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Alice is currently reading 'Berserk Deluxe Edition Volume 14'

Fri, 09 May 2025 02:37:57 -0700

Alice is currently reading Berserk Deluxe Edition Volume 14 by Kentaro Miura

Alice added 'Berserk Deluxe Edition Volume 13'

Fri, 09 May 2025 01:05:03 -0700

Alice gave 5 stars to Berserk Deluxe Edition Volume 13 (Hardcover) by Kentaro Miura
If I could give this 6 stars I would, the best collected volume for a little while now. Beautiful story telling, you can just feel it all starting to come to a crescendo now.
'Spring Flowers of Distant Days' was a stroke of genius as a nice palate cleanser to remind us of the emotional heart of this epic tale after so many action-heavy chapters.

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Fri, 09 May 2025 01:04:37 -0700

Alice Pickersgill liked aleksandra's review of Berserk Deluxe Edition Volume 13:

"4.25/5

The way Kentarō Miura showed Casca’s dreamspace-

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Alice added 'Berserk Deluxe Edition Volume 13'

Fri, 09 May 2025 01:03:10 -0700

Alice is on page 155 of 624 of Berserk Deluxe Edition Vo

Mon, 05 May 2025 00:29:09 -0700

Alice Pickersgill is on page 155 of 624 of Berserk Deluxe Edition Volume 13.
Alice wrote: Spring Flowers of Distant Days was a stroke of genius 🪻

Alice is currently reading 'Berserk Deluxe Edition Volume 13'

Mon, 05 May 2025 00:28:19 -0700

Alice is currently reading Berserk Deluxe Edition Volume 13 by Kentaro Miura

Alice added 'Pachinko'

Sun, 04 May 2025 01:30:04 -0700

Alice gave 5 stars to Pachinko (Kindle Edition) by Min Jin Lee
4.5 rounded up because it made me cry once and almost got me on the final page too.

I found this book deeply engrossing and surprisingly so readable. Don't be intimidated by this chunky boy, it's truly worth your time and attention. The plot is pacy without being overly sensational, very much grounded in realism and history. The characters felt all very multi-dimensional and real - Sunja is my heart and soul now, protect that lady at all costs, love her.

Plus I learnt so much about Korean history through the novel, without feeling like I was reading non-fiction.

I wish the last third of the novel had been given 50 more pages to really breathe, it felt a little rushed compared to the earlier pacing of the book with a few too many new characters to follow. It really did end on a beautiful moment in the last chapter though, which brought it all together in a touching and memorable way

Alice added 'Sunrise on the Reaping'

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 07:29:20 -0700

Alice gave 4 stars to Sunrise on the Reaping (The Hunger Games, #0.5) by Suzanne Collins

Alice added 'Berserk Deluxe Edition Volume 12'

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 01:06:22 -0700

Alice gave 4 stars to Berserk Deluxe Edition Volume 12 (Hardcover) by Kentaro Miura

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Tue, 15 Apr 2025 01:05:20 -0700

Alice Pickersgill liked annie's review of Berserk Deluxe Edition Volume 12:

"Volume 34 had some of the most gorgeously horrifying spreads I’ve ever seen. It’s probably my favorite volume in terms of art so far, and that’s saying something.

The other two volumes were not nearly as enjoyable. The pirate guy and the fish girl storylines were both kind of silly in my opinion. I’ve thought this for quite a long time, but Guts really doesn’t need to have a minimum of 7 people with him at all times. It’s so overcrowded �� it’s nice that Guts has friends, and I don’t dislike them, but he and Schierke can body literally any threat so most of these characters feel superfluous. As usual the best parts were the ones that directly involved the main antagonist, which have been too few and far between. Anyway, despite my gripes I’m still enjoying this manga and am sad I only have a few Miura volumes left."