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I read the graphic novel- which I really liked - but this!!! THIS blew me away when I already knew the story and how much I liked it...I like the book so much more!
The preparedness, the survival, the stockholm syndrome with layers of nuance that stack so nicely that you will notice something new every time. A fantastic read and you will become absolutely compelled to read on!
Molly just knocks it out of the park with this art! Every panel has a nice layout, pallet, and expression. Just fantastic!
The story is a great coming of age story and I think also nicely demonstrates that D&D is a useful tool for practicing situations in real life. Our protagonist like to tell stories, draw, and daydream and sometimes unlikely friends can get very close if you give it a chance! Excited to see this continue!
I wouldn't call this a finance book - yet it is? If you have some serious money trauma going on in your life then this book is really great! Some of the best prompts, journaling, and affirmations that I thought were really helpful. This book is rather gentle but doesn't shy away from pointing out systemic poverty and issues like that. If you don't mind a little woo-woo this book is still helpful and if you're into that then this book will be a delight. This book is not really for financial literacy - it's more of a healing book and find your relationship with money and help repair some of that (and we all have some of that) so for a follow up I recommend [b:Finance for the People: Getting a Grip on Your Finances 58536101 Finance for the People Getting a Grip on Your Finances Paco de Leon https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1627895153l/58536101.SX50.jpg 91962678] to start understanding money and building wealth.I did take off a star because it does mention some closed practices that I'm sure are closed practices for those groups? (I could be wrong like mikvah and smugging/sage - So if you are Jewish or Native I would like to hear your thoughts.)
I picked this up because it was almost the end of the year of the tiger and I thought it could be a good book to finish up the tiger year with. I didn't know what to expect... and it was great!
Alice Wong is a disability activist and this book has her essays and interviews inside. I learned a lot from her perspective and I thought this was a really valuable piece of work full of insight and sass!
I think we all have questions about the amish and this little book is really quick and covers a lot of those questions. I think amish get misunderstood and/or romanticized in some way so, it's refreshing just to have a straight forward book explaining the lifestyle and community living.
My family family has amish roots - my grandmother worked really hard on a family tree and got to visit these communities. It was nice to learn more about them to get in touch with this a bit.
A kind and bit of an inspiration type read. It reminds me of those daily motivational books that will give you a little bit of inspiration for your day with a cute saying or quote.
This feels like that with a little more depth as we travel around with these characters and interactions with each other. The art is from a couple of scribbles to a larger scale work...it was really wonderful to see because the sketchy style reflects a bit of my own but with more natural feel. Great art I thought!
My favorite meeting was the horse. I like how such a big creature feels big and strong with the trees - I noticed that the horses legs and tree trunks have similar style and it was a great way to intro this strong and tall character.
I love to see some actual yule books out there now! This is for really young kids, I would love to see something for a little bit older audience.
The art didn't connect with me. It looks like they tried their best with the tools that they had (maybe canva?). The best part of this book is the goose, it looks far more lively then most of the scenes.
