(2012 623pg edition) A prime example of the turning point into modern comics, "Knightfall" ages slightly better than its contemporary "Death of Superman". Although there is larger over-arching story-line, the desperate individual titles (Batman, Detective Comics, Shadow of the Bat) retain their own creative teams. As such the art lacks consistency through-out to the point where character models are vastly different from chapter to chapter. It is easy to see why such broad comic book events have garnered criticism of pretension, there are enough context-clues to make this a jumping on point, even if the "Batman: Prelude to Knightfall" collection (ironically published 6 years later in 2018) is highly recommended for prior reading.

I loved the book because it had funny details, like the gorilla was extremely wet all of the time, with a shark gnawing on his bottom. The gorilla died in the shark exhibit; he drowned. The plot was very funny and interesting. The book kept my attention. It took me 1.5 days to read it.

Enter a world where those with powers are controlled by the kings and identifiable by their different colored eyes. Through the lens of a Graceling who has passions for changing the world, encounters dangers through her trips to the seven kingdoms of this world. Through her journey she meets some other important characters. Non stop action mixed with a little romance makes this a fantastic read for fantasy lovers! (Book 1 of the series)

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A really good book with really good poems, but some poems were a bit to sad and dark - maybe not for you. I REALLY enjoyed the happy, uplifting poems, though!

This was an amazing book. If you love the history of the Indigenous people of America this is a book you won’t be able to put down. It is a murder mystery inside historical facts. It also explains how the FBI began. Set in the 1920’s the book follows the lives of various Osage Indians in Oklahoma who were very wealthy because of the oil rights of their land. This is a must read. It will help you see how wrong we were to treat indigenous people with no respect!

I think it is cute. I like how it is a diary. I like the illustrations and how it has chapters.

I have really enjoyed all the previous books by Cosby, but this one crossed the line with torture and violence. For me, this went beyond dark and I will be quite hesitant to read another by him. It was made worse since I was listening to the book and couldn’t skim over the violent passages.

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