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Universe Quest: Rick Riordanverse
Classics Starter Pack Vol I
British & Irish Classic Literature
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The Book Thief
The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, #1)
The Iliad
All Quiet on the Western Front
Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters
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  • Medea in the UK = The Witch of Colchis in the US

    Hi all, I just discovered that in the US, Medea by Rosie Hewlett (in two quests) is titled The Witch of Colchis. I am not sure if they can be editioned together bc of the different titles but I am thinking that when I borrow The Witch of Colchis from the library, I will say that I am reading Medea, bc that book is in this quest and the Feminine Rage side quest but The Witch of Colchis isn’t. I don’t know if this has been brought up before but thought I would share just in case anyone was confused, as I was (I actually had both books on my tbr before realizing this morning they are the same book).

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  • The Summer Hikaru Died, Vol. 1
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  • The Summer Hikaru Died, Vol. 1
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    I love this scene of Yoshiki at the supermarket checkout. The way the cashier's speech bubbles crowd the panel, how full they are, and how they have more jagged, erratic outlines really demonstrates how fast she's taking and how overwhelming Yoshiki finds it - especially when you compare them to Yoshiki's significantly smaller, smoothly outlined speech bubbles, which are just visually much quieter. Additionally, the fact she wears glasses means that the close up of her face focuses on her mouth, not her eyes, which really emphasises that the focus is on her voice - that panel amplifies the overwhelming effect of her speech. Also, also, the panel showing Yoshiki has no background whatsoever (not even a gradient), which I think also makes his presence feel smaller - it's definitely less commanding on the page. I don't think this page is meant to be the most plot significant, it doesn't seem so compared to the rest of the chapter, but it feels masterfully composed and I wanted to highlight it. I really like this page.

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  • Your Most Niche Non-Fiction

    I adore it when someone writes a book about something incredibly specific just because they're passionate about it.

    Thought I'd ask and see what's the (in your opinion) book you own/have read with the most niche subject matter? I say non-fiction but I suppose fiction works too, I just would be less sure how to define it

    I have a degree in a pretty obscure subject (not specifying to avoid doxxing myself lol) but I don't think anything I read for that comes close to 'The Construction of Race in Les Misérables Fanworks' by Dr Nemo Martin XD . Hopefully I'll be able to think of some others I know of...

    I feel every book, no matter how obscure, has it's audience Does anyone have any niche non-fiction they like?

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