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Juxtapositions, connections and the impact they have on reading and reviewing
6 Mar 2017

Juxtapositions, connections and the impact they have on reading and reviewing

by Zoe | posted in: Jon Klassen, Kenneth Oppel, Patrick Ness | 5

Book reviews are sometimes presented as if they were impartial consumer magazine commentaries on washing machines, with the books extracted from the emotional landscape the reader finds them in. Is it a badge of professionalism for a review to isolate … Continued

Disability, Families, Horror, Religion, Sex, YA
The Birth of Kitaro
9 Jun 2016

The Birth of Kitaro

by Zoe | posted in: Shigeru Mizuki, Zack Davisson | 12

Graphic novels and comics form a regular part of my reading diet but manga, by and large, remains an area in which I have relatively little confidence or knowledge. However, I’m a curious reader, and I want my kids to … Continued

Adventure, Books in translation, Ghosts, Horror, Humour, Japan, Manga

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