Dauber has assembled a history of comics in the United States that is as thorough as a pop history book can be expected to be. The presentation can be a bit colourless at times, and there were moments when the inclusion of certain topics felt unnecessarily late in the text, but overall it held together impressively.
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Apollo reviewed American Comics by Jeremy Dauber
Apollo finished reading Healing Hippo of Hinode Park by 青山美智子
Apollo reviewed Healing Hippo of Hinode Park by 青山美智子
Apollo finished reading What If? 2 by Randall Munroe
Apollo reviewed What If? 2 by Randall Munroe
Apollo started reading American Comics by Jeremy Dauber
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Apollo started reading Healing Hippo of Hinode Park by 青山美智子
Apollo finished reading The Rainfall Market by Yeong-Gwang You

The Rainfall Market by Yeong-Gwang You
On the first day of the monsoon an old ramshackle building appears. This is The Rainfall Market. Inside you will …
Apollo reviewed The Rainfall Market by Yeong-Gwang You
Simple, Unchallenging Magic Realism
2 stars
The core of this book is a simple coming-of-age story with the message "the grass isn't always greener on the other side" that is given some life and character through magic realism and urban fantasy, but there's not much more than that simplicity to be found here. The characters can be odd and sometimes endearing, but there's too little to hold onto beyond that.
Apollo reviewed Tao Te Ching by Ursula K. Le Guin
An Approachable Translation
5 stars
I first read Le Guin's version of the Tao Te Ching years ago and it was a formative text for me. Revisiting it today with a better understanding of her approaches and philosophy allowed me to appreciate it much more. She kept the text simple and direct, and it's easy to take in the meaning without attempts at needlessly flowery language.
Apollo finished reading Tao Te Ching by Ursula K. Le Guin

Tao Te Ching by Ursula K. Le Guin, Laozi
No other English translation of this greatest of the Chinese classics can match Ursula Le Guin's striking new version. Le …
Apollo started reading Tao Te Ching by Ursula K. Le Guin

Tao Te Ching by Ursula K. Le Guin, Laozi
No other English translation of this greatest of the Chinese classics can match Ursula Le Guin's striking new version. Le …
Apollo started reading The Rainfall Market by Yeong-Gwang You

The Rainfall Market by Yeong-Gwang You
On the first day of the monsoon an old ramshackle building appears. This is The Rainfall Market. Inside you will …