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Bezig met laden... I Kill Giants (origineel 2009; editie 2009)door Joe Kelly, J. M. Ken Niimura (Illustrator)
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. I found the beginning of this book very confusing, but it's worth it to hang on and keep going even if you're not very sure what's going on. This seems like a book that people will either love or hate. Although it's fantasy, it doesn't really offer any escapism, and the characters don't make it easy to get to know them. I completely loved it though - the story, characters and artwork all blew me away. ( ) I requested “I Kill Giants” from the library after seeing Ink and Paper Blog booktuber Russell recommend it on his channel. I wasn’t expecting to get emotional while reading this graphic novel, but I did. “I Kill Giants” is about a young D&D obsessed girl who fancies herself to be a giant killer…in a world where there are no such things as giants. At first, it’s really hard to like self-proclaimed giant killer Barbara Thorson. She’s emotionally immature, closed-off, cruel and prone to abrupt and shocking acts of violence. Alternatively, Barbara has a lot to deal with, she’s virtually friendless and the victim of relentless bullying. Later in the book, things come to a head, and although I felt her coping mechanisms were slightly overblown and dramatic, I can also remember what it’s like to be a preteen when most things feel overblown and dramatic. By the end of the book, I was nearly moved to tears when Barbara faces off with her giants, figuratively and literally. While not apparent at first, the end gave me very heavy A Monster Calls vibes: The characterization of Barbara, as a kid going through so much, was heart breakingly accurate. She's angry and mean and wants to isolate herself, at at a certain point, it's just easier to let her be do that. But thanks to Sophia (who is the sweetest!), who's determined to be her friend, and Mrs. Molle, the new counselor ( While there were some things I loved (mainly Sophia, who's so earnest and genuinely cares about Barbara, Coveleski, and the visual effect of blacking out anything Barbara doesn't want to hear) I did have a few issues: something that really bothers me is the unnecessary gendering of interests, ex. "boy" books and "girl" books. I know that kids themselves tend to see things in that binary though, so I can excuse Sophia's peers for teasing her, but what I can't excuse is the author's condoning this viewpoint. I was also a little thrown by the titan; obviously Barbara needs to attempt to fight this giant unknowable unbeatable monster to accept her mother's death, but the fact that it is apparently a real monster who does real damage is curiously unremarked upon. No one realizes that Barbara wasn't crazy? No one's freaking out because there's now undeniable proof that monsters exist? For such a celebrated book, I was disappointed. As graphic novels go, it's pretty average, in execution and content. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Celebrating the fifth anniversary of a modern classic, this trade paperback edition of the Eisner-nominated, International Manga Award-winning miniseries includes interviews with the creators, design art, covers, and more. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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