Sweet, serene, funny, calming, poetic, easy flowing and had a good few bits of advice! I found lovely the mixed art mediums too! Nothing pretentious oSweet, serene, funny, calming, poetic, easy flowing and had a good few bits of advice! I found lovely the mixed art mediums too! Nothing pretentious or "artificially refined to perfection". Authentic just like his other works. ...more
George Takei - They Call Us Enemy Libro autobiografico che percorre la vita di Takei ma che inizia sui campi di prigionia americani sul territorio AmerGeorge Takei - They Call Us Enemy Libro autobiografico che percorre la vita di Takei ma che inizia sui campi di prigionia americani sul territorio Americano, in cui venivano forzatamente mandati tutti i giapponesi americani dopo l'attacco a Pearl Harbour. Un tratto di storia NON democratica e quasi sconosciuta dell'America della seconda guerra mondiale che fu consentita dalle leggi discriminatorie fatte da Roosevelt. Un libro da non perdere per imparare anche un'altra faccia della guerra, una faccia importante di cui però si sa poco o niente fuori degli Stati Uniti. Merita anche per il modo in cui George Takei spiega i fatti, l'intelligenza con cui affronta l'argomento e la prospettiva che dà senza mai essere pesante nonostante la difficoltà dell'argomento trattato. George Takei è un noto attore che per molti anni fu tra i maggiori protagonisti di Star Trek col personaggio di Sulu, oltre a ruoli in The Twilight Zone, Playhouse 90, Mission: Impossible (l'originale, non quello con Tom Cruise). Da bambino durante tutta la seconda guerra mondiale fu costretto insieme alla famiglia di vivere in vari campi del genere, effettivamente incarcerati e a fine guerra subire la fatica di ricominciare da capo. ...more
Okay, this story was cute, I grant that even thought I had not originally planned to read it at all. Still, it get's 2.5 stars from me because I wasn'tOkay, this story was cute, I grant that even thought I had not originally planned to read it at all. Still, it get's 2.5 stars from me because I wasn't satisfied but annoyed with the graphic art although I got used to it and in some few places it was cute, not to mention that the ending regarding Nimona herself did not satisfy me. I'll tell you why in a moment. The main plot was interesting and well developed considering that it followed the classic good vs evil line with lovely twists and sub plots completed by generally decent characterisation. In spite this praise, I must add that it was quite predictable at times. I have to say though that Nimona herself does not fully satisfy me because of the ending. She is a child, okay, no issue there because that explains her behaviour and lack of certain values or of a established mature moral code, thanks to her also being an orphan. I love her humour, her energy is nice while her intelligence can surprise. Although Nimona is essentially a quite flat character she does, to some very small degree, evolve throughout the story. But her being such a mass murderer and continuing to want that, to pursue that kind of thinking and to act on it ... I just can't swallow that mainly because of her decisiveness on murder and not as much on her wanting to become a villain, decision which I can understand to be the result of her misfortunes from early childhood. I love her relationship with Lord Blackheart and he became an instant favourite when he pointed out that there are rules and there's a code he must follow, not to mention that he does realise his mistakes and tries to make amends even thought it may seem too late but isn't so. I actually cared more about his side of the story than Nimona's and, ironically, it actually felt as thought most of the story did revolve around him and not our titular character. That touches on another sore with me: You named your graphic novel Nimona but give her somewhat less panel time than her male counterpart? Err... okay... One last sore: I was annoyed with how Blackheart and Goldenloin's relationship is portrayed. Why subtly veil something so obvious? Yes, they are friends, but they are also gay and/or had a romantic attachment with each other. Nothing wrong there, so why hide it like that?? Anyway, Noelle Stevenson has since expressed her regret on not being direct about it although it's true. In the end, as I said, it was cute but did not live up to the hype or the expectations that were created around this story. I fear it actually proved to be one of those forgettable reads for me....more
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