greenchairreader's reviews
60 reviews

Mall Goth by Kate Leth

emotional funny reflective fast-paced

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

3.75

a lovely early 2000's romp around the awkwardness of being a kinda weird teenager. 

Dwelling: A Novel by Emily Hunt Kivel

adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

This story feels like one recounted by a relative at the kitchen table, overflowing with the eccentricities of side characters, off-handed descriptions of impossible magic, and a familiarity that leaves you both longing for more details and fulfilled by what you've learned. Timely, whimsical, and unexpected, Dwelling ultimately reads as a love letter to family—biological and found—and the lengths near-strangers will go to in order to show up for those who need it most. As a renter, Texan, and occasionally aimless feeling sibling, this book had me hooked from page one and didn't disappoint. Part of my heart is still in a shoe-shaped building in Gulluck, Texas. 

Let's Get Burgers by Ash S

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

no notes. i love knife and cheddar like dear friends. i didn't realize you could make the perfect comic collection but ash s. did it. 6/5 stars. 

Feed Them Silence by Lee Mandelo

adventurous challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

wolves, lesbians, intimacy, science, extinction, fear, hope. what an unsettling, surreal, unflinching look at the wild that humanity is slowly, painfully dissolving.  

Dengue Boy by Michel Nieva

adventurous funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

Influenca by Jade LFT Peters

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

4.25

i'm a sucker for a story told through unconventional means, so i adored the way Influenca used medical memos, instagram posts and profiles throughout time, and magazine interviews to streamline our main character Dodie's journey to zombie-killing, hot lesbian fame. if i had to be stuck in a bunker with some books, i'd want this one to be in the pile. 

Catboy by Benji Nate

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

unexpectedly healing in the wake of losing my version of henry. benji nate captures humanity so well, it's basically impossible not to adore any world they plop you into. 

Woe: A Housecat's Story of Despair by Lucy Knisley

funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

"more splendid than ever." i have loved deeply everything lucy knisley has ever given the world, but this may be the very best. i love you, linney. 

Coyote Doggirl by Lisa Hanawalt

adventurous funny reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

coyote doggirl and red remind me of the hours i spent aimlessly riding my horse and talking to her like she was both my best friend and therapist. the world is colorful and justice is bloody but real in this gorgeous, weird, funky graphic novel. the technicolor homage to old westerns peppered in with some found family and community care aspects makes for a delicious read. 

Loud and Smart and in Color: An All-New Collection of Loud and Smart Comics by Alex Krokus

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

these watercolor raccoon adventures in NYC were a delight!!!