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Review: French Milk

by Kim on October 27, 2009 · 22 comments

Title: French Milk
Author: Lucy Knisley
Genre: Memoir (format — comic)
Year: 2008
Acquired: Library
Rating:
One Sentence Summary: On the eve of her 22nd birthday, Lucy Knisley and her mother take a month-long vacation to Paris where Lucy keeps this diary.
One Sentence Review: French Milk is a unique comic diary/memoir, but doesn’t really have an action-driven plot to speak [...]

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Review: Understanding Comics

by Kim on June 9, 2009 · 13 comments

Title: Understanding Comics
Author: Scott McCloud
Pages: 215 (hardcover)
One Sentence Summary: A non-fiction comic that explores the definitions, history, and vocabulary of comic books.
One Sentence Review: Even though reading a comic on comics was a challenge, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in comics that wants to learn more about the genre.
Grade: 95/100

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Review: Fables VIII and IX

by Kim on February 10, 2009 · 7 comments

After a long hiatus, I’m happy to bring you reviews of Wolves and Sons of Empire, the eighth and ninth books in the Fables series by Bill Willingham.  As I’ve written before, it’s hard for me to review Fables because the whole thing is a series — if you liked the earlier ones, you’ll probably [...]

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