Mike

This was such a bizarre, addictive book. Even in the final moments of the book, it felt like the story had another beat left.

I will not have tea, thank you.

Absolutely beautiful and rough in a true to life way. I was not prepared to be hit with so many emotional parts and pieces but this brought Clémence to life in every page as well as her Grammy. Highly recommended.

Overall not bad, but the ambiguity of reality in the ending left me feeling a little weird about the story overall.

I love the Turtles and I was surprised by how much was in this volume but the second half put me to sleep!

I never read the original diary, but the adaptation here is absolutely fantastic. And for the folks who bought this for your kids: come on, ya dinguses.

Lots of potential, unfortunately rushed. Torres' art is fantastic.

A simple story that really shows how despite sadness in your life, you can find a path forward.

This was an extremely well done story from beginning to end. The story of being an “alien” in two ways was incredible. I think Yang's bluntness with some of the subject matter was absolutely necessary even for an all ages book. Reading this as an adult, I feel like a lot of the implications felt heavy handed but I think that's totally necessary for younger readers and it gets the point across starkly. Great pick for IRCB's March Book of the Month!

I had no idea how devastating this book was going to be. What an incredible and powerful story.

This was enlightening and nostalgic all at once. The internet is a magical, terrifying, impressive place that Valens beautifully describes through the lens of Tumblr's growth and downfall. Wonderfully written from beginning to end.

A beautifully illustrated story about kindness and creativity. I found myself inspired by the end to try to create something.

When I started this book I really didn't like it, but it all clicked for me about 30 pages in. You NEED to read this 2 pages at a time. It's an incredible piece of art that moves you in a truly human way. I was struck by how powerful this story was.

A book about Westerns and the 40s and outlaws and G-men that is incredibly, stupidly relevant to 2020. Brubaker and Phillips are masters of the short OGN, and this is further proof of that.

I also want to mention: Jacob Phillips on colors for this book was an amazing choice. His style is messy without being overpowering. I love it.

I loved how strong of a message this book has with a slew of fun bits and action. Highly recommended.

This was an incredibly beautiful book. While there was a hiccup or two in the story early on, overall I truly loved it from beginning to end.

Bonus points to this book for a small Yuri & Victor cameo ;D

This book was not at all what I expected (which was more video game-y type stuff) and I was very happy with it on the whole. I can't believe I sat on this book for so long without reading it, it was truly a delight to read from beginning to end.

Dang. This book kind of broke my heart.

Whew. I put reading this book off because I knew it was going to wreck me. Reading it a second time, and in one go, was way more gut wrenching. That whole last chapter had me in straight-up tears.

I knew the damn ending and I still cried.

This book sets you up to have fun with some quirks but with a heavy, heavy cloud over head. How we get to the end is the most important part, and watching Barbara lose control, chapter after chapter, is the roughest part of the story. You know something bad looms, and yet she somehow tries to persevere with witticisms and, in most cases, lashing out under the guise of “giant killing.”

I cannot express enough how fantastic of a read this was. Going head-first into this book, not second guessing anything, it is a testament to the fantastic creative delivery made by Joe Kelly and J. M. Ken Niimura's work.

What the hell even was this book. This might be some of Bendis' worst writing in recent years. It reminds me of some of his early work in—like you had to be in his head to actually follow the dialog and plot rather than, you know, read the comic.

The art was solid until it wasn't. So much color and layout experimentation worked and then didn't. It was really inconsistent. A lot of the lettering / captions were lost to the background or we're completely unnecessary.

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