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A little family road trip from and to Hell

Odessa by Jonathan Hill

September 19, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I stole this part of the review from Goodreads/François Vigneault: “Odessa is the first long chapter in a sumptuously-drawn post-apocalyptic tale following the journey of teenager Virginia Crane.” That does not seem “steal worthy” but it starts my feelings of this book. It is a long “chapter to the story of the Crane family. I am not sure I would say “sumptuously-drawn,” but it does have its own unique style.    This is the surface story: three children (ages around 9 to 17) travel through a post-apocalyptic world […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult Tagged With: coming-of-age, daughters, Dystopian, family, friendship, Jonathan Hill, mothers, siblings

BlackRaven's CBR15 Review No:665 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, History, Romance, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult · Tags: coming-of-age, daughters, Dystopian, family, friendship, Jonathan Hill, mothers, siblings ·
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Meet Booger Lizk’t of Elberon or Tommy Tomkins to you

Tales of a Seventh-Grade Lizard Boy by Jonathan Hill

August 19, 2022 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I finished this book in a day, starting at the dentist, finishing as I enjoyed some cold pizza (shh don’t tell my dentist) from dinner, and it became a new favorite.  Granted, Tales of a Seventh-Grade Lizard Boy might not be an OMG BEST BOOK EVER, but I really enjoyed how we take the being different theme and make it (while specific to our hero Tommy) a generic idea. That is a favorite thing about science fiction/fantasy. You take the Idea You Want to Present […]

Filed Under: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Sports, Young Adult Tagged With: '80s sci-fi shows, Emigration & Immigration, friendship, identity, Jonathan Hill, middle school, Social Themes, Vietnamese American family

BlackRaven's CBR14 Review No:451 · Genres: Children's Books, Comedy/Humor, Cooking/Food, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, Health, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Sports, Young Adult · Tags: '80s sci-fi shows, Emigration & Immigration, friendship, identity, Jonathan Hill, middle school, Social Themes, Vietnamese American family ·
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