This is a book I read the other day, and it’s a really great educational/reference tome. However, if you usually are here for fiction reviews, it may not be for you. If you play saxophone, on the other hand…
Haynes Saxophone Manual by Stephen Howard
Series: 2023 Reads
Sandman Omnibus, Volume II by Neil Gaiman and Others
Like other reads, this one is being posted a little while after I’ve finished it. It was a long, slow read, because even for a comic, 1000+ pages is a huge chunk of book.
Sandman Omnibus, Volume III by Neil Gaiman and Others
Like other reads, this one is being posted a little while after I’ve finished it. Somehow, this one was a very quick read for me, despite it being about 800-odd pages of comics (plus a large amount of Death pin-ups and cover art).
Beyond the Burn Line by Paul McAuley
Like other reads, this one is being posted a little while after I’ve finished it. Not too long, I hope, but that depends on how busy I get, I suppose. I read this because it was recommended for a group read on one of the Discords I’m on. I was among the slowest to finish reading it, but I am glad I did.
Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier and Sheets by Brenna Thummler
Like all the posts in my 2023 reads list, this comes at a lag, meaning I read this a while ago. I recently read a couple of comics aimed at younger readers. Basically, I stumbled onto them at the library while waiting for my son to pick out some comics, and figured I’d give them a shot, as a contrast to the more challenging reading I’ve got on the go at the moment. They’re interesting in different ways. Raina Telgemeier’s Ghosts is about a pair of sisters who move to a town with a notable ghost population. The story is …