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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time
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It is an exploration

What Is It? by Lynda Barry

January 23, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

CBR16SweetChallenge #New (new author, new style of writing/art) What Is It? is not my usual read for several reasons. But I knew the main reason was going to be that the cover was telling me this. I know you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but sometimes you can, especially when it looks like this. Lynda Barry’s work gives off a vibe of “old school gross-out.” It is as if the era of Mad Magazine and others like that threw up in realistic-abstract collages. […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult Tagged With: artist, artistic, CBR16SweetChallenge, Creation (Literary), Creative writing, imagination, literary, Lynda Barry

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:30 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Comedy/Humor, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young Adult · Tags: artist, artistic, CBR16SweetChallenge, Creation (Literary), Creative writing, imagination, literary, Lynda Barry ·
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A game of reality

Lo and Behold by Wendy Mass

January 18, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

CBR16SweetChallenge #Cozy (has a feeling of cozy, and deals with themes in a less intense manner) The graphic novel Lo and Behold by Wendy Mass and illustrated by Gabi Mendez is a sweet story about Addy, a young girl who must learn to have empathy, sympathy and forgiveness for her father, mother, and most importantly, herself. There is a lot about VR technology and its real world applications. Adults can enjoy it as well as kids (strong 8/9 to 12-13). There is a little about […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery Tagged With: animals, CBR16SweetChallenge, college, experiments, family, friendship, mothers, parents, science, siblings, Social Themes, substance abuse, virtual reality, Wendy Mass

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:29 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery · Tags: animals, CBR16SweetChallenge, college, experiments, family, friendship, mothers, parents, science, siblings, Social Themes, substance abuse, virtual reality, Wendy Mass ·
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Faith blankets you

Blankets  by Craig Thompson

January 17, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

CBR16SweetChallenge #Exciting Craig Thompson is a new author for me and one that I will check out again as Blankets was a powerful and interesting read. I was going to put this as a New category because of that, but Exciting came after finishing. I was intrigued by the cover, the concept, and all of the blue that was on that cover and inside. I was hoping to find a copy from my library, and eventually did find a mid-2000s published edition. After finishing, I want to find the […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Religion, Romance, Young Adult Tagged With: artists, brothers, CBR16SweetChallenge, coming-of-age, Craig Thompson, family, first love, first loves, rural farming community, siblings, Social Themes, Wisconsin

BlackRaven's CBR16 Review No:28 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Religion, Romance, Young Adult · Tags: artists, brothers, CBR16SweetChallenge, coming-of-age, Craig Thompson, family, first love, first loves, rural farming community, siblings, Social Themes, Wisconsin ·
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