What did you read this year?
Shortest Book
119
pages
Longest Book
pages
Average book length in
2023
300
pages
Most Shelved
1,403,885
people
also shelved
Least Shelved
2,954
people
also shelved
Joe’s
average rating for
2023
3.3
3.3
Highest Rated on Å·±¦ÓéÀÖ
4.47
average
Joe’s first review of the year
it was amazing
I have been a massive fan of Lynda Barry since I discovered her Ernie Pook’s Comeek strip back in the early �90s. Barry has this uncanny knack of capturing experiences and emotions in a déjà vu kind of way for her readers. I’ve always admired that quality in her comics and have tried to emulate it numerous times on my own.
I devoured her gorgeous hardcover art books Picture This and What It Is trying to figure out how to do this. I read and re- ...more
I devoured her gorgeous hardcover art books Picture This and What It Is trying to figure out how to do this. I read and re- ...more
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2023
BOOKS
it was amazing
it was amazing
really liked it
Joe’s last review of the year
really liked it
Knockemstiff is a dark, gritty, grimy, and depressing collection of loosely connected short stories about the poor and downtrodden inhabitants of the small rural town of Knockemstiff, Ohio. The houses are rundown, the trailers rust streaked, and the air smells like rotten eggs from the paper mill.
The stories are graphic and violent yet are written in such a way you find yourself sympathizing and rooting for the characters even though you already ...more
The stories are graphic and violent yet are written in such a way you find yourself sympathizing and rooting for the characters even though you already ...more
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