Jesse Atkinson reviewed Blankets by Craig Thompson
Review of 'Blankets' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Like reading my teen years as a comic book. Craig Thompson is incredible. I can’t recommend this book enough.
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Jesse Atkinson reviewed Howl and Other Poems by Allen Ginsberg
Review of 'Howl and Other Poems' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Yup. It’s that poem. It’s amazing.
Jesse Atkinson reviewed Meditations in an Emergency by Frank O'Hara
Review of 'Meditations in an Emergency' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Mostly fantastic poems. A few odd duds that didn’t resonate.
Writing a review for poetry is hard.
Jesse Atkinson reviewed Shadows of the empire by Steve Perry
Review of 'Shadows of the empire' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
One of the first fiction books I ever read on my own. It’s better than most of the movies.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a young adult coming-of-age epistolary novel by American …
Review of 'The Perks of Being a Wallflower' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
This book is incredible. Some folks it hits and some folks it doesn’t. For me this was a sucker punch of all the forgotten feelings from high school years.
Jesse Atkinson reviewed Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman (The Sandman, #1)
Preludes and Nocturnes collects the first eight issues of The Sandman comic by Neil Gaiman …
Review of 'Preludes and Nocturnes' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Solid intro. I really enjoy Gaiman’s writing and the art is solid, although i don’t love it. It’s a little goofy in places, but mostly it holds up and creates an incredible world. Issues 1 & 8 are the highlights.
Jesse Atkinson rated Hawkeye Volume 1: 5 stars
Jesse Atkinson reviewed Zen guitar by Philip Toshio Sudo (A fireside book)
Review of 'Zen guitar' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
A little too hippyish at times, but over all good solid principals for living and playing guitar. Not recommended if you’re not a guitarist.
Jesse Atkinson rated Sex Criminals: Volume One: 3 stars
Sex Criminals: Volume One by Matt Fraction, Chip Zdarsky (Sex Criminals, #1)
Suzie’s just a regular gal with an irregular gift: when she has sex, she stops time. One day she meets …
Jesse Atkinson reviewed My Struggle by Karl Ove Knausgård
Review of 'My Struggle' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Fucking hell. Nostalgia for a life I’ve never lived. He writes about the mundane in such a way that you keep reading. And you wonder why you’re reading. But you are. He’s so good and deconstructing scenes and putting you in his head. While reading this I started to think in his prose.
Jesse Atkinson reviewed A Guide to the Good Life by William B. Irvine
Review of 'A Guide to the Good Life' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
This was a life-changing book for me. But I can’t blindly recommend it to everyone. It’s not something to force on people. If you’re curious about stoicism and drawn to it, pick this up.
Jesse Atkinson rated I can't make this up: 5 stars
I can't make this up by Kevin Hart
378 pages : 24 cm
Jesse Atkinson reviewed Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
An epic novel of the violence and depravity that attended America's westward expansion, Blood Meridian …
Review of 'Blood Meridian' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Dear god. A hell of a read and a hell of a reread.
Jesse Atkinson reviewed Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk
Review of 'Fight Club' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Solid read. Great commentary on toxic masculinity before that was even a term. And wrestling with the subtle pressures placed on men in the modern era. Movie is better tho. That’s a rare statement.
