Prologue on my reading experience

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Prologue:

As a not so frequent reader, it's hard for me to not think about reading as a chore. I'm used to reading comic books and graphic novels. Books that incorporate imagery along side their writing. I can't remember the last time I read a book that wasn't assigned for a class. Not to say that I don't enjoy a good book but it takes a lot for me to sit down and stay invested. With that said I'm abandoning any and all preconceived notions of what I used to consider a boring read and opening up my mind to this thing people call books.

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Marriage of a thousand lies

Marriage of a thousand lies was an interesting read. It definitely depicted a variety of different perspectives and cultural norms that I wasn't too familiar with. SJ Sindu does a great job of showing parallels between the main character Lucky and her sister, who both are women but have different views on what they want for themselves in life, something that they don't have that much control over. For example Lucky's sister is part of an arranged marriage and unlike what comes to mind whenever we think of arranged marriages, in this story the circumstances are different. Lucky's sister is not displeased or unhappy, she is satisfied and contempt with her life as is. SJ Sindu portrays this marriage as one that's successful, something that caught me by surprise, I don't think I've read any other story where the arranged marriage worked out and both partners were happy. This book tells a story of rebellion and how things just sometimes don't work out but it...

Curate Yourself, Deadly Class

Deadly Class is a comic book that has been a part of my life since I was in high school. It really helped me with not feeling so alone with who I was. Anything you want in a story is in here, from a gang of Yakuza members wanting the main character dead to an acid field road trip thru the desert, this comic has it all. Written by Rick Remender and drawn by Wes Craig, it tells the story of Marcus, a homeless teen wandering the streets of San Fransisco. Marcus was orphaned at a young age and has learned to survive on his own for most of his life, that is until he meets Saya, a student at the King's Dominion Atelier of the Deadly Arts, a school which trains the next generation of assassins. Here Marcus meets a whole class of crazy and lost souls like himself. This comic is filled with a lot of heart, it's honest in its portrayal of characters and doesn't hold back with the violence. The art especially stands out to me, Wes Craig does a great job of keeping the book's qua...

The medium is the message

The medium is the message was a really cool read. I especially liked how the typography was used in the composition of the pages. It felt very expressive and didn't take itself too seriously. There are a few puns here and there that also made the book all the more fun to read. On the left is the page I illustrated, I wanted to make it very playful. I wanted the words to dictate the shape of the mouth making it very wide and open, just like the statement being told. I also added the yellow stripes in the back to kind of simulate caution tape as if the message being told is risky or not safe to say.

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