Category: graphic novel
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Book Review: The Frog Knight by E.B. Roshan
I always enjoy reading E.B. Roshan’s comics, but seeing that this story is a retelling of The Frog Prince, I was even more excited than usual!…
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Book Review: Lava by E.B. Roshan
E.B. Roshan has done it again! I’ve probably said this before, but I now have a new favorite comic by her…
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Book Review: This Beautiful, Ridiculous City by Kay Sohini
In this memoir, Kay Sohini shares her immigration story in what can best be described as a love letter to New York City. Not only does she discuss moving to a new country and her dream city, but also the turbulent years of her early 20s…
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Book Review: Pinball by Jon Chad
I saw this book on display at the library and it caught my eye. I’ve been a super casual pinball player and haven’t touched a machine for years outside of digital games. I figured this would be a nostalgic read. I had no idea I’d end up learning so much about the history and mechanics…
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Book Review: The Mythmakers by John Hendrix
I’m more familiar with C.S. Lewis than Tolkien but I never realized that the two of them were friends until I saw this book. I was immediately intrigued…
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Book Review: The Other Side of Tomorrow by Tina Cho & Deb JJ Lee
Yunho and Myunghee are kids living in North Korea. Every day is a fight for survival, be it avoiding soldiers, bartering and scavenging for food, etc. They know their only hope for their futures is to sneak across the border to China, but even there they run the risk of being captured…
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Book Review: Dreamover by Dani Diaz
It’s the beginning of summer vacation and before the start of high school. Amber, Nico, and their friends have a strong friend group, but when Amber and Nico confess their feelings for one another, they notice a new distance between them and their friends…
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Book Review: The Complete Maus by Art Spiegelman
I didn’t realize first going into this that this was a memoir. I guess from the cover I assumed it was a depiction of the Holocaust with a ‘cat and mouse’ metaphor. I realized as soon as I started reading that this wasn’t fiction and it made the analogy all the more powerful…