Bryan Lee O’Malley‘s first major graphic novel is decidedly different from his later works, both stylistically and storywise. It’s a coming-of-age story and the teenage viewpoint is helpful sometimes and hindering at others.
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Premise: Jake thinks his buddies are throwing him a party to congratulate him before getting engaged. It turns out each of them has a personal reason they don’t want him getting married.
It’s not quite the darkest graphic novel you’ll ever read, but it is pretty bleak in its depiction of artist life. Definitely not a “fun read”, but will get a few laughs out of those who like their comedy black.
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Welcome to the Weekly Fiver, where I’ll pick five recently released songs of varying degrees of quality and thoroughly break them down for you. No two songs will be on the same tier, and they’ll be listed from best to worst. The top song will be an excellent must-hear tune, while the bottom song will be one you ought to stay away from or else you will make your ears sad. It’s all very scientific.
If you’re looking for criticism or any sort of deep insight, let’s get to the point right now so you won’t be disappointed- these are classic books and obviously will get an A+
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