Review: I Kill Giants

I Kill Giants by Joe Kelly


My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I Kill Giants is an impressive graphic novel. A bittersweet tale of a teenage girl, who's also a D&D geek, dealing with the impending lost of a parent succumbing to cancer. While there's a mix of fantasy and reality in the tale, the story is still grounded in the realities of life, and how one deals with life and lost. Done in black and white, the art is dynamic and simply quite fantastic. A must read.

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Review: Brownsville

Brownsville by Neil Kleid


My rating: 2 of 5 stars
It's unusual to read about a mob story featuring Jewish gangsters. But other than the unique story, the graphic novel has nothing much else going for it. The story gets confusing, characters get introduced without background and you get lots of names which makes the tale hard to follow.

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Plants becoming zombies

Plants becoming zombies
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This is why putting plants in the toilet is a bad idea.

Grilling of the fishes

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Review: Batman-Hong Kong

Batman: Hong Kong by Doug Moench


My rating: 2 of 5 stars
This book appealed to me because of the involvement of Hong Kong artist Tony Wong. I remembered flipping through his Hong Kong comics when I was young, and his signature artwork is certainly evident here. Storywise, there's something here, but the execution is lacking. Good enough to read for the fusion of style, but not good enough to be anything beyond a novelty Batman story.

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Sharing good times

Sharing good times
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Remembering the good times

Remembering the good times
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Green tea Kit Kat from Japan

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FA Cup the non-conventional way

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Review: iPod, Therefore I Am

iPod, Therefore I Am by Dylan Jones


My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This book is not so much about the iPod, but about music, how the device changes the music listening experience, and also the author's personal journey through music and pop culture. If music is a big part of your life, this book is enjoyable and you can probably find the compulsive music collector and listener in the pages to be familiar.

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Review: Spider-Man: Blue

Spider-Man: Blue by Jeph Loeb


My rating: 5 of 5 stars
The Peter Parker/Gwen Stacy story has always been my fave tragic love story in comics. There's just something about the tragedy that moved me. Spider-Man: Blue is a retelling of that tragic story, but one that does not goes into the specifics of what happened. Instead, it focuses on Parker's reminiscing how he got together with the love of his life, and the other one whom he eventually married. The storytelling, together with the bold colourful art style, comes together to form a bittersweet tale that is beautiful and sad. By the time I reached the final pages, I am not ashamed to say that tears were welling up in my eyes. Lovely, brilliant, read it.

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Review: The Mists of Avalon

The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley


My rating: 5 of 5 stars
An epic retelling of the Arthurian story from female perspectives. Due to its length, it took me a while to finish the book. What struck me about this book is how Bradley manages to tie in all the snippets of the Arthurian legends and makes it her own. Unlike the knightly romance versions, this is a more down-to-earth retelling. In truth, none of the characters are truly good or evil, but they are just doing what they feel is right, which makes this retelling refreshing. This version is also about the struggle between paganism and Christianity and coming to terms of both sides. A truly satisfying read.

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Ooooh, a surprise!

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Milk candy with mint

Milk candy with mint
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Colleague bought this from Shanghai. Interesting to say the least.

Lisa Ono belts out bossa, jazz, Asian folk standards in an enjoyable set

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Review: The Waiting Place

The Waiting Place by Sean McKeever


My rating: 3 of 5 stars
About a group of teens growing up in a small suburban town. Starts off rather confusingly, but gets better when you know the characters. A tale about relationships, longing, heartbreaks, friendship, sprinkled with doses of pop culture references from the 90s.

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