| 6/9/18 |
Maya Angelou
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings |
Amazing story of Maya's childhood--full of triumphs, battles, oppression, sweet moments, culture, hope, and curiosity. I loved it. |
| 5/25/18 |
Diane Duane
Interim Errantry |
Really intriguing holiday stories about the young wizards during Halloween, Christmas, and Valentine's Day. Includes talking pumpkins, sentient Christmas trees, and love rituals on another planet? I enjoyed it except for the things I usually don't enjoy about the series. |
| 5/3/18 |
Christopher Hastings
Gwenpool #2 |
Eh, this was kinda fun, really like the art, but I got a little bit tired of the schtick and I don't really read Marvel comics, so I think reading a couple graphic novels was enough for this series! |
| 4/26/18 |
Tom Robbins
Still Life With Woodpecker |
Some of the phrases and concepts were innovative or interesting, but I just couldn't get past how the author wouldn't stop sexualizing his protagonist and fixating on her private parts, so . . . not for me. |
| 4/3/18 |
Melanie Gillman & Katy Farina
Steven Universe: Punching Up |
This was the second trade paperback for the ongoing comic series for Steven Universe. I read the individual issues as they came out but I like to have the collection (with the variant covers) too. Love these stories. |
| 4/2/18 |
N.K. Jemisin
The Fifth Season |
I enjoyed this sorta apocalyptic SF world, and the ideas, and the diversity, and the storytelling style! I didn't connect that much to the protagonist even though I sympathized with her problems, but I thought it was really good! |
| 2/23/18 |
Jaclyn Moriarty
A Tangle of Gold |
The Colours of Madeleine series is concluded with this lovely volume. So adorable, with revelations I was expecting but wasn't disappointed by the delivery on, and I really like Madeleine and Elliot's relationship and also as usual the epistolary bits were just fantastic. |
| 2/6/18 |
Riichiro Inagaki & Yusuke Murata
Eyeshield 21: Volume 28 |
Another great volume of the football manga, with the Devilbats watching the Gunmen getting defeated by the Dinosaurs. Now their quarterback will face a bone-crushing threat in the next game. Woo! And we got a flashback about Hiruma as a kid! |
| 1/30/18 |
Becky Albertalli
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda |
Awesome story about a teenage boy who's falling in love with a boy from his school--through e-mail. But he's being blackmailed by someone who wants to out him to the school. Unusually authentic and very well told! |
| 1/20/18 |
Wally Lamb
Wishin' and Hopin' |
It's a cute story about a boy's hijinks in Catholic school just kinda trying to understand what life is, but I didn't love it or hate it. |