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68% complete! ssweeny has read 17 of 25 books.
A damning indictment of the private equity industry told through the stories of four American workers whose lives and communities …
The concept of maximizing shareholder value can eat a bag of dicks.
From the Publisher:
A National Book Award Longlist Title
The graphic novel debut from rising …
I remember reading bits of this comic on the web way back when, but I fell away from it for some reason and never came back to finish it.
Having seen the Netflix movie recently I was reminded of how much I liked this comic and finally sought out the collected edition.
The story is great, very quick pacing. It's origins as a webcomic are pretty clear in the structure. Very quick "chapters" early on which develop into a fuller and deeper story as we get more into the lore and the characters.
Highly recommended!
From the Publisher:
A National Book Award Longlist Title
The graphic novel debut from rising star Noelle Stevenson, based on …
Fifteen-year-old Laura learns that living away from home and teaching school can be a bit frightening when most of the …
Pa's homestead thrives, Laura gets her first job in town, blackbirds eat the corn and …
Pretty consistent with the rest of the series so far. Delightful for the most part.
Unfortunately there is a scene where a bunch of white townsfolk perform a minstrel show in full blackface. That prompted a nice long conversation with the kiddo.
Pa's homestead thrives, Laura gets her first job in town, blackbirds eat the corn and oats crops, Mary goes to …
I thought the separation of "thoughts" (ideas that come to you in a more passive sense) and "thinking" (active interrogation of thoughts that often lead to doubts and fear) was pretty interesting.
As someone who spends way too much time in my own head there was a lot in this book that resonated with me and I plan to try to put some of the advice into practice.
