Lila Danisa
I have always wondered what happens to the 1% of the germs that don't get "cleaned" by hygiene products. And this book somehow answer those question. However, the ending wasn't what I expected it would be. I didn't know if it's scientifically correct, but for me the answer of that 1% germs was not satisfying. I read this book to my 5 years old son and he was also questioning the ending. The ending led us to some research regarding that matter. It was actually fun that this book brought critical mind on us.
Though the book presented real name illustrator, I found the style of the illustrations here so much like an AI-generated illustrations. I hope I am wrong. To be honest, we (my son and I) didn't like the illustrations. They were not in our like-styles illustrations. Completely personal tho. I believe many might be fan of that kind of style.
What my son loved the most from this book was to spot Onna on each page. Who's Onna? You need to pick up this book to know.
Thank you to Grant Kurzman and NetGalley for the ARC.
p.s When I read the author's last name, my son said his name fit the book. I needed a minute to understand what he meant by that. He rolled his eyes and said Kurzman sounds like "kuman". Indonesian word for germ. And I laughed for like a minute. What a smart boy!
Originally posted at www.goodreads.com.
I have always wondered what happens to the 1% of the germs that don't get "cleaned" by hygiene products. And this book somehow answer those question. However, the ending wasn't what I expected it would be. I didn't know if it's scientifically correct, but for me the answer of that 1% germs was not satisfying. I read this book to my 5 years old son and he was also questioning the ending. The ending led us to some research regarding that matter. It was actually fun that this book brought critical mind on us.
Though the book presented real name illustrator, I found the style of the illustrations here so much like an AI-generated illustrations. I hope I am wrong. To be honest, we (my son and I) didn't like the illustrations. They were not in our like-styles illustrations. Completely personal tho. I believe many might be fan of that kind of style.
What my son loved the most from this book was to spot Onna on each page. Who's Onna? You need to pick up this book to know.
Thank you to Grant Kurzman and NetGalley for the ARC.
p.s When I read the author's last name, my son said his name fit the book. I needed a minute to understand what he meant by that. He rolled his eyes and said Kurzman sounds like "kuman". Indonesian word for germ. And I laughed for like a minute. What a smart boy!
Originally posted at www.goodreads.com.
3,75 rounded-up to 4 stars!
Some of the poems in this book radiated the rage of unfairness in corrupt society and I loved it so much. Unfortunately resonate deeply with the currently chaotic situation in my country.
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Lesser men are getting more, while the wiser men are ignored.
This is the way of the world, said by those who rigged it.
~ 68%
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Almost all religion-related poems were dark. I understand that those poems were personal experience the poet have/had but I still found them dark and didn't know how to take in.
Overall I enjoyed this poems collection because mostly the poems were easy to read and understand. All the poems were in rhymes which help me to grasp the underlying meanings.
Thank you to Chaz Holesworth and NetGalley for the ARC.
Originally posted at www.goodreads.com.
3,75 rounded-up to 4 stars!
Some of the poems in this book radiated the rage of unfairness in corrupt society and I loved it so much. Unfortunately resonate deeply with the currently chaotic situation in my country.
---
Lesser men are getting more, while the wiser men are ignored.
This is the way of the world, said by those who rigged it.
~ 68%
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Almost all religion-related poems were dark. I understand that those poems were personal experience the poet have/had but I still found them dark and didn't know how to take in.
Overall I enjoyed this poems collection because mostly the poems were easy to read and understand. All the poems were in rhymes which help me to grasp the underlying meanings.
Thank you to Chaz Holesworth and NetGalley for the ARC.
Originally posted at www.goodreads.com.
Love this book so much! So relatable with me and my son because I have been read him books since he still a fetus inside my womb. Our reading time everyday is always a fun time. Never fail. Now he is 5 years old and can read books mostly by himself. The discussions we have about books become boarden up and amusing. I learn so much from the books I read to him and his follow-up questions. And this book perfectly portrayed that bounding through books between me and my son.
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"It’s okay when we disagree! We can tell each other why."
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The illustrations were also perfect to highlight the short passages. They were colorful and full of imagination. Again, perfect illustration to describe the magic of reading books. Though my son was kinda disappointed when there is no hijabi representation in the illustrations. He said he wanted to see me (yes, I am a hijabi) in the book he likes, especially when the book is about book and reading. One of our favorite daily activities. That's why there is a missing half-star in the rating.
Aside from that minor bump, we (my son and I) love this book so much. As I write this review, it's still in our reread shelf.
Thank you to Karolyn Wallace, Mission Point Press, and NetGalley for the ARC.
Originally posted at www.goodreads.com.
Love this book so much! So relatable with me and my son because I have been read him books since he still a fetus inside my womb. Our reading time everyday is always a fun time. Never fail. Now he is 5 years old and can read books mostly by himself. The discussions we have about books become boarden up and amusing. I learn so much from the books I read to him and his follow-up questions. And this book perfectly portrayed that bounding through books between me and my son.
---
"It’s okay when we disagree! We can tell each other why."
---
The illustrations were also perfect to highlight the short passages. They were colorful and full of imagination. Again, perfect illustration to describe the magic of reading books. Though my son was kinda disappointed when there is no hijabi representation in the illustrations. He said he wanted to see me (yes, I am a hijabi) in the book he likes, especially when the book is about book and reading. One of our favorite daily activities. That's why there is a missing half-star in the rating.
Aside from that minor bump, we (my son and I) love this book so much. As I write this review, it's still in our reread shelf.
Thank you to Karolyn Wallace, Mission Point Press, and NetGalley for the ARC.
Originally posted at www.goodreads.com.
I really tried to understand this poetry book. I even read some of the poems more than once. Unfortunately most of them didn't resonate with me. I could pretend that at the end of the book I understand the overall meaning of the poems within this collection but I really couldn't. However some lines in some poems kinda hit hard because how relatable those were with the real life situation, even in country so far from the US.
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If our county were any bigger than a sitcom set, they would all herd lemminglike into the rough spun monochrome of gas stations, outlet malls, & plyboard huts where you can rent VHS tapes rewound by mice & silverfish. ~61%
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I am sure it's 100% me problem why this book is not for me. I believe many people would find this book intriguing.
Nevertheless thank you to Ian Hall, EastOver Press, and NetGalley for the ARC.
Originally posted at www.goodreads.com.
I really tried to understand this poetry book. I even read some of the poems more than once. Unfortunately most of them didn't resonate with me. I could pretend that at the end of the book I understand the overall meaning of the poems within this collection but I really couldn't. However some lines in some poems kinda hit hard because how relatable those were with the real life situation, even in country so far from the US.
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If our county were any bigger than a sitcom set, they would all herd lemminglike into the rough spun monochrome of gas stations, outlet malls, & plyboard huts where you can rent VHS tapes rewound by mice & silverfish. ~61%
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I am sure it's 100% me problem why this book is not for me. I believe many people would find this book intriguing.
Nevertheless thank you to Ian Hall, EastOver Press, and NetGalley for the ARC.
Originally posted at www.goodreads.com.
