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72% complete! ssweeny has read 18 of 25 books.
Fifteen-year-old Laura learns that living away from home and teaching school can be a bit frightening when most of the …
Fifteen-year-old Laura learns that living away from home and teaching school can be a bit frightening when most of the …
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 …
