A lot of people either adore or despise this book but I think imagining its setting as a world akin to something Hayao Miyazaki would cook up is what fully unlocked its potential for me and allowed me to appreciate all the incredible humor and devastating sadness it had to offer
I don’t remember the last time a book made me actually laugh, smile, and cry over its course. It’s not only a beautiful and hopeful story, but it’s also METICULOUSLY researched. A little something for everyone, especially the existential, hopeful, and maybe a little history nerdy among us.
blood, guts, gore, and the wild wild west by cormac.
as a palette cleanser, the grandfather or alternative manga’s autobiographical masterpiece. Incredible read if you are curious about the history of manga, postwar japan, or the creative process of manga-making in general.
A master at writing genre fiction as literary fiction. Multiple narratives, stellar characters, a time-hopping, pre- and post-apocalyptic plot, and a killer miniseries adaptation to watch once you’re finished
I only saw her perform twice, but I honestly don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone else live more than once (though I obviously would like to see a lot of them live again). At least I can say one of the times I saw her was her very first US performance 🥹💔
