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Berserk vol 3 review
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Berserk really starts to hit its stride in this third volume. We finally confirm that the story being told so far is actually somewhere in the middle - or near the end - of the plot, and we get some nice scenes showing Guts' origin story.
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Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) review
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What an absolutely fun, funny, and wildly imaginative movie. Made with stop-motion and weird little animal figures, Fantastic Mr. Fox is an excellent animated film.
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Grave of the Fireflies (1988) review
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Grave of the Fireflies is an unrelenting, beautiful portrayal of the horrors of war and a child's loss of innocence, and is a huge tonal shift from my only other Studio Ghibli experience, My Neighbor Totoro.
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Berserk vol 2 review
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Volume 2 of Berserk is a nice step up from Volume 1, with the story getting some more depth and the characters getting some room to breathe in between the crazy depictions of violence.
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Against All Gods review
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I mostly know Miles/Christian Cameron through his historical fiction, which is excellent. I've also read his Traitor Son cycle, which is medieval fantasy. Against All Gods is the start of a series set in an alternate Bronze Age, and while it's a good start to a series it's not as strong as his...
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Written on the Dark review
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Every few years, usually in May, we're treated to a new Guy Gavriel Kay novel. He's by far my favorite author, and his unique blend of historical fiction with just a little bit of fantasy and his melancholic, thoughtful prose always resonate with me.
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