fabbioscarito's reviews
24 reviews

challenging dark funny fast-paced

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

4.0

Hard to put into words. Vonnegut manages to juggle absurdity with profundity in a way they somehow harmonise. While I'm struggling to decipher exactly the reason for the link between the narrator and Billy Pilgrim, the effect of their union isn't lost; that being that these horrors can affect anyone, not just now but forever. It is a text of duality, of laughter and sadness, horror and beauty, right and wrong. It never wavers in providing the perfect balancing act of that duality.

The Hunger and the Dusk, Vol. 1 by G. Willow Wilson

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adventurous funny hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.0

The Hunger and the Dusk's narrative of two races having to work together in the face of greater odds is nothing new, but the writing makes a well-worn trope very endearing, the stakes behind this treaty feel high and the ending of the first volume quite devastating. The combination of Chris Wildgoose's lines and MsassyK's colours add some excellent depth and beauty to what is a reasonably by the books fantasy setting

Transformers, Vol. 1: Robots in Disguise by Daniel Warren Johnson

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adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

Daniel Warren Johnson does a fantastic job reinvigourating a what has been a stale story. The human plot does a great job grounding the entertaining alien melodrama while sprinkling a dash of commentary in there. Johnson's artwork is utterly incredible, rendering characters we've seen for decades in new ways and making moments of action incredibly dynamic

Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov

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challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Lolita was always a difficult book to pick up and start reading, but each time I did, it was very difficult to put back down. Given the subject matter, I think that says a lot

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Curse of the Chosen vol. 2: The Will That Shapes the World by Alexis Deacon

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adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing 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

3.0

Unlike the predecessor, this second part of The Curse Of The Chosen feels like a sprint to the finish line. While the set pieces are great and the artwork ever stunning, it felt like it could use more breathing room. Some great character moments between Arthur, the lawyer and I did enjoy the wordy way in which it concluded

Curse of the Chosen Vol. 1: A Matter of Life and Death & a Game Without Rules by Alexis Deacon

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adventurous dark funny hopeful fast-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

4.0

Alexis Deacon somehow manages to enjoy quality and quantity here with an ensemble cast that are uniquely memorable, and play off of each other in interesting ways. The world is intriguing, in no small part due to the stunning artwork

The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin

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adventurous dark hopeful inspiring mysterious tense slow-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

3.0

I really liked what "Tombs Of Arian" was going for, Tenar is believable and endearing, as are her interactions with Ged. The pace sadly, is plodding and Le Guin's writing style does a lot of the heavily lifting. Unlike Earthsea book 1, The Tombs of Atuan is good, not great

Heat 2 by Michael Mann, Meg Gardiner

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced