03.Jun.2009 Bone Vol 3: Eyes of the Storm by Jeff Smith
I read my first Bone (Out from Boneville) sometime last year, which I gave a more lengthy review. I didn’t review the 2nd one (The Great Cow Race), because I wasn’t sure how to review a series without giving spoilers. But heck, I’ll review this one and the next ones (I’m up to Vol 5 [...]
21.May.2009 Tales from Outer Suburbia by Shaun Tan
Tales from Outer Suburbia is a collection of short stories. Some very short (a page or two), some a bit longer. And how fantastic they are! I love love love these stories! Or should I say the illustrations. I’m not sure which I like more: the artwork or the stories. They’re both amazing. I often [...]
05.May.2009 Ethel & Ernest by Raymond Briggs
Ethel & Ernest is a true story of Briggs’ parents, from their first encounter to their deaths. It’s a story of two ordinary people, who experience the changing of the world around them: Second World War, the arrival of television, people landing on the moon, as they brought up their only son. It’s really nice [...]
01.May.2009 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
I finally finished the Potter series. Surge of sadness just came flooding after the last page because it has ended. It’s like leaving your good friends knowing that you may never see each other again. You can only occasionally revisit the good memories, but nothing further. No more adventure, no danger, no more secrets revealed. [...]
27.Apr.2009 The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling
The Tales of Beedle the Bard is a delightful tiny book! To tell you the truth, I had low expectation when I picked up the book (which was accidentally just sitting on the library shelf when I passed by), because there’s nothing could be near as good as Harry Potter coming from J.K. Rowling, am [...]
17.Apr.2009 Clockwork Girl by Sean O’Reilly and Kevin Hanna
Clockwork Girl is a graphic novel about a robot girl that has been given life by her creator (or father as she calls him). The scientist’s neighbor happens to be sort of a biologist/chemist who likes to make things too. So he makes a mutant boy. Robot girl and mutant boy meet each other and [...]
07.Apr.2009 Burnout by Rebecca Donner
Burnout is a short graphic novel published by Minx, who looks like it publishes a line of graphic novels that are targeted to young readers. Written by Rebecca Donner and illustrated by Inaki Miranda, I especially like the art style in this book. It has simple lines, but neat, and shows expressions of the characters [...]
30.Mar.2009 The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
‘Face your life Its pain, its pleasure, Leave no path untaken’ ~ p306 Having read raving reviews from various bloggers and known that The Graveyard Book had won this year’s Newbery award, I couldn’t help but pick it up. Also I needed to read more Neil Gaiman’s because people can’t seem to stop talking about [...]
21.Feb.2009 The Tale of One Bad Rat by Bryan Talbot
The Tale of One Bad Rat tells a story about Helen, a shy young girl who runs away from home under the shadow of childhood sexual abuse. Following Beatrix Potter, Helen goes through her own journey from the city to countryside, with rat as her friend. I haven’t read any of Beatrix Potter books, only [...]
01.Aug.2007 The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Got this book from Wai Ming, says it’s his favorite book of all time. It’s a kids book if you want to categorize it, but may give stronger resonance to adults. Its narrator is an adult who thinks he’s still a child inside. Something that I believe we all can relate once in a while [...]