tepidgirlsummer's reviews
1092 reviews

Roommates by Briton Frost

This appears to be nearly identical to another book I’ve read recently, not only in general premise but with scene-for-scene plot and wording.

I’m not sure who plagiarized whom, but that ain’t it, chief.

By the Numbers by K.M. Neuhold

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

4.0

All the Young Men by Ruth Coker Burks
Did not finish book.

It is believed the author sits on a throne of lies.

The Dark by Jon Klassen, Lemony Snicket

funny hopeful lighthearted

4.5

We Found A Hat by Jon Klassen

5.0

Olivia and the Fairy Princesses by Ian Falconer

funny lighthearted

5.0

The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline

adventurous emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

4.0

Roofwalker by Susan Power

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad

4.0

Sayonara Game by Yuu Minaduki

3.75

The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by Peter Sís

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

I loved this one! It's an autobiography of the author's experience growing up in Communist Czechoslovakia, and the art is fantastic. (Depicting the police as pig-nosed men hiding in a crowd, spying and waiting to bust any dissidents? Brilliant.) I'm fascinated by the history of Communist Europe in general, but I've never read about it in a picture book format. There is a written narrative, but it's very minimal and most of the history and emotions are projected through the artwork.