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“This is fine, but a lot of stuff happens at first, then nothing, then a big switcheroo at the very end. So it sorta feels

“THIS is Dune: “After assessing the repairs and operable equipment, we’ve worked out a first estimate on operating costs. It’s based naturally on a depreciated

“This is definitely where Sandman gets way up its own ass. Like colonoscopy deep in there. A bunch of people gather at a magical tavern

“This is considered a sort of sci-fi classic, and it’s easy to see why. The science fiction elements are just about perfect, lots of new

“This is an extremely cheesy yet very enjoyable version of D&D. You know what’s weird about D&D? I mean, other than everything? It seems like

“This is an awful book. And that has nothing whatsoever to do with politics. Well, okay. The book is terrible, and I’d like to have

“This is aight, but it’s definitely the modern definition of “strong female protagonist,” which is “lady who can punch good.” “

“This is a wander-y one, but it does have a coherent narrative. I’ve been reading a lot of comics this weekend, so pardon the oddly

“This is a true, comic book story of a man who eschewed romantic relationships in favor of fulfilling his needs for love through friends and

“This is a terrifying and very sad book. A husband and wife are in bed together one night when the husband wakes up to his

“This is a solid comic strip, like Calvin and Hobbes on the coast. Do I think Wallace will be bootlegged and pissing all over GM

“This is a rough one, even of the rough one I expected.I was so baffled I made a video review. Enjoy“

“This is a really good, brief primer on what D&D is and how it came about. It’s definitely more a biography of the game than

“This is a really entertaining book. I made a bunch of food in the crock pot recently. I promise this relates back to this book.

“This is a real good news/bad news situation. The good news is that I thoroughly agreed with a woman at the book club where this

“This is a pretty good read, a nice look at an industry that I don’t really know anything about. Kind of like Waiter Rant, but

“This is a pretty good book that does a better job explaining the circle of life than that silly song does. But it’s also kind

“This is a pretty damn good modern memoir. Great for fans of Chuck Klosterman who are looking for something a little more personal, maybe. The

“This is a lot more romantic than I thought. Which is to say, it’s a little romantic. Could have done without the part where the

“This is a lot more about an unusual boy trying to fit in, trapped in a world he never made, if you will, than it

“This is a like a grand slam of comics memoirs dealing with heavy stuff: race, sexuality, the Holocaust, and cancer, all in one. I think

“This is a hugely popular book right now. And I can see why. There’s lots to like here. It’s a modern sort of fable, which

“This is a guidebook for the preparation and execution of an across-America walk. Which is REALLY FUCKING FAR, by the way. I was just reading

“This is a great, fun book. You’ll blow through it quick, and you’ll be excited to see what’s coming up. I don’t want to tell

“This is a great series that people haven’t read enough. When it comes to the canon lists, this one doesn’t make it too often, and

“This is a great sendup up 80’s action flicks and doesn’t feature a strip club or bdsm dungeon or anything like that, which the title

“This is a great era of Batman comics that I don’t think I could’ve appreciated until I was an old man. My brother turned officially

“This is a great book. And an important one. This book has completely changed how I feel about social media and the way in which

“This is a great book for anyone, and it works for just about any artistic endeavor. It’s great for writers, visual artists, and of course,

“This is a good un. It’s a little slow getting started. Probably owing to the structure, which takes place in one decade for quite a

“This is a dual review, Veins by Drew, which I read on the iPad and is the first eBook I read on an eReader from

“This is a damn solid read. If you’re a person who uses the word “meandering” as a way of criticizing a book, then skip this

“This is a book that deserves more attention than it’s getting. It’s a quick read, no more than an afternoon of time.Before going any further,

“This is a book I read for a book club that I help out with at a local middle school. I just felt that I

“This is a 4 for me, but it probably won’t be for you. FOUR you? Get it!? Also the Fantastic Four is in this book.

“This held my interest on an airplane, and I could have been watching Gymkata (the movie that combines the thrill of gymnastics with the kill

“This has to be one of my top destinations. It just looks really weird and cool, and for whatever reason I feel like it’s going

“This has some really solid stuff in it. And some other stuff.I figured out the Gangbuster situation WAY before I needed to, and I’m NOT

“This has some good shit in it, but also has some shitty shit because it crosses over with some big stupid event that I don’t

“This has some cool stuff in it, mostly the stuff about the first Castlevania. But the layout is a little weird, and some of the

“This has one of my all-time favorite poems in it, “Short-Order Cook.” Here: https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/short-order-cook I have this vivid memory. I’m in high school, and this

“This has been on the To-Read list for a long time, and I regret taking so long to get to it. Before getting to the

“This has been on the ol’ To-Read shelf for over 10 years, and I’m a stupid idiot asshole for not reading it sooner. It’s a

“This has a totally awesome story. Basically, some pervo takes pictures of Swamp Thing making out with Abby Cable, sells them to the newspaper, and

“This Halloween season I read this and also watched the Wishbone episode of Frankenstein. You know what’s hilarious about Wishbone? Everyone in the Wishbone Dreamverse

“This had nice little character moments here and there, but it had the problems most crossovers have: 1. There Are Weird Properties That Need PromoSome

“This guy actually got ahold of some of the bullshit they sold in old comics. Most of which seemed to be things to see girls

“This edition of Boss Fight Books is heavily interview-based, and I think it really works. As much as this book is about a game, it’s

“This dude has to do something once a month in order to continue living. If a demon put this new lifestyle forth for me, what

“This contains a sequence in which a Russian…let’s call him zombie in a containment suit asks a super strong guy to punch him in the

