Book Logging (Graphic Novels)
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the_rckLady Castle - This graphic novel is set in a medieval castle. All of the men are away at the beginning, and then word comes back that they've died. There's a magic sword that selects a woman as the next King.
Lumberjanes 9: On a Roll - The Lumberjanes compete against sasquatches in a rollerderby. I'm not sure this is the place to start the series, but I found it a lot of fun. I love the characters and the setting and all of the little hints that something in the background is much weirder/potentially more sinister than has yet emerged.
My Hero Academia 1-4 - I'm enjoying this series more than I thought I would. I only occasionally want to grab the main character and shake sense into him, and that's because he's acting 15 rather than because he's being terrible in some other way. This is a superhero high school manga series. The characters have a range of powers (known as 'quirks' in the setting) and are in training, hoping to go pro as heroes.
Natsume’s Book of Friends 14-18 - I'm so happy to have interlibrary loan access again. I've forgotten the character names, but I more or less remember who they are and how they relate to each other. I really enjoy each anecdote in each volume and look forward to the next.
One Week in the Library - That was really, really weird. Also, I think I wouldn’t have picked it up if I’d known some of the content. There’s suicide and death and transformation. The main character is reading it all, but he has no sense of what’s real. He’s also kind of existentially trapped. There are some interesting ideas about story in here, but I had a hard time filtering to get them even though the book’s fairly short.
The Royal Tutor 1-3 - I'm a little creeped out by the childlike appearance of the tutor, but I'm enjoying the story apart from that. I have some volumes of Negima out from the library right now, so I'm wondering what the appeal is. I'm not sure if this tutor being an adult but looking about 10 years old is better than Negi in Negima who is an actual 10 year old.
Scales and Scoundrels 1: Into the Dragon’s Maw - I was constantly distracted by the fact that some of these characters seemed to have muppet noses. The implied depth of world building is interesting, but I'm not sure if it will support its own weight. I suppose that that will depend on later volumes.
The Storm in the Barn - This is kids in the Dust Bowl with a side of the supernatural. I didn't like the art because my eyes had trouble parsing it.
Zachary Holmes: Case Two: The Sorcerer - I know I read this, but I can’t remember much of it. This one goes more to the supernatural side of things. It’s relatively short and not vastly complex.
Started but not finished
Erased 1 - There was a waitlist on this, so I returned it unfinished. I'm not sure that more time would have helped because the plot hinged on the abuse and murder of a child. There's time travel involved, and I think that preventing the death was going to be a major plot point.
Sorcerers & Secretaries 1 - I got bored with this one.
A Thousand Coloured Castles - Trying to read the text gave me a headache. I’m pretty sure that the way the illustrations and text were was meant to give a similar feel to the protagonist’s visual difficulties, but I found it difficult in a way that was just unpleasant. The pictures were soft and faded and blurred at the edges. They looked a lot like embroidery in subdued colors combined with a fabric collage.
Through the Woods - I got about halfway through this before I realized that there was nothing making me finish. It would have taken only a few minutes because the words per page density is about on par with a terse picture book. This one is all horror, five stories plus an introduction and conclusion. Horror is not a genre I generally enjoy, and I didn’t enjoy this.
Lumberjanes 9: On a Roll - The Lumberjanes compete against sasquatches in a rollerderby. I'm not sure this is the place to start the series, but I found it a lot of fun. I love the characters and the setting and all of the little hints that something in the background is much weirder/potentially more sinister than has yet emerged.
My Hero Academia 1-4 - I'm enjoying this series more than I thought I would. I only occasionally want to grab the main character and shake sense into him, and that's because he's acting 15 rather than because he's being terrible in some other way. This is a superhero high school manga series. The characters have a range of powers (known as 'quirks' in the setting) and are in training, hoping to go pro as heroes.
Natsume’s Book of Friends 14-18 - I'm so happy to have interlibrary loan access again. I've forgotten the character names, but I more or less remember who they are and how they relate to each other. I really enjoy each anecdote in each volume and look forward to the next.
One Week in the Library - That was really, really weird. Also, I think I wouldn’t have picked it up if I’d known some of the content. There’s suicide and death and transformation. The main character is reading it all, but he has no sense of what’s real. He’s also kind of existentially trapped. There are some interesting ideas about story in here, but I had a hard time filtering to get them even though the book’s fairly short.
The Royal Tutor 1-3 - I'm a little creeped out by the childlike appearance of the tutor, but I'm enjoying the story apart from that. I have some volumes of Negima out from the library right now, so I'm wondering what the appeal is. I'm not sure if this tutor being an adult but looking about 10 years old is better than Negi in Negima who is an actual 10 year old.
Scales and Scoundrels 1: Into the Dragon’s Maw - I was constantly distracted by the fact that some of these characters seemed to have muppet noses. The implied depth of world building is interesting, but I'm not sure if it will support its own weight. I suppose that that will depend on later volumes.
The Storm in the Barn - This is kids in the Dust Bowl with a side of the supernatural. I didn't like the art because my eyes had trouble parsing it.
Zachary Holmes: Case Two: The Sorcerer - I know I read this, but I can’t remember much of it. This one goes more to the supernatural side of things. It’s relatively short and not vastly complex.
Started but not finished
Erased 1 - There was a waitlist on this, so I returned it unfinished. I'm not sure that more time would have helped because the plot hinged on the abuse and murder of a child. There's time travel involved, and I think that preventing the death was going to be a major plot point.
Sorcerers & Secretaries 1 - I got bored with this one.
A Thousand Coloured Castles - Trying to read the text gave me a headache. I’m pretty sure that the way the illustrations and text were was meant to give a similar feel to the protagonist’s visual difficulties, but I found it difficult in a way that was just unpleasant. The pictures were soft and faded and blurred at the edges. They looked a lot like embroidery in subdued colors combined with a fabric collage.
Through the Woods - I got about halfway through this before I realized that there was nothing making me finish. It would have taken only a few minutes because the words per page density is about on par with a terse picture book. This one is all horror, five stories plus an introduction and conclusion. Horror is not a genre I generally enjoy, and I didn’t enjoy this.
