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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
Great world building, themes, and pretty well realized characters. Artwork is on point. Really, if I was just more into monster of the week type stuff this would knock it out of the park for me. I can see why this is on so many best-of lists.
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Superheroing runs in families. A black family in Harlem fights the tides of darkness, and is maybe losing?? A lot of action scenes, creative monster design, family dynamics.
Hatred and racism corrupt souls. We know this. In Bitter Root, that corruption is a contagious disease that turns racists into violent, monstrous creatures that the Sangeryes family fight to cure or eradicate. Set in Harlem, during the Harlem Renaissance, this vibrantly illustrated story will entertain and educate the empathetic reader. A dynamic commentary on race and racism, the book ends with a collection of short essays from Black scholars and professors, which drives the message home with unerring accuracy. Highly recommend; I look forward to reading more of this story!
I love the story and the style so much! Wish a few more plot points were better explained but I could easily see this being a fun series.
A nice monster clash comic-like-movie with huge racial underlines.
This is about a family who doesn't seem very connected but all working together to purify monsters or in some cases kill them. Most of these monsters are broken souls tainted by darkness to do horrible acts of violence. However, when one of their own in the family is infected they most band together to find out what is happening.
I really enjoyed this for the most part. Fast read, easy, and super fun. I like the message, and the racial issues it covers work really well here. I also dug the atmosphere here, very urban-fantasy which is my favorite type of fantasy mixed with solid humor. But I expected that from David F. Walker. A 4 out of 5.
This is about a family who doesn't seem very connected but all working together to purify monsters or in some cases kill them. Most of these monsters are broken souls tainted by darkness to do horrible acts of violence. However, when one of their own in the family is infected they most band together to find out what is happening.
I really enjoyed this for the most part. Fast read, easy, and super fun. I like the message, and the racial issues it covers work really well here. I also dug the atmosphere here, very urban-fantasy which is my favorite type of fantasy mixed with solid humor. But I expected that from David F. Walker. A 4 out of 5.
dark
tense
fast-paced
I love that grandma. And I'm pretty sure I don't know how to read comic because I was confused like 90% of the time
adventurous
dark
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adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Sold!! I'm definitely in for wherever this series wants to take me. Also, you gotta love a trade paperback that has an art and essay gallery at the end.