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It's..... Ok so far.

This one's actually doing a good job of keeping me on edge. The looming threat of Other Mommy and the question of what she really is / wants are holding my interest quite well.

Absolutely loving this so far. It's light and fun, and the chapters tend to end in a way that keeps me wondering what's coming next for our boy Peter. (Or is it Thomas? Or is the main character really Flagg? I don't know yet!)

These are light and fun but I'm not super pumped to reread this volume. Itll pass quickly and I'll probably get a chuckle or two.

I don't remember who convinced me to buy this, and I don't immediately recall the arc from my first read through, and I just got done with astonishing x men, so I'm interested to see how this one goes.

Pumped to reread this storyline. I'm not sure why I gave it 4 stars before. I'm betting I change it to 5 when I'm done this go around.

I believe this was featured in my local comic store years ago and I bought it on a whim based on the cover and Vertigo imprint. No real recollection of the story, so let's see what happens

I have no idea where or when I acquired this comic, but am reading it as I go through my collection

It's VERY dark so far. Cowardice, abuse, abandonment, fear, and now an exodus. I was wondering if it's a true story, but a quick Google let me know it's (Thankfully) just a work of fiction - although I'm sure based on real circumstance.

Great story teller. I have a feeling this is going to get rather dark.

Still thoroughly enjoying it, although I just got to a part describing a bunch of made up military updates about the story line. Good world building, I suppose, but I hope they don't matter in any way was I'm skimming right past them.

Still really enjoying this. My initial thoughts focused on "Her parents aren't THAT bad" but dang is that opinion quickly changing. Looking forward to finishing this and watching the movie.

Thoroughly enjoying this so far. Russian mythology which is almost entirely new to me, the rapid passage of time, demons, wild family dynamics, and a young woman with undefined powers and potential.

First biography I've read. Good lord, it's so densely written. I'm sure I'll benefit in the grand scheme of things, but not so sure I'll be able to remember even 5% of the people and events.

Absolutely loving this so far. My last few books have been a bit of a drag, and I'm thankful to WANT to read this. Things have started to go the way I feared, so I'm anxious to keep reading.

Elizabeth hated The Alchemist, but I figured I could give this one a try. It's definitely weird, but I'm going to finish it and then read the reviews to see if I picked up any of intended lessons about life.

The title caught my eye (immature humor, what can I say?) and I paid $1 for it at a used book sale. He's writing from a very "Thirsty" perspective but I like it other than that.

I'm really struggling to get through this at more than a few pages in an evening. I suppose there's deep insight into human manipulation and love in these flowing sentences, but good lord I find it horribly dull.

I'm hopeful I'll power through to the finish tonight.

If the book were longer I'd have walked away a while ago. Sorry, Louisa May

Oh, my. This is fascinating. I can see why people talk about it. Onward!

I've really enjoyed the first section of this book, although I've admittedly found it hard to get through some of the explanations of Russia / China relations and geography. The author did an amazing job making me terrified as he described what it was like to come upon the scene of a tiger mauling as well as to be near the beast in its domain.

About to start The Cage which I've been lead to believe may be a horror story. I've made slow progress lately although I'm enjoying the book. I typically like more character development and consistent plot but I suppose the world is the character and every page develops its plot. Weird to think that way. Time to get back to it.

Just finished the strange case of x, an interesting view into the twisted creative process for a version of Vandermeer. Who and what define sanity? My tremendous fear of knowing your reality is correct but being unable to convince anyone of that is front and center here. This was short and entertaining

The second story of the history of the city was fascinating to me. I enjoy world building more than I expected. Can't get into actual history, so I'll probably give some creative / narrative non-fiction a look in the near future. The story about Martin Lake was ok but I may reread as I've seen plenty of people calling it their favorite. To each their own, I suppose.

Received this as a gift in Christmas 2018 and have been waiting for a chance to start it. The intro by Moorcock had me googling to see if the book titles were real. I'm enjoying "Dradin, In Love" so far and am anxious to see what comes next.

Time to try something outside my normal scifi / fantasy

I'm going slowly - as usual. Good first night, interested to get moving with this one.

I'm really enjoying the way this series is wrapping. Some plot twists I wasn't anticipating, one or two which are almost tropes but are written to be JUST different enough, and what is likely to be a world I want to continue exploring. I have roughly 50 pages left and am going to knock them out early this weekend. I need my wife to read it so I can share my excitement!