Andréa’s Comments (group member since Aug 19, 2016)

Andréa’s comments from the Get Graphic group.

Russell wrote: "I am a fan of horror comics and anime so I enjoyed this collection. I also really enjoy classics being turned into manga art so that was a plus for me as well."

I love classics as comics, because it enables me to get through stories I wouldn't otherwise reading... especially the long ones and ones like Frankenstein that are genres I don't read in prose! I particularly enjoy the Manga Classics line, some of which (like the Shakespeare ones) include all the original text.

Russell wrote: "I would love to see some more horror genre in our reading lists! And if anyone has any suggestions for me I am open ears :D"

I'll keep the horror preference in mind! I do try to ensure there's a variety of genres/styles/levels each month to try to hit the wide spectrum of content available in the format.

SuperKimbit wrote: "I definitely liked the other stories in this book better but they suffered from the same problem as Uzumaki which I also just read and that Junji Ito sets anthology styled tales as continuing stories but mostly without properly referencing past characters or events."

This Uzumaki?

SuperKimbit wrote: "My library finally got Hoopla comics in March and because of this I am finally able to read this one and Persephone!"

Yay for Hoopla! I love Hoopla (as a patron), although I know it can get pricy for the libraries. It definitely has a great comics selection.

I also knew nothing about Algeria or the war.

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Russell wrote: "I enjoyed this title. I found it through my public library on Hoopla. It kinda reminded me of the Madeline books. The artwork is similar. As a huge fan of..."

Lore Olympus: Volume One is on my reading list, but I haven't gotten to it yet! I do like stories about Persephone in general; she's a pretty interesting character.

Heidi wrote: "I liked it too. A bit dark, but what fairy tale isn't?"

True, Heidi! Disney has sanitized classic tales so much that it's easy to forget fairy tales were historically pretty dark.

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SuperKimbit wrote: "If you love the art of Klaus like me and enjoy dark fantasy, Once and Future series by Keiron Gillan and Dan Mora is super rad!"

These ones? Once & Future, Vol. 1: The King is Undead by Kieron Gillen

They're on my TBR but I haven't gotten to them yet; glad to hear they're good!

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Julesy wrote: "I finished Klaus today and actually liked it pretty much even though Fantasy or Dark genres aren't my cup of tea...

I gave it a 4 rating."

I'm impressed you liked it enough to give it 4 stars despite it not being your regular/preferred genres!

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I love seeing the variety of opinions about the books!

Julesy wrote: "I highly recommend this book to many."

Fabulous! This is a go-to recommendation for me, too.

Julesy wrote: "It was very different from anything else I recall reading."

I call that a win! One of the things I like about this group and my other book club is pushing my boundaries of what I would read / reach for otherwise. So when I make it through a book that's different than anything I've read before, or that I wouldn't have gone for otherwise, I consider it mission accomplished!