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May not be the most useful for me as I have long thick hair and the pictures are only so detailed.

I wanted to like this, but it was so repetitive, moreso than regular fairytales. Did enjoy the pourquoi tale of the the jellyfish, the happy hunter, Momotaro (already familiar) and some others. However did not enjoy the story of princess moonlight, nor the story involving the farmer and the badger.

I want to find a goodreads list of all the books Bibliophile mentions as I believe I have read many of them, and have now added quite a few mentioned.

I was a little disappointed by the end, as music can be measured, I was hoping for a clever play on words or the inch worm measuring the distance from which the song could be heard. Oh well.

This is in the same vein as Zen Science: Stop and Smell the Universe by John Javna, and annoyed me just as much.

It could have been much better organized. It lacks a table of contents.

Did appreciate the end where it talks about the half-life of knowledge, however I think it gets some of it wrong or perhaps it was just written poorly.

This book makes me think of that obnoxious kid in 7th grade science class that points out ‘I'm not actually touching you, nothing actually ever touches.'

I did appreciate it explaining some etymology of certain words.

Read at https://genius.com/Sarah-kay-the-type-annotated and there's a video at the bottom as well.

Love how what feels like an introduction bleeds into the poem.
Lovely superhero allusions.

Going to share with a dear friend that recently had a daughter.

Found this because her poem ‘Type' was listed on Emma Watson's Our Shared Shelf.

So much better than Horns! (I know I shouldn't make comparisons.)

Hill gets the personality of the South right. My grandmother is from Louisiana and it felt so familiar.
It could only have gotten ‘more correct' if he worked in ‘warsh' (wash said with an ‘r' in it) somehow.
For a moment I cringed at the incest stereotype, but then thought that it wasn't necessarily a southern stereotype so much as what the horror genre covers and it takes place in the south.Loved Bami, wasn't surprised at her name but that's ok, and the part with her sister.The Ouija Board by Milton Bradley was a nice touch as I had had one in my childhood.

The best part of the book is when Joe Hill makes fun of Dean Koontz at the beginning, however this book is only about as good as Koontz's ‘Odd Thomas'.

Somethings were well done such as the grandmother and some of the double meanings, but not much surprised me and so much of it felt repetitive. I get it Ig is good at math and has a hard time breathing.

I'd still watch the movie of this. I did imagine parts of this book as portrayed by Radcliffe and most of it feels gratuitous. I also feel bad that he's portraying another not so loveable protagonist, but I'm curious how much of this will come off as The Dresden Files meets Law & Order.

I think I misunderstood or missed something.

Lovely art with a heartfelt story. The story also felt copy and uneven.

It's not wrong, just difficult for me due to the ultra upbeat tone. It feels airheaded, but what it has to say has real value and is also a place to start.

I tell a young kid I work with ‘it's easier to solve problems when we're calm.'

I like her, as CA senator, CA attorney general, or as a district attorney. There are also things that are not my favorite, however they're not in the book.

Also, I dislike Kavanaugh.


Possibly just the audiobook, but at time it felt like it lacked fully structured transitions. I assume in print there were page breaks to serve as a visual transition.

Read on the bus, which fit well with how the book was structured.

Wish I had read this in a class setting, was able to comprehend, but feel I would have enjoyed it more had I a more in-depth reading of it.

I'm glad this book exists, I just expected more :/
The inside flap says 4-8yrs old and I think most four year old might catch on to what they're dressed as far as potential occupation, however I think it would have been even better for it to have been more overt, either as naming the occupation OR to have a representation of a woman dressed as her career so kids know that it can be more than just dress up. Also didn't love the page where they're all dressed as athletes because it looks like the girl playing basket ball is just wearing a basketball jersey— no shorts. But good job showing realistic cleats and the girl playing tennis is shown to be left handed.

Also could use a parent/teacher reading guide/information section in the back.

It's what I imagine one of your Pinterest boards to look like or include.

I'm not well read or knowledgeable enough about the classics or certain best sellers to do well with these quizzes. However, I did enjoy the concept of some of the questions (eg how are these linked?), and certain context clues allowed me decent guesses.

Only saw the space book. But I trust the other books are of a similar quality. Great ‘paper engineering' as it had fold out pages and flaps under flaps sometimes, excellent for fine motor and for kids to explore or to get a sense of looking inside something.

The art was pretty, the story was just forgettable—or at least it wouldn't stick for me—I'd pick it up and not understand the characters' relations or motivations. I even started over an then realized it didn't feel worth it. Kind of sad.

The build up was great, but then there was a point were it wasn't smooth. Loved the heraldic puns and such.

There's a difference between being funny and being mean; between describing and complaining.

Had picked it up hoping for something similar to Benjamin Hoff's ‘Tao of Pooh' and ‘Te of Piglet'.
However, I just couldn't get through what was either absurdism and satire or someone who was entirely too deep into the esoteric.

A sugar cookie of a book.
Happy and in love, so it was sweet to read a love note of sorts.

The story and its characters are imperfect. I felt that the pacing was decent, it's a little slow in the beginning, but I think that's due to its genre and is therefore fitting. The boyfriend is supportive, but not in the exact way that Cel wishes him to be, which I find true to life in the general way of boyfriend/girlfriend relations as well as with people experiencing mental illness and their support group.

I love this book's messages and I love the various volume that they are sounded at.

Positive LBGT message, sounded at a subtle volume: Holly and Gina are girlfriends. However, it's not a big deal, it's only implied that maybe Gina's father doesn't approve, and it could be cronyism equally as likely as bigotry — or that he just a stick in the mud and might not approve of anyone. Also they have a positive relationship, in which I didn't spot any overt stereotypes.

Positive mental health message, at a loud volume: over and over again it's written that it's ok to get and seek help, to start again, to try again, to engage in self care, and to take breaks. This is amazing and I don't think can be emphasized enough.
Cel was never labeled as crazy by anyone besides herself. And although what Cel was saying was implausible (eg ghost/haunting) her support group still believed in her and labeled her feelings as valid.

Additional message that the field of medicine (and arguably psychology and where they intersect) has a very messy past. Especially when it come to women and people of color...and the poor. I highly enjoyed the afterward