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Deadly Class Volume 1: Reagan Youth
by Rick Remender
“I mean, civility is just lying to people about your true feelings. Hiding for personal gain. Popular people, well, they’re just the best liars.”
I loved this!
- the characters,
- the art,
- the plot,
- the aesthetic,
- the quotes,
- the diversity,
- everything!
I watched the show before reading this, but I have to say, both of them are good in their own ways. The show draws out the plot way more, but the book has some more quotes that weren’t in the show that I liked.
So don’t ask me which was better, because I can’t choose.
Marcus also isn’t your ordinary protagonist. He definitely deals with a lot of mental issues and the things he said sometimes… wow it’s deep. His backstory is pretty traumatic and the anger he holds for the people he hates is pretty intense. One minute he’ll be doing something random and the next, he’ll hurt or even kill someone (with reason, of course). He’s basically an outcast of outcasts and you can just instantly tell that there’s something different about him.
Anything else I’d say about the other characters might be more from the show so I won’t say anything about them, but I definitely loved them all. (except for brandy, she can honestly go to hell)
Anyway, I’d recommend this to anyone. It’s a quick read, but it’s definitely worth it!
Some quotes I liked:
“This isn’t a dress rehearsal, Marcus. You only get the one turn. Life is a series of unique opportunities. It’s our job to find the happiness in each one.”
“Happiness is just the absence of pain. It’s the best I can hope for.”
“She’d died for eight minutes. When she recovered he asked her what it was like. She told him to describe “blue”.
“Just doesn’t matter where they’re from, kids are all the same. Vicious. Only difference is, in this place… the dagger they put in your back is real.”
“Morality’s just comfort food– it holds no meaning outside of our minds. Like the Mona Lisa– a thing a lot of people imagine value in. Reading something into that idiotic half-smile smear of paint. A group hallucination.”
“Ethical compass would be fine if everybody had one. But too many don’t play by the rules.”
“In my mind it’s everyone else who’s crazy. All polite human interaction is all just a manipulation. A way for people to get what they want from each other.”
“Ain’t no mystery why you ain’t got no friends, motherfucker.”
“See? You’re just proving my point… nobody likes honesty.”
“Sort of gay, isn’t it?”
“If by ‘gay’ you mean ‘brave and honest’.”
“It’s hard to express honest emotions and to be fearless about sadness. Most people walk around hiding it, as if it’s a weakness, acting tough as if they can fool people into seeing them as something they aren’t. It’s braver to be honest than to pretend.”
“Blood-soaked, overdosed, nearing mental and physical collapse— all to impress them. All to show them how fucking fearless and cool I am. To hide the truth: I’m terrified of being alone.”
“Who gives a shit what they think? Well, you do, obviously. You were almost shitting your pants in there because you didn’t know elevator etiquette.”
“Finally wanting to live. In a place surrounded by death.”
I loved this!
- the characters,
- the art,
- the plot,
- the aesthetic,
- the quotes,
- the diversity,
- everything!
I watched the show before reading this, but I have to say, both of them are good in their own ways. The show draws out the plot way more, but the book has some more quotes that weren’t in the show that I liked.
So don’t ask me which was better, because I can’t choose.
Marcus also isn’t your ordinary protagonist. He definitely deals with a lot of mental issues and the things he said sometimes… wow it’s deep. His backstory is pretty traumatic and the anger he holds for the people he hates is pretty intense. One minute he’ll be doing something random and the next, he’ll hurt or even kill someone (with reason, of course). He’s basically an outcast of outcasts and you can just instantly tell that there’s something different about him.
Anything else I’d say about the other characters might be more from the show so I won’t say anything about them, but I definitely loved them all. (except for brandy, she can honestly go to hell)
Anyway, I’d recommend this to anyone. It’s a quick read, but it’s definitely worth it!
Some quotes I liked:
“This isn’t a dress rehearsal, Marcus. You only get the one turn. Life is a series of unique opportunities. It’s our job to find the happiness in each one.”
“Happiness is just the absence of pain. It’s the best I can hope for.”
“She’d died for eight minutes. When she recovered he asked her what it was like. She told him to describe “blue”.
“Just doesn’t matter where they’re from, kids are all the same. Vicious. Only difference is, in this place… the dagger they put in your back is real.”
“Morality’s just comfort food– it holds no meaning outside of our minds. Like the Mona Lisa– a thing a lot of people imagine value in. Reading something into that idiotic half-smile smear of paint. A group hallucination.”
“Ethical compass would be fine if everybody had one. But too many don’t play by the rules.”
“In my mind it’s everyone else who’s crazy. All polite human interaction is all just a manipulation. A way for people to get what they want from each other.”
“Ain’t no mystery why you ain’t got no friends, motherfucker.”
“See? You’re just proving my point… nobody likes honesty.”
“Sort of gay, isn’t it?”
“If by ‘gay’ you mean ‘brave and honest’.”
“It’s hard to express honest emotions and to be fearless about sadness. Most people walk around hiding it, as if it’s a weakness, acting tough as if they can fool people into seeing them as something they aren’t. It’s braver to be honest than to pretend.”
“Blood-soaked, overdosed, nearing mental and physical collapse— all to impress them. All to show them how fucking fearless and cool I am. To hide the truth: I’m terrified of being alone.”
“Who gives a shit what they think? Well, you do, obviously. You were almost shitting your pants in there because you didn’t know elevator etiquette.”
“Finally wanting to live. In a place surrounded by death.”