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SkeletonKey
Complete Elfquest Volume 1 | Wendy Pini, Richard Pini
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Attending a zoom with Wendy and Richard Pini, creators of Elfquest. Sooooo inspiring for other creators, follow their newsletter for other events and neat things if you‘re a comic fan.

#elfquest #graphicnovels

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MonicaLoves2Read
Snoopy the Flying Ace | Charles M. Schulz
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Pickpick

love Snoopy! This contained some Peanuts strips I have never seen or read before. These strips had most of the Peanuts gang in them. Not all, but most, of them were The Flying Ace behind enemy lines.

#37by37Readathon

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Bookwomble
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Mehso-so

It's quite an authorial feat to write about a visit to the authoritarian dystopia of North Korea and to leave the impression that you, the author, are the most unsavoury element in the book!
I'm overstating it, I guess, but Delisle's graphic bio of his two month sojourn to North Korea overseeing an animation sweatshop (little evidence of his awareness of the exploitative nature of this) is characterised by his sneery arrogance and lack of ⬇️

Bookwomble ... empathy for the oppressed Korean people required to work with him, and then there's the instances of unsavoury sexism 🤢
There is still interest in his depiction of life amongst the Western enclave of corporate employees, diplomats and NGO workers in the North Korean capital, but sadly marred by a compassionless, supercilious authorial voice. 2.5⭐
Also, Marmite flavoured crisps 😘👌
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RaeLovesToRead I read a particularly awful quote from this book in a (couple of) GR reviews, and it has made me never want to pick it up. I'm cross even thinking about it now. 6h
Bookwomble @RaeLovesToRead I suspect I know the quotation you're thinking of, which gave me my 🤢 reaction. Sometimes you need to read these things in context and they don't seem so bad, other times, as here, it actually makes them worse! 6h
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RaeLovesToRead You've probably already read it, but Barbara Demick's Nothing to Envy is a strong work of journalism on North Korea. I was reminded of it recently when finishing Flashlight by Susan Choi. 5h
sarahbarnes I‘m reading Flashlight now and I may have to check out Demick‘s article @RaeLovesToRead. Sounds like I should skip this book tho. 3h
sarahbarnes Oh I see it‘s a book @RaeLovesToRead 😁 3h
quietlycuriouskate Hmmm, think I'll skip the book. Marmite crisps, on the other hand... 2h
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Blueberry
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Teresereading Cute 15h
Eggs Snoopy‘s got class!! 4h
Seabreeze_Reader 🙂 So cute! 3h
MemoirsForMe 😍😍😍 now
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sdbruening
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That‘s one of my favorite lines in one of my favorite stories (The Masque of the Red Death). “Which embrace three thousand and six hundred seconds of the times that flies.”

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JulietteReadsALot
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Pickpick

These volumes 2 and 3 of this series didn't disappoint.
We follow the MC on his quest to become a kafna, a protector of books. I really enjoy how the author is building the world step by step through her series, just at the right dosage.
Again, it's a series that a lot of book lovers would love, because it's about books 📚

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Robotswithpersonality
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Just a little trash-talking the green lanterns. 💚

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dabbe
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#TTT #TakeThreeThursday @dabbe

I never saw nor heard of BLACK CHRISTMAS. Is it worth a watch?

Three of my fave quotes not on the quiz (and mostly on the mushy side). Can you guess the movies?
1. “We are going to go and celebrate being young and alive.“
2. “You put on the suit, you're the Big Guy.“
3. “It's not bad at all, really. Maybe it just needs a little love.“

Link to quiz: https://tinyurl.com/sxas7t9k

TheBookHippie Never seen it either … 2d
dabbe @TheBookHippie You missed that one, too? 🤣 2d
TheBookHippie @dabbe we are twins ♥️ 2d
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dabbe @TheBookHippie Twinning with you on something is on my bucket list! ♥️ 2d
TheBookHippie @dabbe AWE. 💕💕💕 2d
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Only 70% and that included some guessing. I don't regularly watch the older classics. 2d
CSeydel 80% for me 2d
dabbe @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick And what is a classic? Something before what year? As always, these quizzes are quite subjective. Thanks for playing and sharing. ❄️☃️❄️ 2d
dabbe @CSeydel Yahoo you! Thanks for playing and sharing. ❄️☃️❄️ 2d
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Other than the claymation films, most of the Xmas movies I watch are from the '80s or newer. I've never seen It's a Wonderful Life. I've watched White Christmas only a couple of times. It's probably just the Griswolds on repeat for 3 weeks. I am hoping to take your advice & borrow When Harry Met Sally from the library during autumn. 2d
dabbe @Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Oh, I hope you do. You will LOVE it. I promise. ♥️🍁🧡 2d
TheLudicReader Hahaha I only got 50% correct…and I guessed them all. The original Black Christmas is definitely worth the watch. 5h
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vivastory
Curse Words | Charles Soule
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Incoming rant: questioning humanity when brother tells me that a customer says something along the lines of, “No wonder there was a shooting, when you can't fill a prescription on time“ JFC. Thankfully this particular beam of sunshine was banned. *Note, there's a 24 hour location literally 15 minutes away.It costs *so* little to be decent to one another, yet seems to be the biggest struggle for some.

Ruthiella Sorry. 😣 Every day my goal is to not be an a**hole to others. It‘s a low bar that some people unfortunately don‘t quite meet. 3d
kspenmoll Horrible. So sorry- 3d
vivastory @Ruthiella It seems like some people leave the house with the goal to treat others terribly...*sigh* 3d
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vivastory @kspenmoll I appreciate it 🙏 3d
Jas16 Unbelievable. What a horrid, unfeeling person. 3d
Deblovestoread Lord, how I miss basic decency. 3d
Lcsmcat Some people! I‘m so sorry. 3d
dabbe So frickin' true. 💙🎯💙 3d
LeahBergen WT actual F? 3d
Reggie Eff that person. 2d
Bookwormjillk That‘s terrible 2d
AnnCrystal 😢✨🫂💫. 2d
AmyG There is a serious lack of empathy and compassion these days. It makes me work harder to be a better, kinder person. I am so sorry. 2d
KT1432 The desensitization of Americans is appalling. Absolutely disgusting thing to say. 2d
Kelly_the_Bookish_Sidekick Too many people aren't held accountable for things they say or do. I swear some people stay up all night thinking of something to be mad about. 2d
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Rome753
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Finished reading part 2. Much like the first part, it helps to personalize the experiences of the Holocaust. It's also interesting to see how the author portrayed the different dynamics between the different family members. Finally, the visual aspect helps alot in the storytelling process.

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