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Interesting premise and plot, as well as interesting world-building, but this somehow felt more like a halfway-fleshed-out thought experiment than a book. It could have either been shorter and more compressed of a story, or a longer more in depth exploration, but the length it is just felt a little unsatisfying.

Interesting vignettes of childhood in Crimea. I really enjoyed Sentsov's writing style, it was bare and unembellished and felt really honest. I would have loved more exploration of Crimea/the author's life, as I know his story is probably fascinating and devastating.

Some really great stories in here, interesting and honest. The characters are all unique and feel “real”, and the commentary is pretty great.

Beautifully written with realistic characters and a fascinating historical plot.

Simply gorgeous, a beautiful portrayal of the immigrant experience

What. The. Fuck.

Weird and deeply disturbing and fascinating and political. Some things I can't get past, but also some concepts I agree wholeheartedly with.

Beautiful and lyrical, surreal and yet also believable. This was truly masterful and the translator's work here shines alongside the author's.

Such a sweet comic memoir, Luke is the kind of guy you just can't help but root for.

Quirky and likeable, although with a few things that just grated on me a bit. The main character feels realistic but sometimes some other aspects of this didn't, and it pulled me out of the story. But overall really good.

See Shay D. Potter's rating for a good representation of my thoughts on this book.

Really interesting commentary

Beautiful and dark stories with just enough character development to be interesting but no extraneous things bogging them down. Fantastic cultural imagery and lore.

Okorafor's writing is always beautiful and descriptive and eloquent, but it also is always a little too short. I wish this was fleshed out more.

I really loved the art and the characters here, but would have loved some deeper exploration of Lu's world and her relationship with Fassen. The queer representation was fantastic.

Really beautiful and interesting storyline. I would have loved to see more character development but I know thats more difficult in a graphic novel.

Really well written and sensitive depiction of mental illness and recovery. It isn't linear and this shows that well. Perfect as always.