Terror in Tiny Town (Deadtime Stories, #1)
author: A.G. Cascone name: Peter average rating: 3.96 book published: 1996 rating: 2 read at: 2024/03/25 date added: 2024/03/25 shelves: review: I feel like the
author: A.G. Cascone name: Peter average rating: 3.96 book published: 1996 rating: 2 read at: 2024/03/25 date added: 2024/03/25 shelves: review: I feel like the
author: Makoto Yukimura name: Peter average rating: 4.49 book published: 2006 rating: 3 read at: 2024/03/25 date added: 2024/03/25 shelves: review: I’m not the biggest
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1: I don’t have a ton of “where do they come up with this shit?” moments in my reading life, but this one hits the
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I, like the character featured in this book, know a martial art of which I’m the only practitioner. Okay, there are some differences between me
Well, a kid gets stuck with his deaf…aunt, grandma, something, doesn’t really matter, and when he visits a local toyshop, he finds a container of
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I liked the personal, quiet nature of this book, but I prefer the manic energy of Tekkonkinkreet. Just a matter of taste, but weirdo kids
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I can’t remember the last time I read a comic and then turned around to re-read it from the start within a month of finishing.
Kind of like Kitaro but with a little more violence and maybe some grosser monsters, which are the two things I want from any version
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Mmm…this is one of those “a lot going on here” books, not in a good way. Ton of characters, not real clear what’s going on,
On one hand, working for a company that does murder stuff isn’t the best. On the other hand, the company seems to be pretty good
I like how weird this was, how silly in places. I was going to say this is perfect for fans of One Punch Man, but
I do not recommend reading this volume 18 months or more after reading the first. You’ll remember less than you need to. Unless you’re one
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