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Pinball: A Graphic History of the Silver Ball by Jon Chad

funny informative lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.5

Super colorful and fun. Makes me want to play pinball!

Binti by Nnedi Okorafor

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

adventurous emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Catcher in the Rye for the ladies

The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu

adventurous challenging funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Fire Punch, Vol. 8 by Tatsuki Fujimoto

dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I read this series to get a better idea of Fuji’s work while reading Chainsaw Man. I think that’s shaped my perspective while reading this. The series is a lot more experimental. CSM has a lot more polish, but that doesn’t mean this is bad, some of the rawness of this series feels almost more human and impactful. The themes of humanity’s self-destruction and the love of family are similar to themes in Fuji’s later works but they’re expressed here with less subtlety and I appreciate that a bit. For a magic apocalyptic story having very human elements grounds it very well.

Fire Punch, Vol. 7 by Tatsuki Fujimoto

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Fire Punch, Vol. 6 by Tatsuki Fujimoto

dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Fire Punch, Vol. 5 by Tatsuki Fujimoto

adventurous dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The Medium is the Massage: An Inventory of Effects by Marshall McLuhan, Quentin Fiore

challenging funny informative reflective fast-paced

4.5

Reading this now makes me realize how much I’ve grown since I first read it 5 years ago for school.

Still crazy how much holds true now for a predictive book written in the 60s. I feel like it’s still an insightful book.