Kinsey

Narrated by George Guidall

It was fine, just didn't go in a way that I found interesting... and was a bit heavy on the romance. The series ended up being a rated R teen fantasy.

I wanted to like the book, but there was some unchallenged anti-semitism that left a bad taste.

Got lots of good notes and thoughts out of it. Had to skim read and only got about halfway through though.

Barely read it tbh. Very hard to get through, but managed to find a few good tidbits.

Very good, easy to read, and was all spot on. Got through about half of it.

Classic Zoro moments, making a pose while being incased in wax, almost cutting through his legs in order to keep fighting instead of dying... and of course his flaming onigiri move.
Also, Luffy might of had a haki moment when he easily identifies and defeats Mr. 3 by “instinct”.

So many characters introduced. Nami gets sick and they arrive at Chopper's island.

Zoro and Luffy defeat/kill Baroque Works agents, Mr.5 and Ms. Valentine.
Vivi's identity is revealed! Igaram is apparently killed by Ms. All Sunday (Robin💕)
Luffy and Zoro battle each other over a misunderstanding.
They reach their second island in the Grand Line Little Garden full of dinosaurs and they meet Broggy and Dorry.

luffy defeats arlong with his usual absurd antics. Zolo and Nami beat up the weird rat marine captain Nezumi.
Luffy's first bounty! Started at an unprecedented 30 Million berries. and they arrive in Roguetown.
Hawk-Eye goes to see Shanks!!!
I love Zoro's sword buying adventures. He meets Tashigi and chooses a cursed blade on purpose....
Alvida and Buggy return and try to kill Luffy. Smoker is revealed in all his smoky hotness. Then that super mysterious lightening (that we all know where it came from) bolt saves Luffy....

Dragon makes his grand mysterious lightening bolt entrance. Smoker is smokin hot and soundly defeats Luffy.
Laboon the Grand Line, and the beggining of Baroque Works

Read by Holter Graham.

Such a great opening.

Nami asks for help and Luffy is unleashed! Zoro's epic fight with Hatchi while on deaths door. Classic Usopp taunting his enemy and promptly running away, ultimately defeating Choo. Sanji defeats Kuroobi.

Favorite moments:
Nami stabs her hand to save Usopp!! Honestly that would leave sucha wicked scar.
Classic Luffy moment when they've got eyewitness and Nami confessing he still doesn't believe it and so just takes a nap.
and of course one of my favorite Luffy and Nami moments when she asks him for help and he puts his hat on her. Love it.

Narrated by Stephen Hoye.

The fight continues. ... and excuse me but I have a very clear memory of Zeff cutting his leg off because it gets stuck while he's trying to save Sanji. Now I learn he cut if off to eat so that Sanji wouldn't starve!?!? Oda....
Ugh the Invisible Pearl character is boring and pathetic. I legit could do without him. Can't even say who really defeated him because it was a little bit of everyone. Luffy, Sanji and Gin.
Gin totally has Sanji beat, but Sanji won out because of their honor.

Usopp continues to be a hero. Lying bloody and the ground, the risk of death near and only caring about the kids and Kaya escaping. This leads to a great moment when Zoro and Usopp are running after Django, and Zoro throws his sword to cut down a branch that's blocking Usopp's sniper shot that defeats Django. So great.
Assistant Chef Sanji is introduced. Actually I'm always surprised how he's introduced. He just destroys Ironfist emotionally and bloody for disrespecting food and hits on his girl. So like, the majority of his personality. He then feeds pirate Gin from Krieg's crew and Luffy decides to make Sanji his cook.

Enemies defeated: Zoro defeats the Meowban brother Butchie. Usopp defeats Django!! Luffy defeats Klahadore (or “butler” as Luffy calls him). Sanji defeats Lt. Ironfist Fullbody Minister of the Navy.

Friends made: Going Merry! Zolo's old team Yosaku and Johnny the bounty-hunters. And by Luffy standards Sanji, and Chef Zeff.

Luffy hypnotized!
1. Zoro totally gets duped in this volume multiple times. First by Nami climbing over him on the oil hill and then the Meowban brothers stealing his swords.
2. While Usopp has a lot of understated heroic moments. Covered in blood and taking on enemies. “Eat lead, cats!” lol. And telling his little crew member to take Kaya to safety. Oof.

Enemies defeated: Zoro defeats Siam of the Meowban brothers.

Usopp!

Friends made: Gaimon keeper of the island, Captain Usopp and his crew Pepper, Carrot and Onion. Kaya? (I mean they met but? I wouldn't say they're friends yet.
Enemies defeated: Buggy (with quite a bit of help from Nami)

Thoughts
1. I've always loved that Luffy knew Usopp's dad.
2. Buggy and Shanks are adorable.
3. Zoro telling the little kids that they ate Usopp is one of his best moments.

The first book is so good! So many favorite moments!

Friends made: Shanks, Cody and Zoro.
Enemies defeated: Local Sea Monster that ate Shanks' arm, pirate captain Iron Mace Alvida, Helmeppo (he's so pathetic can he even be included lol) marine Captain Axe-Hand Morgan (Zoro lands the final blow though, in one of my favorite moments ever and calls Luffy Captain for the first time)

omg moments
1. The very first thing Luffy does in the series is stab himself in the face to try and prove to Shanks he's tough enough to go with him out pirating.

2. lots of people die, but two people are explicitly murdered and a few of the marines kill themselves bc they're ordered to?!?!

3. and finally Nami and Buggy are introduced at the end 💕

Friends made: Chouchou the dog, Boodle mayor of Port Town, Nami?? (by Luffy reckoning definitely.)
Enemies defeated by Luffy: Mohji the Lion Tamer (Buggy's first mate)
Enemies defeated by Zoro: Cabaji the Acrobat (Buggy's second mate)

Thoughts-
1. Lots of badass Zoro traits revealed. His extreme physical strength, pain tolerance, napping off what should be mortal wounds, and deliberately wounding himself to prove how good he is.
2. Luffy hits his friends a lot lol. Cody a bunch in the first volume and the mayor in this one. All for their own good of course.
3. One Piece makes it easy to forget how evil some of the characters were when they're first introduced. Buggy blows up his own crew member for a perceived slight, chokes the old mayor nearly to death (if Luffy hadn't intervened) and more. But I'm so fond of him!

I'm intrigued, but it's still too early to rate.

This book is phenomenal.

Love it! read it for story time and the kids loved Ada.

This book is very good. All that's good about it has already been said by others. The only concern I have is at one point David Finch references a study by Baron-Cohen that suggests Asperger's is the result of an extreme male brain. This can only feed the idea that Asperger's is a male condition or an exaggeration of male characteristics. The reason Asperger's has been described as ‘acting like a guy' is not because of an extreme male brain but because our social constructs of gender teach men to be detached and egocentric with no empathy.