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Yukito Kishiro: Battle angel Alita (Japanese language, 1994, Viz Comics)
Alita wakes to find that she has been moved into a different cyborg body, as beautiful as ever, but more …
I didn't enjoy most of the entries but the ones i did enjoy were stellar.
I didn't enjoy most of the entries but the ones i did enjoy were stellar.
one of the best literary sf works I've ever read
one of the best literary sf works I've ever read
this book is tough. there's a kernel of a really interesting cyber narrative in here that i found highly compelling. unfortunately, it's about 300 pages too long and full of irrelevant filler, irritating references, long 4th wall breaking explainers, and dad jokes.
i can't in good faith recommend it without the strong advice to skim when you recognize the filler parts.
it's fascinating to compare it to the much later ready player one which (knowingly or not) lifts a lot of the same premise but in a much dumber and less interesting way.
this book is tough. there's a kernel of a really interesting cyber narrative in here that i found highly compelling. unfortunately, it's about 300 pages too long and full of irrelevant filler, irritating references, long 4th wall breaking explainers, and dad jokes.
i can't in good faith recommend it without the strong advice to skim when you recognize the filler parts.
it's fascinating to compare it to the much later ready player one which (knowingly or not) lifts a lot of the same premise but in a much dumber and less interesting way.
beautiful, eloquent writing that frequently moved me to very strong emotions. incredibly thankful for this book.
First Hardcover printing
"Sydney appears to be a normal, rudderless, suburban 15-year-old freshman. But she harbors a secret …
I'm angry this exists and angrier that teens struggling with anxiety might read it. fuck you forsman.
I'm angry this exists and angrier that teens struggling with anxiety might read it. fuck you forsman.
[Fictitious cartoon adventures of Henry Rollins and Glenn Danzig.]--Cover, p.[4] "The collected graphic novel of the greatest love story ever …
"In 2016, acclaimed cartoonist and illustrator Eleanor Davis documented her cross-country bike tour as it happened. The immediacy of Davis' …
A pair of decadent young men pursue the abhorrent thrill of grave robbing...a German submarine's crew is driven mad by …
Roz Chast: Going into town (2017)
"For native Brooklynite Roz Chast, adjusting to life in the suburbs (where people own trees!?) was surreal. But she recognized …
