steezemir's reviews
11 reviews

The Truth About Keeping Secrets by Savannah Brown

3.0

It was mediocre. Not bad, not amazingly good just some of the stuff at the end felt like it all happened too quickly and in my personal opinion, the ending was not good.

They Both Die at the End by Adam Silvera

1.0

Story was not captivating at all. The story is just two kids going around their city attempting to have fun. The threat of them dying at the end does not feel like any real threat. Their relationship is shorter than a day and it feels like that, they barely know each other and as they get to know each other it still feels bare bones. I was shocked when they kissed in the end because no where else in the book was there any hint at their attraction towards one another and them saying they felt that since the beginning at the end of the story made literally no sense. The feelings they were "hiding" felt so forced and rushed like the author was told it had to be a love story last minute so at the very last moment he attempted to fix that.

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

4.0

Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

2.0

The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker

4.0

Mushishi, Vol. 8/9/10 by Yuki Urushibara, William Flanagan

5.0

If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio

2.0

Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm by Dan Charnas

5.0

Blame!, Vol. 10 by Tsutomu Nihei

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

My rating is for the story in its entirety. This last volume is really amazing. It wraps up the ending and finally through all the dread, the never ending journey Killy faced along the way, he finally reaches the end and Nihei allows the readers to finally have hope in the story. No, the story isn't meant to be deeply understood, it is a beautiful story that focuses on loneliness and existence. Words are not needed, the artwork is beautiful like always in the last installment. I sometimes want to just go into Nihei's mind and see what he sees, interpret what he interprets. 

The Story of "BLAME!" Is a masterpiece of all kinds. Killy is an interesting character.

After finishing this story, please check out NOiSE. It is the prequel to this story and is only 8 chapters. It goes into how the Netspere even became what it is in BLAME. It occurs thousands of years before, and the last part shows Killy before he became what he was. And then I recommend reading the Blame² chapters (Blame squared), there are 2 chapters in this, and it gives the final conclusion to the story we needed. 

Overall, this is a masterpiece in writing and one of the greatest pieces of storytelling I have ever experienced. Nihei speaks through art, not through words. Admire the beauty, don't think too hard about it. 

Green Blood #5 by Masasumi Kakizaki

4.0