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Anna40
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Mehso-so

The graphic novel written by Evie Wyld and illustrated by Joe Sumner was only ok. Evie remembers growing up in Australia where her shark obsession begins. Interspersed with shark attack stories this is really about family and loss but stays too much on the surface to be a moving, heartfelt memoir. I enjoyed Sumner‘s artwork.

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CBee
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Pickpick

This really captured so much, but also really paralleled in so many ways what our country is going through now (again). The elation I felt and HOPE when Obama won; the absolute terror when Trump won and then won again. Excellent read. So much packed into these pages.

HeatherBookNerd I loved that book. So fantastic. 2w
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Schnoebs
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Mehso-so

3.75⭐️

This ended up not being exactly what I hoped for out of this book but at the same a really good reflection on certain industries and the impacts they have on people. I wish there was a little more information on the actual impacts of oil sands and the scales of the production but I feel like it gave a great perspective on the day to day life people, especially women, face working in these environments.

#library

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The Talk | Darrin Bell
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Pickpick

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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BkClubCare
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“Do you think people are different at home than they are here?”
“But is that who they really are?”

The age old question of the contradictions of life. Incredibly depressing.

BkClubCare whatever they charged you for school - they charged too much for it. 😢 1mo
sarahbarnes Oof. 😥 1mo
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BkClubCare
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A hold came in from the library!! I am excited, was in need of something to sink my teeth into. Yes, I expect it to hurt my heart but I am ready for it. I hope I am ready for it. #ReadICT #GraphicNovelMemoir #BelieveWomen #OhCanada 🇨🇦❤️

BkClubCare #Feb2025 Book17 (edited) 4w
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Chelsea.Poole
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Pickpick

Another graphic memoir hit! This time from comic Julia Wertz who documents her life in NYC as a recovering alcoholic and self proclaimed “weirdo”. She‘s super relatable (as a fellow weirdo) with the difficult social interactions and I loved her “urban exploring” (investigating abandoned buildings) adventures! Wertz also describes the horrible dating scene and some close friendship. I really enjoyed this read..though parts were sad it was hopeful.

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Chelsea.Poole
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Pickpick

Every so often I have a graphic novel fixation, and I‘m back on it. Bonus points if it is nonfiction or a memoir and this one is! The author grew up in Turkey and takes the reader along from the time she‘s a child, too young to be in school—though she yearns to join her sister there—through college and young adulthood. Her changes are depicted right alongside changes to her country and therefore family. A #blameitonlitsy read thanks to @JamieArc

JamieArc This came from the #ALSpine list from @yourfavouritemixtape I love when not well known books make their way around Litsy to find new people who love them ❤️. So glad you picked it up and enjoyed it! 2mo
TieDyeDude Samesies! This looks good, I'll have to look for it in our library system. 2mo
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Robotswithpersonality
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Pickpick

A lovely experience that makes me so, SO glad not to be in my twenties anymore! 😅 Well-known term or not (don't forget the Afterword), an Age of License is probably something that could happen at different times in your life as long as the confluence of factors, (feeling untethered from family and routine, having the resources and opportunity for travel, uncertain of long term plans), exist, but I think that more often happens 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? in your twenties. Lucy has very relatable see-sawing concerns as she thinks about the potential of her present and what she wants her future to be.
I also think it's pretty often that young women especially find themselves on the rebound and swept up in the heteronormative romanticism of a brief love affair dictated by specific circumstances; I appreciate that Lucy's narration makes it clear she recognized the moments of incompatibility and
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Robotswithpersonality 3/? and came to a clear conclusion about the feasibility of the relationship. I think that's still a useful thing to see in print/images for the many young people who might get carried away in something not ultimately the best for them long term. 2mo
Robotswithpersonality 4/4 As with my favourite travelogues, there's a simple joy shown in the beauty of places, the food, moments taken to enjoy history, art, culture, and the occasional anecdote related to people journeyed with or met along the way. I really appreciated the full colour watercolour(?) interstitials and introductory images breaking up the black and white comic sequences.
I will continue to seek out Knisley's work.
⚠️mention of stalking
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Chelsea.Poole I LOVE her work! She‘s a favorite. 2mo
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Robotswithpersonality
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MOOD.