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Silver Surfer's encounter with Impossible Man made me think of Q from Star Trek.

I enjoy The Collector.

I like that the names were flexible; Thanos starts by calling them the ‘soul gems' but then changes it to Infinity gems.

I loved that she slapped him, rather memorable as I read this about nine months ago. I also recalled beauty in their character and language; determination, tenacity, commitment, risk, family values/love. It could probably stand a reread as I'm now fuzzy on the details, but I really enjoyed it.

This seems amazing, however I don't think my French is there yet. It's fatiguing to try to read it and I dislike how much I'm using google translate. I hope to come back to Jack et son bateau.

Read in one setting.
Great Loki plot. Was not thrilled to see Zodiac stuff. Enjoyed Stark not yet accepting of Thor as a god as well as hinting to Thor's ‘secret identity' of sorts.

Oh man what is Captain America's costume; at times the blue part around the torso looks like a fuzzy sweater, sometimes feathers, and also like sequins.

Picked this up from my local library as it was bilingual French and English. However, I was a bit disappointed by the English translation as I noticed that it did not match the French entirely. For example the scene with the crocodile:
French:
‘mais un crocodile géant sort de l'eau en faisant claquer son énorme bouche, et chasse Petit Singe qui se réfugie tres vite sur le bord de la rivière.'

English:
‘But a big green crocodile came snapping and chased him back to the bank.'

The English translation leaves out the big mouth; in French it doesn't say he's green.

So it doesn't feel like a true translation and doesn't fully help with my main goal of improving my French if I have to correct or add to the translation.

Gambada, to gambol, frolic or skip. Thanks for this fun French verb

Added value for me as I recently read the first volume of ‘one punch man'

And thanks to this I looked at the wiki for bandes dessinée

Another review that I saw expressed disappointment about the premise/mechanic of the skull face and the other non-traditional faces as only being means to grant anonymity. I also felt a kind of disappointment.
I think a bookstore populated with fantastical characters would be an interesting aspect of a story. I also think that a bookstore staffed with humans is interesting on its own. I understand the need to give people their right to privacy, but what is the point of the choice of having these true to life experiences obfuscated by an absurd appearance? I suppose it's whimsical. I feel that the style choice bogs down the actions of the story rather than adding to it.

Anyone please let me know if there are books about a bookstore, library, etc. staffed by extraordinary beings as part of a premise or setting.

As an adult reading this to young kids, the best part of this is the looks on the parents' faces when the grandfather gifts the pig to Maya without consulting them first.

3.5
It's not pretty and it's not supposed to be.
The story has heart though and how could one not love lil Nessie.

I love that Ray's sister Amanda refuses to let Ray renege on her taking care of Nessie.

Excellent moments: “Do you know what down means?” & “Like the last time I saw you I was literally crying in my underwear on the street.”
The songs
Sisterly bonds

Didn't like that Ray and Amanda's relationship at first seems like the cliche ex.
And the art style got to me; due to all the lines everyone read as old, ragged, or unfortunate looking

I was thrilled when I figured out the word betrayed (trahi), haha.

Trying to increase my French fluency. Got this charming book from my public library.

Overall well done. A majority of stories appealed to my interest; also liked that it covered a broad range of eras and topics.

Matt Dembicki's ‘Ego Shine' a shoeshine business that brought attention to antiquated laws.
Also was curious how accurate it was: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/despite-losing-his-flagship-location-ego-brown-is-one-happy-shoeshine-man/2012/02/24/gIQACVuYcR_story.html

Didn't love Steve Loya's ‘Crow and Panda'. I think that there could have been a better story about this panda.

Love Jim Ottaviani, his ‘101 Miles of Monument' about the subway system and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial has this lovely play on perspective.

Enjoyed Tabitha Whissemore's ‘Vinne and Abe', which was about Vinnie Ream's sculpture and bust of Lincoln.

Wonderfully done.

And no worries if you're a little fuzzy on the events of the previous book (also enjoyable), as the notable aspects of it are clearly referred to while still maintaining lovely wordings and smooth pace.

Charming moments of humor, lovable characters, and clever aspects.

Loved that Malik goes by Abbas; Abbas and Singh both mean lion.

3.5

Read at: https://www.penguin.com/ajax/books/excerpt/9780143122425

Fantastic.

Love how Susan treats cricket and Ester's attitude about employment

Read at: https://www.plough.com/en/topics/culture/short-stories/the-three-questions

At times the scaling of time bothered me, but so well done.

Makes me want to read more about Prince and rewatch Pretty in Pink.

Really like Teresa.
Someone on the back cover encourages a second and third reading. I read this on hoopla, maybe I will give it another read.

Like a Todd Parr book for - I was going to say ‘adults', but really for anyone who's ready to hear it.

Thank you Charlotte Reed.

Sigh: The need for the “observer” to be conscious is not supported by scientific research, and has been pointed out as a misconception rooted in a poor understanding of the quantum wave function ψ and the quantum measurement process,[4][5][6] apparently being the generation of information at its most basic level that produces the effect.

I was offended by this concept of: there's a compound — that one can mainline — that turns off the observer effect because it's apparently located in the brain.

Also very weak, or perhaps unappealing, characters.
Daniella is a trophy; her main function in the story is to be a reward and to make Jason likeable and she seems to have little autonomy.
Jason has a huge ego as he only considered other Jasons (his ownself) to have created ‘the box' — which is an SF trope. Also did not find the monicker ‘Jason 2' amusing.

I did enjoy the Jason chatroom. Also the part when he goes to purchase a gun was well done.

It's hard not to compare to the Gnomes and Faries book done in the same style.
The art was sometimes very lovely and I greatly enjoyed the recounting of Norse mythology.

Temple Grandin is amazing. I greatly appreciate this collection of projects, ‘bite sized' biographies of relevant scientists, and her own story that naturally connects all the ideas and areas of study.

Read because of my regard for Grandin and because I work with kids; I hope to recommend this to families or teachers.

This was fantastic.

This is one I would like to re-read.

Listened to Amanda Palmer read this wonderful poem set to gorgeous animation.

Please enjoy it here: https://aeon.co/videos/observe-everything-neil-gaimans-celebration-of-cultures-journey-from-science-to-knowledge

I loved “ its themes of inherited wisdom, female power and humanity's irrepressible pursuit of knowledge are visualised in striking watercolours to offer a richly imagined perspective on the relationship between science and culture.”

I have forgotten when I read this, although I do recall my father and I laughing just at the fact it existed. I feel like I encountered it after the bush administration.