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78 reviews

Chainsaw Man, Vol. 1: Dog and Chainsaw by Tatsuki Fujimoto

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

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

3.5

Black Torch, Vol. 1 by Tsuyoshi Takaki

adventurous fast-paced

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

2.5

Akira, Vol. 1 by Katsuhiro Otomo

adventurous dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

Death Note, Vol. 1: Boredom by Takeshi Obata, Tsugumi Ohba

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka, Vol. 1 by Osamu Tezuka, Naoki Urasawa, Takashi Nagasaki

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Planetes Omnibus, Volume 1 by Paweł Dybała, Makoto Yukimura

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

Berserk, Vol. 1 by Kentaro Miura

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.0

20th Century Boys: The Perfect Edition, Vol. 1 by Naoki Urasawa

adventurous lighthearted mysterious relaxing tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Dune by Frank Herbert

adventurous dark 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? Yes

4.0

Dune is the first book I have truly read for fun and fun alone and I am so so so happy I chose it. Dune follows the principle of "high sci-fi, low prose" to ensure that the reader is fully immersed in the operatics of Paul's rise to power and not struggling to piece together a base literal understanding. However, allusions to moisture and humidity pervade the descriptions of the political atmosphere, providing a palpable contrast to the barren deserts of Arrakis. Furthermore, the reliance on the interiority of the characters allows for Herbert to blend characterization and world-building into one by literally spelling out the characters' thoughts. This omniscience forces the reader to familiarize themself with the philosophical shortcomings of each character: Jessica's empathy, Thufir's rationality, Feyd's hubris, the Baron's greed, Paul's immaturity. These interconnected fatal flaws enable boundless betrayals, regimes in collapse, proselytization and an a myriad of the other consequences. These archetypes and cycles, pulled from the collected history of real wars and history, ground Dune's fiction in the startling reality that we are not far detached from an addictive overreliance on natural resources balanced by leaders too concerned with public bravura than real safety. 

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

adventurous relaxing fast-paced

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

2.5