![]() ![]() “If sword-wielding necromancer lesbians and a crumbling space-age palace aren’t enough to sell you on this book, then let yourself be won over by the hilarious sass and reckless determination of Gideon Nav. Nichole Cousins, Still North Books & Bar, Brooklyn, NY Summer 2020 Reading Group Indie Next List ![]() I cannot recommend this book highly enough.” With fierce independence and hysterical wit, and laced with moments of pure heartbreaking tenderness and loyalty, Gideon and Harrow’s relationship simultaneously digs under your skin and tugs at your heartstrings. ![]() Brilliance doesn’t come close to explaining Tamsyn Muir’s narrative where no single word is wasted or her engineering of a world with characters that end up belonging to you wholeheartedly even long after the last page. “ Gideon the Ninth is an epic science fantasy that if delivered into the hands of enough people will set the world on fire as it hasn’t been since The Hunger Games. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The entire WWII-era bioweapon subplot is a weak link in what is otherwise a solid monster rampage story.Īn aside about the art: it's actually pretty good once you get used to Junji Ito's style. There's a suitably eerie buildup before the eventual outbreak, and some great moments of twisted gore when the carnage gets going. With their wildly skittering robotic legs and their slippery bodies, they very effectively tap into any fear of creepy-crawlies you might have. The walking fish are a strange and repulsive menace. It's the scenes of fish running riot all over the place that make Gyo a memorable horror comic. Halfway through the book, a tentative explanation about the fish swarm's origin and the reason for their rampage crops up, but it's so convoluted as to be borderline ridiculous. It's a bizarre sort of hybrid between Hitchcock's The Birds and a Hieronymus Bosch painting, with a pinch of George Romero thrown in. Gyo is a story about a swarm of fish on spindly, mechanical legs coming ashore and wreaking havoc all over Japan. ![]() ![]() In bold and spirited prose featuring his irreverent wit and heartbreaking honesty, McCourt records the trials, triumphs and surprises he faces in public high schools around New York City. Teacher Man is also an urgent tribute to teachers everywhere. Now, here at last, is McCourt's long-awaited book about how his thirty-year teaching career shaped his second act as a writer. Then came 'Tis, his glorious account of his early years in New York. ![]() Nearly a decade ago Frank McCourt became an unlikely star when, at the age of sixty-six, he burst onto the literary scene with Angela's Ashes, the Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir of his childhood in Limerick, Ireland. McCourt's long-awaited book about how his thirty-year teaching career shaped his second act as a writer. ![]() ![]() ![]() Please look into other communities for these services as we are for lost media only. We are not here to help you find something ( r/helpmefind), to name something ( r/tipofmytounge), or help you pirate something. ![]() For more info on what is lost media, see our wiki This subreddit is for lost media ONLY All posts should be relevant to discussions of known lost media. This is a place we would like EVERYONE to feel welcome, as such violation of this will result in a warning followed by a ban. Sexism, racism, LGBT-phobia, personal attacks, doxing, harassment, hate speech, etc are not tolerated. We aim to have a welcoming and fun community, so please remain respectful of each other. ![]() |