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Tag: graphic novel
Banned in Egypt for “offending public morals – Magdy El Shafee’s Metro
"We’re all living in one big cage...The cage is open, but nobody leaves…We all have to leave the cage together."
31 Days of Spooky Reads: ANOtHER – Graphic Novel
A spooky graphic novel with minimalist illustrations that are symbolic of depression.
31 Days of Spooky Reads: Through the Woods
If there was a musical equivalent, it would be a hint of Myrkur's haunting vocals coupled with the feel of the moors in Wuthering Heights.
31 Days of Spooky Reads: When I Arrived at the Castle
Emily Carroll again delivers a disturbing and gory narrative, complete with illustrations that drink from a well of the macabre.
31 Days of Spooky Reads: Graphic Novel Review Locke and Key #1: Welcome to Lovecraft
Sufficiently creepy, Welcome to Lovecraft was an alluring welcome to the series. I ordered the second volume before I finished reading the first.
Revolution in Cairo: The Apartment in Bab el-Louk graphic novel
A noir poem set in downtown Cairo, The Apartment in Bab el-Louk is a vignette of observations and thoughts of a recluse who peeps through their window at men yelling in the street or scurries through their neighborhood when needed.
The Sandman – “a sonic experience”
Damn. This was fantastic.
#YMERC2020 February Part 1
Ahlan wa sahlan!
Thank you for joining in with us in the Year of the Middle Eastern Reading Challenge (YMERC).
Graphic Novel Review: Teen Titans Raven – Kami Garcia
3 stars I loved how Raven's aunt and cousin are voodoo witches. With the introduction of supernatural beings under their control, the story added a whole new element that I think could grow into something mystical if the Raven series continues.
