Funny Business by John Schiezka and various authors
This is an anthology of short stories by many authors, most of with are fictional, but a few are autobiographical. They all share the same general theme of growing up in middle school. Some of these stories are great, some are not. this was a mixed bag for me. I would recommend this book to anyone who is willing to skim through whatever parts of this tome you enjoy.
5/10
Short story anthology
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Monday, October 21, 2013
Swamp Thing
The Swamp Thing
By Alan Moore
This book was extremely disturbing and hard to follow. the plot switched a lot, and characters simply came and went without explanation. The book plays with some cool themes at times, but ultimately doesn't go anywhere with them. To be fair, the art was downright awesome, and there's a lot of creativity, but there's not much to tie it together and little explanation. The dialogue is hit or miss, and the author who is apparently very popular for his other works is seemingly vacant for this volume. Not much else to be said, exept that again the artwork is really good, and he was obviously having a lot of fun with it. This book is best enjoyed without words or not at all.
2/5
sci-fi
By Alan Moore
This book was extremely disturbing and hard to follow. the plot switched a lot, and characters simply came and went without explanation. The book plays with some cool themes at times, but ultimately doesn't go anywhere with them. To be fair, the art was downright awesome, and there's a lot of creativity, but there's not much to tie it together and little explanation. The dialogue is hit or miss, and the author who is apparently very popular for his other works is seemingly vacant for this volume. Not much else to be said, exept that again the artwork is really good, and he was obviously having a lot of fun with it. This book is best enjoyed without words or not at all.
2/5
sci-fi
Monday, October 14, 2013
Persepolis
Persepolis
Marjane Satrapi
This book accomplishes what it sets out to do. It tells a complete and impressive story of an in tire childhood. Events flow logically together. My favorite thing about the book was how it captured the inconsistency and flaws of the child's train of thought. I also loved the artistic style used in the pictures and the use of black shapes.
7/10
Marjane Satrapi
This book accomplishes what it sets out to do. It tells a complete and impressive story of an in tire childhood. Events flow logically together. My favorite thing about the book was how it captured the inconsistency and flaws of the child's train of thought. I also loved the artistic style used in the pictures and the use of black shapes.
7/10
Monday, October 7, 2013
The Game of Sunken Places
The Game of sunken Places
By M.T. Anderson
Fantasy
This book was a mixed bag for me. the two leads, Brian and gregory were interesting enough, and they were different enough that they added some contrast. Their personalities bounced off each other in a fun way. The other characters were interestingly themed, and all felt like they belonged in the same world, but their personalities didn't offer much, and they weren't ever given much time to introduce themselves. The storyline was at its best at the beginning, when everything seemed mysterious and sinister. I think that it tried to be too many things at once when the game came into full swing.
By M.T. Anderson
Fantasy
This book was a mixed bag for me. the two leads, Brian and gregory were interesting enough, and they were different enough that they added some contrast. Their personalities bounced off each other in a fun way. The other characters were interestingly themed, and all felt like they belonged in the same world, but their personalities didn't offer much, and they weren't ever given much time to introduce themselves. The storyline was at its best at the beginning, when everything seemed mysterious and sinister. I think that it tried to be too many things at once when the game came into full swing.
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