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Concluding the Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicles. Volume 28

Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle Vol. 28 by CLAMP

December 31, 2019 by Dome'Loki 2 Comments

And so the great Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle read through has come to an end.  Shout out to William Flanagan, who wrote the English translation for all twenty eight volumes, churning out translations to keep pace with the publications in Japan.  At the end of each volume he would include some translation notes, sometimes explaining a cultural norm, or showing the process of how he came to use the translation chosen for a particular section.  The writer/artist collective CLAMP used Tsubasa as a way to mix […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult Tagged With: #fantasy, adventure, cbr11, CLAMP, Dome'Loki, Fiction, Graphic Novel, manga, time travel, Tsubasa, YA

Dome'Loki's CBR11 Review No:69 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Young Adult · Tags: #fantasy, adventure, cbr11, CLAMP, Dome'Loki, Fiction, Graphic Novel, manga, time travel, Tsubasa, YA ·
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That rare beast, a great final book.

The Toll (Arc of a Scythe, #3) by Neal Shusterman

December 30, 2019 by narfna Leave a Comment

That was a really good ending. I am incredibly satisfied by it. It did what my favorite endings do, which is to manage to surprise me with things that feel inevitable. I am going to hold off on the five stars, after sleeping on it. I’m not quite sure why, though. Maybe when I do an eventual re-read (I most definitely need to, to see the whole arc), I’ll up it to five stars, which I will confess was my first instinct. I don’t really […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, arc of a scythe, narfna, Neal Shusterman, sci-fi, speculative, the toll, Young Adult

narfna's CBR11 Review No:157 · Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, arc of a scythe, narfna, Neal Shusterman, sci-fi, speculative, the toll, Young Adult ·
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Triple Cannonballing with The Sandman.

The Sandman, Vol. 5: A Game of You by Neil Gaiman

December 30, 2019 by narfna 8 Comments

Most people seem to like this one more than I did, but I still liked it. I didn’t think I was going to have much to say about it because it just didn’t really vibrate on my level, plus—and I can’t believe more people haven’t brought this up in their reviews—it really hasn’t aged well. But then I wrote quite a bit. This book focuses on Barbie, a side character (formerly married to Ken, natch) who last showed up in The Doll’s House. She and the […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror Tagged With: #fantasy, a game of you, Comics, horror, narfna, Neil Gaiman, The Sandman

narfna's CBR11 Review No:156 · Genres: Fantasy, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Horror · Tags: #fantasy, a game of you, Comics, horror, narfna, Neil Gaiman, The Sandman ·
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“You’re in a world full of color and you want to see it in black and white.”

The Secret Commonwealth (The Book of Dust, #2) by Philip Pullman

December 30, 2019 by narfna Leave a Comment

Firstly, this was very compelling. I haven’t spent really any time wondering what happened to Lyra since we last left her, if I’m being honest (I liked that nebulous hopefulness at the end of Amber Spyglass that let you assume she would do the work of building the Republic of Heaven on earth, that she would eventually find love that would let her move on from Will, etc.). But as soon as she and Pan appeared on the page, I realized that I had missed them and […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, lyra silvertongue, narfna, Philip Pullman, The Book of Dust, the secret commonwealth

narfna's CBR11 Review No:154 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, lyra silvertongue, narfna, Philip Pullman, The Book of Dust, the secret commonwealth ·
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Once I finished, I immediately wanted to read it again.

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern

December 30, 2019 by narfna 6 Comments

A short and to the point review, for a couple reasons. One, it’s the end of the year, and thus time for a flurry of review posting. I don’t have time for in depth. And two, more importantly, after finishing this book, I felt the need to sit down with someone and have them take me by the hand and explain the book to me bit by bit.  I’m giving this the good old five stars because of how enthralled I was while reading it. […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: #fantasy, Erin Morgenstern, m/m, magical realism, narfna, Romance, The Starless Sea

narfna's CBR11 Review No:153 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: #fantasy, Erin Morgenstern, m/m, magical realism, narfna, Romance, The Starless Sea ·
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A perhaps overly complex fantasy debut that I think I liked anyway.

The Ruin of Kings (A Chorus of Dragons, #1) by Jenn Lyons

December 30, 2019 by narfna Leave a Comment

This will be a weird review for a weird book. I say that because while I was reading it, I only seemed able to voice complaints (I had quite a few), but ultimately, it more than held my attention, and the frustration it was causing wasn’t enough for me to give up. And at the end, I want to know what happens next. So. I won’t really be discussing plot, unless it’s spoiler tagged, because if you are going to read it, you should really […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, a chorus of dragons, epic fantasy, Jenn Lyons, narfna, the ruin of kings

narfna's CBR11 Review No:152 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, a chorus of dragons, epic fantasy, Jenn Lyons, narfna, the ruin of kings ·
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