en-US Tue, 22 Apr 2025 17:27:49 -0700 60 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg Review7510778361 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 17:27:49 -0700 /review/show/7510778361 Tuck gave 5 stars to When We Cease to Understand the World (Kindle Edition) by Benjamín Labatut
bookshelves: nyrb, sci-fi
fictional nonfiction about math and physics and the people who contributed to our thoughts of quantum mechanics, Einstein, Schrodinger, Heisenberg, Bohr, grothendieck, schwartzchild...and more. fast paced and fun. ]]> Review7486548401 Sun, 13 Apr 2025 18:33:34 -0700 /review/show/7486548401 Tuck gave 5 stars to A First Time for Everything (Hardcover) by Dan Santat
bookshelves: europa, kids-books
so good I read twice. true story of santat going to Europe when 13, as study abroad. such great illustrations and coloring ]]> Review7486242243 Sun, 13 Apr 2025 16:18:21 -0700 /review/show/7486242243 Tuck gave 5 stars to Paying the Land (Hardcover) by Joe Sacco
bookshelves: natural-history
sacco is so talented of condensing complicated topics with his simple but brilliant art. this about indians (dene) in nw canada ]]> Review7413524500 Tue, 18 Mar 2025 05:31:39 -0700 /review/show/7413524500 Tuck gave 5 stars to This Land Is a Lullaby (Hardcover) by Tonya Simpson
bookshelves: farming-books, kids-books, natural-history, western-rural-with-tractors-horse, wine-and-food
From onion lake cree perspective, mother tells and shows her daughter their land, history, and life ways. Illustrations are mind blowing, pointillist, but like three dimensional bead work. How? ]]> Review7413516501 Tue, 18 Mar 2025 05:27:23 -0700 /review/show/7413516501 Tuck gave 5 stars to The Last Stand (Hardcover) by Antwan Eady
bookshelves: farming-books, kids-books, north-carolina-nonfiction, western-rural-with-tractors-horse
Story of a boy and his dad running the last fruit and veg famers stand in town. Pumphreys have super illustrations style and eady tells his real story. ]]> Review7413508729 Tue, 18 Mar 2025 05:23:17 -0700 /review/show/7413508729 Tuck gave 5 stars to Punk Rock Karaoke (Paperback) by Bianca Xunise
bookshelves: music-and-other-700-s, oh-loyd-i-wanna-be-hearkbroken
Punk rockers tryin' make it in a world of posers. Great illustrations style. Very diverse cast and storyline. ]]> Review7413497790 Tue, 18 Mar 2025 05:17:42 -0700 /review/show/7413497790 Tuck gave 5 stars to Wine: A Graphic History (Paperback) by Benoist Simmat
bookshelves: farming-books, natural-history, north-carolina-nonfiction, spain, wine-and-food
From prehistory to 2019 history of people and grapes. Spamming the world, though focused on France.
Predicted trends: China as largest wine makers and buyers, more organic, biodynamic, and vegan methods used.
Fun illustrations and text.
Has maps, bibliography, and to-reads ]]> Review7266122943 Tue, 28 Jan 2025 08:42:26 -0800 /review/show/7266122943 Tuck gave 5 stars to Invisible Differences: A Story of Autism, Adulting, and Living Life in Full Color (Paperback) by Julie Dachez
Compelling illustrations and story of real life work in modern world plus love friends and family too ]]> Review7266117253 Tue, 28 Jan 2025 08:40:21 -0800 /review/show/7266117253 Tuck gave 5 stars to Home After Dark (Paperback) by David Small
Gritty graphic novel of an unloved teenager ]]> Review7124839539 Fri, 27 Dec 2024 08:15:14 -0800 /review/show/7124839539 Tuck gave 3 stars to Bird Day: A Story of 24 Hours and 24 Avian Lives (Earth Day) by Mark E. Hauber
bookshelves: natural-history
Very short chapters of a bird each hour, succinct and fun facts. Beautiful ink drawings for each bird. I was just mislead about dimensions of actual book (5 x 4, thus the 3 page chapters are actually very brief).
Has extensive bibliography and good index. ]]>