This was a fun, kind of Ender's Game for Grownups. I had expected it to be more of her being a badass space assassin, rather than going to Space AssasThis was a fun, kind of Ender's Game for Grownups. I had expected it to be more of her being a badass space assassin, rather than going to Space Assassin School, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. ...more
After my last status update, I switched from audio to e-book. I didn't mind the narrator (though, thanks to Bernie, all I could hear was "yuge" and "yAfter my last status update, I switched from audio to e-book. I didn't mind the narrator (though, thanks to Bernie, all I could hear was "yuge" and "yuman"), and I think the writing itself is great. Watts does a great job setting the scene, and Rorschach is SUPER CREEPY and scary, and the language used sounds really good and beautiful. HOWEVER, it was all a little too dense for me. I'd zone out anytime there was one of those "imagine you're X" scenes, and to be totally honest, The Way of Kings or, hell, even The Wise Man's Fear almost felt like faster listens. ...more
This volume wasn't as strong as the first one, though it was still very entertaining. Gillen & McKelvie make me want to read more of the teen teams inThis volume wasn't as strong as the first one, though it was still very entertaining. Gillen & McKelvie make me want to read more of the teen teams in the Marvel universe ...more
Really fun. I love DeConnick's writing; she's got great dialogue, very snappy and snarky. Captain Marvel is totally kickass and wonderful. I can see wReally fun. I love DeConnick's writing; she's got great dialogue, very snappy and snarky. Captain Marvel is totally kickass and wonderful. I can see why she's Kamala's hero....more
This was a solid 3.5. I really liked *most* of it, but the ending was a little WHAA-WHAAAAAA for me. Snyder & Murphy did a great job creating a reallyThis was a solid 3.5. I really liked *most* of it, but the ending was a little WHAA-WHAAAAAA for me. Snyder & Murphy did a great job creating a really compelling, creepy sea-monsters horror story, and everything was very cinematic with lots of long, two page panels stretching the action out, and I think this would actually make a pretty successful movie, but (view spoiler)[the humans are aliens ending just really fell flat for me. It was confusing and a little bit of a cop out, I think, though I tend to feel that way about the entire "It was aliens all along!" trope (hide spoiler)]. The art was fantastic, though, and I really appreciated the amount of diversity in the characters, and the kick ass heroines. I'm really looking forward to discussing this with some book club peeps....more
I was a little hesitant picking this one up because Mieville's been pretty hit or miss for me, but this was a hit. It started out a little slow and coI was a little hesitant picking this one up because Mieville's been pretty hit or miss for me, but this was a hit. It started out a little slow and confusing and awful because China Mieville likes to just throw you in the deep end and not explain anything at all until later. But after about 50 pages or so, everything really started to click, and I got super sucked into the story. It was just the right amount of weird and awesome and poignant and wonderful. ...more
This was not what I have come to expect from Shannon Hale. I love her writing, but it all tends to be fluffy, fun, light romance, which is great! I haThis was not what I have come to expect from Shannon Hale. I love her writing, but it all tends to be fluffy, fun, light romance, which is great! I have enjoyed everything by her I've ever read! But this...this was different. I think it was noticeable that this was a stretch for her, but I think she handled it pretty well. She dealt with the bad language thing, and I have to admit that I find the main character bleep bleeping everyone kind of a delight. She dealt with the premarital sex without being preachy or overly obvious. She's got a great main character who is not only Latina, she is also physically handicapped, plus a pretty diverse cast of secondary characters. I don't typically love alien-invasion type stories, so I almost dinged this for that, but I liked how real the stakes seemed and how not everyone got a happily ever after.
The story was exciting and the characters were pretty great. ...more
Really enjoyable. It's a pretty quick read, and once the action gets started, it really sucked me in. Really enjoyable. It's a pretty quick read, and once the action gets started, it really sucked me in. ...more
This was fun! I mean, the dude is that sort of clueless, schlubby dude that is so prevalent and annoying, but Andy Go is actually pretty okay, and I eThis was fun! I mean, the dude is that sort of clueless, schlubby dude that is so prevalent and annoying, but Andy Go is actually pretty okay, and I enjoy this twist on the quarter life crisis happening. ...more
This was really enjoyable. It was a little slow getting started, but once I started to understand what was going on, I really got into it. The main chThis was really enjoyable. It was a little slow getting started, but once I started to understand what was going on, I really got into it. The main character, once he figured out what was going on, was a smart, hard working kid. The perspective was interesting as was the premise. It'll be interesting to see how they translate this into a Tom Cruise vehicle....more
I first read this in high school and LOVED it. This time around, I had a little trouble getting into it. I think I was about halfway through before thI first read this in high school and LOVED it. This time around, I had a little trouble getting into it. I think I was about halfway through before the plot and the language grabbed me, but by the end of it, I was fully ready to immediately move onto the second book (I have the first 5 on my Kindle). I can understand why people don't like it, but ultimately, this is lighthearted, fluffy, entertaining pulpy reading. I still really like John Carter as a character, and while I might have liked Dejah Thoris to have more agency in her own life this is a product of the era in which it was written (women couldn't even vote!), and we have awesome lady characters in Sola and Sarkoja. ...more
Gah, this book was SO GOOD. Kind of an awesome Romeo/Juliet story, with less killing themselves (but plenty of killing other people). The art is phenoGah, this book was SO GOOD. Kind of an awesome Romeo/Juliet story, with less killing themselves (but plenty of killing other people). The art is phenomenal, and I love the crazy, creepy, weird aliens Vaughan and Staples came up with. ...more
It took me a little bit of time to get into the story, but once I was, it was totally engrossing, and I wanted to keep reading. This is definitely onlIt took me a little bit of time to get into the story, but once I was, it was totally engrossing, and I wanted to keep reading. This is definitely only the first half of the story, but I'm not even mad about that; it was already 400 pages long. I've got the sequel downloaded to my Kindle.
I am not usually a fan of ALIENS as a trope, but since I knew they were in this, it felt like a really long time before they were actually introduced. ...more
When I read this when I was 17, it was my favorite book. I loved the idea of sex as a goodness, shared with people you love, and I loved the recognitiWhen I read this when I was 17, it was my favorite book. I loved the idea of sex as a goodness, shared with people you love, and I loved the recognition of the divinity within all living things, but rereading it now, I find myself not loving it as much as I used to. The free love thing is a little hard to swallow being in a monogamous relationship now, and ... I don't know. I'm not the same person I was when I read it at 17, and this book doesn't fulfill the needs me at 27 has....more
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