The Best ot Twines, the Worst of Rhymes: A tale of Two C++ies (or why Game Writing is Bad and Great) by Seth Dickinson: a very meta story with humor i like. the passion of a game writing and working woth video games and the warnings felt all real like i was reading an essay not a short story, but i felt him when he said that game writers will make you feel, because it resonated with a video game i'm playing currently called "lost in random", and it really made me apperciate game writing more.
*2- Queering Chaos by Foz Meadows: an article (?) about Good Omens show, especially the relationship between Crowley and Aziraphale.
3- Lois McMaster Bujold and Being a Grand Master by Lashawn Wanak: a love letter lo Bujold, and it has me intrigues to read her.
4- Give the Family my Love by A. T. Greenblatt: an astronaut travelling to a library on a distant planet in hopes of finding something to save the earth, told through voice notes to a loved one. reminded me a lot of "to be taught, if fortunate".
*5- The Dead in their uncontrollable power by Karen Osborne: I liked this twist on the sin eaters, and the maddness of not eating the sins in a symbloic way, the mc literally eats those sins as they eat at her.
*+#6- And Now His Lordship is Laughing by Shiv Ramdas: this was horrifying and captivating. about colonialism in india. I haven't read a fantasy story set in india in some time, and this one was amazing.
*7- Ten Excerpts from an Annotated Bibliography on the Cannibal Women of Ratnabar Island by Nibedita Sen: I'm always intrigued by stories that play with their form, and this story takes the form of exceprts from different books about cannibal women. it paints an amazing and horrifying portrait that makes me wish for an actual full-length novel about them
*+#8- A Catalog of Storms by Fran Wilde: a heartbreaking story about loss. in a world where weather is having a war with humans, some humans turn into the elemnts of weather to stand up to the storms and winds that threaten their loved ones. a very interesting world-building
*+#9- How the Trick is Done by A. C. Wise: a magician's trick goes wrong, and we see all the people entangled in his life. i loved all the drama.
*10- A Strange Uncertain Light by G. V. Anderson: loved loved it. alternate timelines, both set in the same place and a lot of ghosts. alternating between two women trying to find their courage
*11- For He Can Creep by Siobhan Carroll: what's not to love in this story? we have cats fighting the devil and saving the world from demons. loved it!
*12- His Footsteps through Darkness and Light by Mimi Mondal: an indian retelling of Alladin and his genie. loved the writings and the vibes
*+#13- The Blur in the Corner of your Eye by Sarah Pinsker: I loved the twists and turns. I'm a sucker for a story about a writer isolating themselves in someplace remote to write a novel. it never ends well, but this had a twist i did NOT see coming!
*+#15- The Archonology of Love by Caroline M. Yoachim: a love story, an alien plague story, a sci-fi mystery story. the writing is gorgeous and i felt the heartbreak and grief and the setting was very interesting to travel in time
* excerpts from novellas and novels 14- Carpe Glitter by Cat Rambo: I'm always fascinaed by stories about hoarders and this excerpt was very promising.
16- A Song for a New Day by Sarah Pinsker: i love the nostalgic sad writing but it didn't grip me enough to be invested in the story
*+#17- Riverland by Fran Wilde: I was son invested in this tale, as it's told by a younger protagonist, so I don't know if this "house magic" just a code word from her mom or if there's real magic involved and it got me so tense. I loved it!
*+#18- Anxiety is the Dizziness of Freedom by Ted Chiang: alternate timelines and parallel lives mixed in with some Matrix. very interesting and I'm intrigued to read the rest of it.
19- The Haunting of Tram Car 015 by P. Djeli Clarke: won't be reveiwing this one since i already have it in my physical tbr and intend to read it anyway
I decided not to continue reading the novels and novellas excerpts because they felt incomplete 20- This is How you Lose the Time War by Amal Elmohtar and Max Gladstone: 21- Her Silhouette, drawn in Water by Vylar Kaftan: 22- The Deep by Rivers Solomon: 23- Catfish Lullaby by A. C. Wise:...more
- Saiko, let's go!! finally the spotlight she deserves! - the amon/akira/takizawa was my fav in the tokyo ghoul ccg units, and they still are - it's nic- Saiko, let's go!! finally the spotlight she deserves! - the amon/akira/takizawa was my fav in the tokyo ghoul ccg units, and they still are - it's nice to see the growth that juzuo went through - i miss the good old days when mutsuki seemed to be the sensible one in haise's squad. i like the original qs now more but mutsuki is seriously scaring me, and that character arc is the most surprising. - touka with the important question! - i'm loving all the dynamics in goat, also the mado/touka and mado/hinami interactions. - touka has become wise and ayato has become soft and i don't know what's happening in the world...more
I just realized the names for Cain and Abel's houses. intriguing, as I also liked how it manifested in the inner workings of each of their homes. it'sI just realized the names for Cain and Abel's houses. intriguing, as I also liked how it manifested in the inner workings of each of their homes. it's just I've always felt in The Sandman that they were living in the same house, right? or am i being delusional?...more
dark and sad. a girl's dream of fire coincides with a fire in the dreaming realm.dark and sad. a girl's dream of fire coincides with a fire in the dreaming realm....more
- It's hard to imagine that kenki's damned date with rize had all of these consequences - the clowns proved to be even worse than aogri - furuta is sick- It's hard to imagine that kenki's damned date with rize had all of these consequences - the clowns proved to be even worse than aogri - furuta is sick - are there any "totally human" characters left? - Nishio has really become one of my favs - the priest's connection to urie!! I keep getting surprised because I can't connect all of the 2nd gen characters to their 1st gen counterparts (mainly because, in tokyo ghoul, i didn't pay much attention to the ccg parts)...more
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