“This book, for me, is a great example of a book that does a really good thing, has great motives and intent, and brings a

“This book was like the best Italian horror movies: I had no idea what was going on, but I was fairly charmed nonetheless. “

“This book was kind of a nice surprise. I pretty much expected to be along the lines of “Check out these dopey idiots who don’t

“This book warranted the creation of a shelf for Pete’s Top of 2013 reads. That’s most of what you need to know right there. Atomic

“This book totally reminds me of this routine I had for a year or so in college, which I’m pretty sure started when I got

“This book taught me whether machine guns could be used as a jetpack (for a squirrel, absolutely), who the loneliest humans ever might have been,

“This book takes on a topic that I think most of us really shy away from. And it’s not the easiest read, but I think

“This book shows the life of a cop on the moon who has his own donut vendor and floating cop car and spends his days

“This book of short personal essays started out about like Crosley’s first, I Was Told There Would Be Cake. They weren’t everything I would hope

“This book is the my butt of books:Damn fine to look at, but it kinda stinks.”

“This book is the first one I’ve read that ends with a fart, and I’m now 100% convinced ALL books should end on a fart.

“This book is pretty far outside my normal reading, so please keep that in mind as you check out this review.That said, Good god, this

“This book is over 20 years old. Something y’all gotta understand about comics, when they’re “edgy,” they won’t be in 20 years. And what’s edgy

“This book is my opposite:1. Cute2. Doesn’t overstay its welcome. This is the part where you fall all over yourselves to say how cute I

“This book is like MAXIMUM ALAN MOORE for a hot minute there. There’s rape, then boys butt raping each other, then a bunch of prose

“This book is impossible to rate because it’s two stories, and of two differing qualities. Zdarsky’s Batman:Aces. Great. It’s pretty easy to understand, it’s steeped

“This book is funny as hell. I’m so happy to have a book that’s actually funny, and to see a character who is confident without

“This book is for hardcore Stan Sakai/Usagi Yojimbo fans. You can see where the Usagi stuff came from in these older tales, and you can

“This book is awesome, I don’t really need to tell you which decade it’s about or avoid spoilers because, well, human history is mostly a

“This book has some very strong stories in it, especially “The Staying Freight” which starts the collection off with a bang and is the best

“This book has motivated me to start a RenFest, but a very different kind of RenFest. You show up, everything smells terrible, anyone over 35

“This book has definitely gotten a bad rap recently. The generation that grew up with this book is now looking back at it with adult

“This book has been following me around for about 2 years now. I read it at the gymnasium, when I’m tired or hurt and have

“This book has a really cute title and the whole thing is super cute until it gets into weird sex stuff and the astronaut crawls

“This book has a little problem, namely: Hallo, Wiener!: An Erotic Gender Swapwhich is the next thing that comes up when you search this one

“This book gives a pretty interesting look into the world of very early homebrew games. From what I read here, it sounds like the ZZT

“This book forced me to ask the question of whether or not a zombie can get an erection. Which isn’t the most vile thing I’ve

“This book doesn’t make a bit of sense. We start off with a cement mixer who is driving home after work. This is not only

“This book does a great thing that a lot of comics try, but few creators success in making it happen. The reluctant hero. This book

“This book brings up the old question of Why Not Just Read It on the Internets? What a great question, you jerk. The success of

“This art is so weird. Not bad, just unusual. It’s so brightly colored, the lines are so angular. It’s kind of strange, and I kind

“Things turn towards fighting cenobites and I’m here for it.”

“Things heat up, and weird aliens are on the move?Aliens? Are they aliens if they’re from another dimension?I guess we use “aliens” for people from

“They should call the next big war The Final War. That way, when they go to do another war, they’re like, “Well, shit, I guess

“They really like their mysterious beautiful women in manga. I guess every genre likes that. Detective books. Kathy Bates in Misery. “

“These were hit and miss and maybe a little short. But then I decided to read them on the toilet. The new venue really took

“These kind of books are like candy. They make me feel better in the moment, but ultimately don’t do much towards building a full picture

“These comics were originally published in Nintendo Power in the 90’s, so I had pretty fond memories. Reading back over them some…Jesus-Goosestepping-Christ, 20 years later,

“These comics just make me think of the 80’s and 90’s, when no one gave A FUCK about comics, so they could kind of be

“These books are so fucking funny. There’s no reason to not read them. This one’s a great starter if you’re unfamiliar. It’s short, and it’s

“These are so great! I read the Parker novels when I was in my teens. They were all pretty good. Really fast-paced, filled with action.

“These are just great comics. I think if anyone needs evidence of comics being literature and all that shit, this might be what I’d point

“These are great. The kind of irrational fears most of us have and never really talk about. Can I tell you mine? What if I’m

“These are good stories, but holy shit, why would you have events as big as A Death in the Family AND The Killing Joke happen

“There’s this part in the movie Medicine Man where Sean Connery says he had the cure for cancer, but he “lost” it. And when his

“There’s this Kurt Vonnegut rule of storytelling: Start as close to the end as possible. Clearly, East of West isn’t following that rule. It felt

“There’s so much great, weird shit in here that’s exactly my kind of weird. RIP Mark.“

“There’s really no acceptable reason to skip this one. It’s very sweet, and as a guy who doesn’t fall in love with characters all that

“There’s nothing not-fun about this. I don’t know how important it is to read Beowulf first. I read Beowulf in high school, and full credit

“There’s not a bad volume of this comic. There just isn’t. This particular one had what amounted to a kind of touching story. It reminds