Remember I'm very frugal with my grades! It was a fun read, but it's been two weeks since and I don't remember much of it so I don't want to oversell Remember I'm very frugal with my grades! It was a fun read, but it's been two weeks since and I don't remember much of it so I don't want to oversell it. Compared to Strömquists other works this is very thin content-wise and not much structural criticism. The different astrological signs are described hilariously and we get examples of famous people and their weird-ass behaviours, but since I don't buy into that astrology nonsense it seemed like less true than her previous books - but still fun and of course a lot less serious than Einsteins fru for example. It was more of just "here are some mini biographies of famous people", which is fine, I just know Strömquist can do better....more
Just a quick sneak read, but I actually liked it. The drawings are very Liv Strömqvist, and the story is... Well, basically it's my teenage years but Just a quick sneak read, but I actually liked it. The drawings are very Liv Strömqvist, and the story is... Well, basically it's my teenage years but with webcams. I don't know why but I never cammed with strangers (or anyone) when I was a kid, thank jeezuz! Maybe Ellen Greider is a few years younger than I and camming wasn't really a thing when I was a kid. Anyway, apart from that it's uncanny how similar our experiences of teenage angst was. Even those girls with the jackets! Why did they always wear their jackets indoors? And why couldn't they mind their own business?
But yeah, lonely weird kid finds attention online, eventually finds real life friends and gets out of her own head. A tale as old as time. ...more
I must admit that I have, like so many others, an unhealthy fascination with serial killers. This graphic novel is not really about the killings thougI must admit that I have, like so many others, an unhealthy fascination with serial killers. This graphic novel is not really about the killings though, and somehow that makes it SO. MUCH. CREEPIER. Desensitized as I am, this story of a terribly childhood that made a terrible, terrible man, it really sticks with me. Where were the adults? And what exactly is keeping more people from becoming serial killers?
The style of the drawings are not my cup of tea, but they remind me very much of MAD magazine, and somehow that kinda... works. The absurdity of befriending an alcoholic who likes to fake seizures (sp?) and spasms, who turns out to be a murderer. Sounds just like a MAD strip actually.
Hey, I just realized I hadn't added this to my reading list, and thus COMPLETING MY READING CHALLENGE 2017! wooo!
Since I have recently read Norse MythHey, I just realized I hadn't added this to my reading list, and thus COMPLETING MY READING CHALLENGE 2017! wooo!
Since I have recently read Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman, it seemed very appropriate when the author of this graphic novel about norse myth came to my bookshop for a book signing. This isn't straightly "factual" mythology (as in taken from the Eddas and historical documents) but more a story taking place in that world. The giants and gods have a championship every now and then, where their appointed champions fight eachother and the winners get to rule Midgård where the humans live. Vei is the champion of the giants, and soon realize the gods aren't exactly following the rules. This I loved, because it is very true to the temperament of the Norse gods, they use cunning and rulebending whenever it fits the story.
The story is compelling, and I really liked their take on how the gods look. The enormous Freja really makes more sense than the skinny version I've seen so many times already. The genderbending Loke is also a very accurate account, I wonder how gender specific the Eddas are? I know he gives birth to Sleipnir while in the form of a mare, and that Loke's known to change shapes and gender many times, but it's just done so well in this novel. Over all, the gender perspective really permeates the whole story, with the female Vei being the hero and driving force, and the male Dal being both the virgin (!), eye candy and sidekick. Such a small thing to be excited about, and yet so rarely seen in movies and novels. The artist is talented and it's a very classic style of comic book drawing, but very well executed. My only complaint really is that it was too short, and there will only be one more part and then no more. I always want more. ...more
I have of course read them before, but actually never in this collection. And not actually this collection either, I read the Swedish version but coulI have of course read them before, but actually never in this collection. And not actually this collection either, I read the Swedish version but couldn't find it.
Scrooge McDuck is my absolute favourite character, and Don Rosa is seriously the only "duckist" I like. I remember reading Kalle o Co when I was a kid and was always drawn to Rosa's darker illustrations, with all the shading and funny things going on in the background. Of course I didn't know what a master Don Rosa was until I read the collected works in the "Hall of Fame" editions. All that fact checking, historical correctness, staying true both to actual history and Barks' history is really amazing.
I enjoyed the "Hall of Fame" a little more, can't really say why right now but this is still truly the "Great American Novel" of all times. Would like to read it in English though since the best, most Scroogian quote - when Scrooge becomes the richest in the world and Matilda calls him "a poor old man" - becomes sort of meaningless in Swedish. ...more
Ännu lite mer dåligt samvete från Sveriges bästa samhällstecknare. Jag tycker tonen i denna är lite mer allvarlig än tidigare, men det kan bero på migÄnnu lite mer dåligt samvete från Sveriges bästa samhällstecknare. Jag tycker tonen i denna är lite mer allvarlig än tidigare, men det kan bero på mig också. Den första serien dock, om företagspamparna som mindfulness-gurus, den skrattade jag högt åt! Och som alltid får man lära sig ofantligt mycket om orättvisa och vill genast ut på gatorna och ta tillbaka välfärden. Klass och ekonomi. Extra intressant är avsnittet om hur den svenska vänstern går mot moralism snarare än att försöka ändra grundläggande strukturer, p g a hopplöshet. Intressant men nedslående....more
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