This book was such a ride and took no time at all to get into it, especially considering my obsession with the Winter Soldier (both character and movie). This was as dark as I’d hope it would be with amazing writing, probably the best I’ve read in graphic novels. Last thoughts: great for Winter Soldier fans, with few deviations from the MCU. Definitely continuing with this series!
And now it's winter
It's winter in America
And all of the healers have been killed
Or betrayed
Yeah, but the people know, people know
It's winter, Lord knows
It's winter in America
And ain't nobody fighting
Cause nobody knows what to save
Save your souls
From Winter in America
So, I have been horribly inactive on here lately because life has just gotten the best of me this month. I'll be posting a personal update later to get into the reasons for that, but long story short - the only reading I've had time for has been for school. And I haven't had time to post reviews for those books (again, because I have NO TIME). So I will be posting reviews later today because, for once, I actually have a bit of free time today to interact with all of you!
One of the many good sides about going to grad school for a degree in library science is that, even though you have no life and have to read a lot, you have to read a lot of really good books. You also have to read a lot of scholarly articles, but seriously, I read picture books like every day - so fun! So these 10 books aren't even all of the books I've been reading, but they're the main ones that I have been assigned for school, so I chose to highlight them for this month's wrap up.
Of these books, I think I'd have to say that my favorite was either Olivia or Yankee Doodle. I would consider both to be classic children's books - I actually read Yankee Doodle frequently with my mom when I was a kid, along with many of Steven Kellogg's other works. He's the best! As for Olivia, that book didn't come out until after I'd moved on from picture books to chapter books, but I think Olivia is ADORABLE and she's totally one of my favorite children's book characters now.
My least favorite book was probably In the Plex. It's about Google and it's actually pretty interesting, especially if you're into techie things, but, well, I'm not, plus I had to write a paper on the book so that kind of turned me off from it a bit. But I've definitely read far worse!
Overall, I had a pretty good selection of books this month! I do wish that I had more time for fun reading - I didn't finish a single book that I selected on my own this month, which is super depressing - but I have to say that if I have to be reading books that others choose for me, these ones have been pretty darn good.
What books have you read this month? Have you read any of my selections?
After the Winter Soldier movie I needed more Bucky in my life - and since we have Ed Brubaker's Captain America comics to thank for his return, I was curious to see where it's similar and where it differs. The story is quite different, according to comic canon with its history, protagonists and villains, but the emotional impact was the same. The artwork is amazing, too - very dynamic. Altogether I loved it!
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