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Isadora Duncan
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Sabrina Jones
nindubsar
, August 04, 2012
Such fun - the graphics really move, and so does the story, which is appropriate for a biography of the mother of modern dance. It is well researched and has an interesting forward by Lori Belilove, who runs the Isadora Duncan dance company in NYC. Check out this biography of one of the most important movers and shakers with a twisted death.
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Look at the Birdie Short Fiction
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Kurt Vonnegut
nindubsar
, January 03, 2011
The man is dead, and he's still writing. Not only is this book well written, but as always entertaining, honest, and with a slightly skewed sense of beautiful reality. The short stories are just right for bedtime reading. Vonnegut is a favorite author for many; a posthumous publication is a must have.
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Pope Joan
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Donna Cross
nindubsar
, October 14, 2010
I read this book in a weekend, and would have read it in one sitting if I'd started earlier in the day. I just couldn't put Pope Joan down. The premise is that she's a woman and therefore not allowed to learn to read or write, but she does anyhow and ends up disguising herself as a man creatively named John. She then goes on to become the Bishop of Rome, as the title implies. There are a couple of scenes that are a little hard to read because of the violence, but on the whole the book is totally enjoyable because it is honest, fast paced, and historically informed. I liked reading all the old names of places and putting together the description of Rome in 800 compared to how I know the city looks today. I would recommend this for anyone, but especially for women feeling a little down on their luck (and who doesn't occasionally?) and are looking for some encouragement in the mode of historical example.
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Logicomix
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Apostolos Doxiadis, Christos H. Papadimitriou
nindubsar
, June 09, 2010
Math is fun? I never saw that coming, but when I get to follow it as if it were a biography, I'm there baby! This book is about truth, logic math rather than the boring stuff I never got in high school. It actually left me wanting to research more, and that's quite a feat for the topic. The style is easy to read and humorous, the graphics understated and to the point.
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From Hell
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Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell
nindubsar
, January 01, 2010
This was the first graphic novel I have ever read, and now I'm hooked! I'd heard that Alan Moore is worth reading for wonderful attention to detail in his plots, but never thought a "comic book" could have a real plot. Woah was I wrong, and a whole new world has opened up for me. This book is a sort of spiritual exploration of the horrors that was Jack the Ripper - everything researched and with footnotes, which satisfied the OCD in me for sure. The pictures are at times warm and glowing, and at others icy cold, but always emotive. Without giving anything away, the main characters are very human and easy to get involved with. The women who are killed are treated as women, satisfying the feminist in me, rather than victims who had it coming. Instead Moore explores the fact that the women had families and why they were so hard up on their luck at the time of their murders. I came away with a whole new view of Victorian England and a deeper understanding of the class struggles at the time. I'm sending a copy to my aunt!
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From Hell
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Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell
nindubsar
, December 07, 2009
I don't give much of anything a 5 out of 5 rating, but I've been telling everyone I know to get hold of this book. It is an entertaining spiritual exploration of the Jack the Ripper murders - great for anyone wanting to travel to Victorian London through a well-researched nicely-drawn classic graphic novel. Give it a try!
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