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Colleen Frakes

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in Walla Walla, The United States

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Comics, Fantasy, Horror

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	Prison Island: A Graphic Memoir 3.14 avg rating — 852 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Knots: A Graphic Novel 3.85 avg rating — 639 ratings — published 2024 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Shirley Jackson Project: Comics Inspired by her Life and Work by Robert Kirby (Goodreads Author) (Editor & Contributor), Asher Craw, Lillie Craw 4.12 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Side B: The Music Lover's Comic Anthology by Rachel Dukes (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Andy Jewett, Dave Crosland 3.29 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Woman King 3.41 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tragic Relief 3.50 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Iron Scars (Volume #1) 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Trials of Sir Christopher 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Witch (Tragic Relief No. 17) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Saint's Eyes 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Draw Stronger: Self-Care For Cartoonists and Other Visual Artists

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Colleen Frakes rated a book really liked it Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
I listened to the audiobook version, and found it moved rather slow and should have ended a chapter or two earlier. But the concept was unique and the story interesting.
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A quick l, genuinely scary read. One of those stories where by the end I'm still not sure what actually happened as the main character is losing his mind and therefore an unreliable narrator. ...more
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Colleen Frakes rated a book it was amazing The Cartoonists Club by Raina Telgemeier (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“I’m going to need you to explain what you know to me,” I said, voice low and as level as I could possibly make it. “Slowly. Assume the pregnancy has made my thoughts as clumsy as my feet, and use small words.” This is something I love about this seri ...more
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Seeing in reviews that people had problems with the ARC, but I purchased an ebook and the image quality is high. The word bubbles are also dynamic, which both makes them easier to read and ups the creepy factor.
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This was much scarier than I expected.
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