The Jane Austen Project by Kathleen A. Flynn My rating: 1 of 5 stars When I first heard about this story I was excited to read it. It sounded like an interesting combination of different genres, set in Jane Austen’s time, with Jane Austen making an appearance herself. I love her work and am seriously considering focusing my master’s thesis on it. But I also couldn’t drop feeling apprehensive about reading a sci-fi influenced story about one of my favourite authors. As so often is the case, one’s gut feeling is rarely wrong.The characters, the protagonist and her main squeeze, were the epitome of stock characters and had me rolling…
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The Prose Edda
The Prose Edda by Snorri Sturluson My rating: 2 of 5 stars I wish I could say that after reading this I would have a somewhat working knowledge/idea of Norse mythology, but I’m not even sure I can remember a fraction of what I read. It was dense and packed with so many names, it was impossible to keep up with any of it.My quest to find a good, comprehensible book on Norse mythology continues. View all my reviews
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Lustiges Taschenbuch History 06
Lustiges Taschenbuch History 06: Ereignisse der Moderne by Walt Disney Company My rating: 4 of 5 stars This was the last comic book in my emergency stash and the last one in this series. I would have wished for a few more Goofy history stories without Mickey, like in the first and second installments, but I still enjoyed it very much and gave me a chance to recuperate from the more serious stories I have been reading lately. View all my reviews
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Lustiges Taschenbuch Spezial Nr. 63
Lustiges Taschenbuch Spezial Nr. 63: Mode, Models & Moneten by Walt Disney Company My rating: 4 of 5 stars A collection of very funny stories. I would have given it 5 stars, especially because of the never before published stories in German, but some of them had such busy frames. I had a difficult time focusing without feeling slightly nauseous. View all my reviews
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Song of Blood & Stone (Earthsinger Chronicles, #1)
Song of Blood & Stone by L. Penelope My rating: 1 of 5 stars How many reviews have I started with “I really wanted to like this story, but…” over the last few years? And here I am again, adding another one to the category. To make matters worse, I started out by liking this book. I tried signing up for the upcoming blog tour, but missed the deadline by mere hours. Nevertheless, I emailed the PR person ensuring them I would post a review on various sites. I was so enthusiastic and optimistic about this story. I will try not to get too caught up in my review, but…
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Manga Classics: Romeo and Juliet
Manga Classics: Romeo and Juliet by Crystal S. Chan My rating: 3 of 5 stars I was auto-approved by the publisher Udon Entertainment through NetGalley to review this title.Not my favourite Shakespeare play, but one I read a few times within the last decade, I find it to be somewhat overly dramatic and not very romantic. Regardless, I appreciated the effort that was put into creating a comic out of this play.The artwork combined various elements that helped to emphasize the characters personalities. It was harsh and beautiful; at times too busy, other times perfectly fitting the character, with a few frames that were exaggerated in their presentation of sceneries…
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Manga Classics: Great Expectations
Manga Classics: Great Expectations by Stacy King My rating: 5 of 5 stars I was auto-approved by the publisher Udon Entertainment through NetGalley to review this title.I always found Charles Dickens Great Expectations rather spooky and dark, but it is one of my favourite classic stories.The comic was able to keep the eerie feeling I always get when reading this story and it also portrays the harshness of young Pip’s childhood.Overall, it’s a great addition to the Manga Classics series and I would recommend it. View all my reviews
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Manga Classics: Sense and Sensibility
Manga Classics: Sense and Sensibility by Stacy King My rating: 3 of 5 stars I was auto-approved by the publisher Udon Entertainment through NetGalley to review this title.I have only read the original Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen once, but have watched television productions throughout the years.I’m still not sure about this one. I found the artwork pretty, but also comical. I understand that Austen’s works possess a certain amount of comical commentary of social customs; however, with respect to the artwork it felt like it was distracting the reader from the actual story.Overall, I might be slightly biased and have extremely high expectations when it comes to Austen’s…
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Manga Classics: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Manga Classics: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Crystal Chan My rating: 4 of 5 stars I was auto-approved by the publisher Udon Entertainment through NetGalley to review this title.The story of Huck is a slow one and requires at times a lot of patience, but it’s worth the effort. Keeping that in mind, the comic also unfolds extremely slowly and requires the reader’s attention and patience. The artwork is very vivid and helps tell the story remarkably well.Overall, it’s a good story and a good comic and when read in small chunks, maybe one chapter at a time, it can be a rewarding read. View all my reviews
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Lustiges Taschenbuch #441 by Walt Disney Company
Der einsame Wächter by Walt Disney Company My rating: 3 of 5 stars I found my emergency stash of Donald Duck comics, which came in handy yesterday as I needed to relax and unwind.The title and cover art is a bit misleading, since only one story is about Phantomias. There was another story that had some very peculiar art work, which looked like it was magnified a few times and made me slightly nauseous to look at. Overall, not a bad collection, just not what I had expected. View all my reviews
