Obras de Karen Comer
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Trigger warnings: Pandemic, death of a grandmother, grief and loss depiction
Score: Seven and a half points out of ten.
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I took a break from reading realistic books like this and I had high expectations for this novel with an interesting premise of a lockdown romance; I was completely blown away by this! This is one that came from an author I've never even heard of, Karen Comer, and I didn't know what to expect from her considering that this is the first book I've read from her but she amazed me with this and I can't wait to see the books she'll write in the future, by the way I feel like Grace Notes succeeded where Going Viral by Katie Cicatelli-Kuc which had a similar premise to this failed miserably. It starts off with the two main characters Crux and Grace Dalfinch living their individual lives with the former being a street artist and the latter wanting to be a musician despite her parents' disapproval and pressure for her to switch to an academic subject instead. A few pages later COVID hits and affected all of Victoria, Australia so everyone was forced to isolate themselves and Grace was worried about her mother and the only person who listened to her was Ettie who was considered the exception. After a while Grace and Crux's secret attraction grows deeper and more developed and I liked both characters since they felt like real people with real problems rather than just flat characters who don't do much while COVID restrictions decrease and everyone is free to live their lives again which I liked. If you like poetry pick this, it's such a shame that this book is a bit obscure but it might take off and become popular but who knows.… (mais)
Trigger warnings: Pandemic, death of a grandmother, grief and loss depiction
Score: Seven and a half points out of ten.
This review can also be found on The StoryGraph.
I took a break from reading realistic books like this and I had high expectations for this novel with an interesting premise of a lockdown romance; I was completely blown away by this! This is one that came from an author I've never even heard of, Karen Comer, and I didn't know what to expect from her considering that this is the first book I've read from her but she amazed me with this and I can't wait to see the books she'll write in the future, by the way I feel like Grace Notes succeeded where Going Viral by Katie Cicatelli-Kuc which had a similar premise to this failed miserably. It starts off with the two main characters Crux and Grace Dalfinch living their individual lives with the former being a street artist and the latter wanting to be a musician despite her parents' disapproval and pressure for her to switch to an academic subject instead. A few pages later COVID hits and affected all of Victoria, Australia so everyone was forced to isolate themselves and Grace was worried about her mother and the only person who listened to her was Ettie who was considered the exception. After a while Grace and Crux's secret attraction grows deeper and more developed and I liked both characters since they felt like real people with real problems rather than just flat characters who don't do much while COVID restrictions decrease and everyone is free to live their lives again which I liked. If you like poetry pick this, it's such a shame that this book is a bit obscure but it might take off and become popular but who knows.… (mais)
The writing isn't very strong and the narrator on the included audio CD doesn't particularly shine, but this is a nice way to have adaptations of all four of the earliest theatrical movies under one cover.
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
A movie of one hour and 14 minutes condensed to a 28-page story with a 17-minute audio track. Needless to say, much nuance is lost. Still, it's my favorite movie of the bunch, and I'm happy for any excuse to be reminded of it and the Milne stories it adapts.
Piglet's Big Movie
My second favorite of the Pooh movies, it puts an original framing story around retelling of tales from the Milne canon.
Most of the illustrations used here were also used in 2003 in Piglet's Big Movie: A Read-Aloud Storybook, where they are credited to Mario Cortes, Toby Bluth, and the Disney Storybook Artists. The text of that adaptation, however, is different from the text used here. The original film was directed by Francis Glebas, with a screenplay by Brian Hohlfeld, additional screenplay material by Ted Henning, and based on Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner by A. A. Milne. The film and its many adaptations contain a framing sequence around segments adapting A. A. Milne's:
• Winnie-the-Pooh Chapter 7. In Which Kanga and Baby Roo Come to the Forest, and Piglet Has a Bath
• Winnie-the-Pooh Chapter 8. In Which Christopher Robin Leads an Expotition to the North Pole
• The House at Pooh Corner Chapter 1. In Which A House Is Built at Pooh Corner for Eeyore.
Pooh's Heffalump Movie
Coincidentally, this book is laid out in order from my favorite to my least, as this is my third favorite Pooh movie. It doesn't really adapt any major bits from the Milne books, but tells a nice story about prejudice as Roo finds a Heffalump friend despite everyone telling him how awful and scary they are.
The same pictures used here with new text, were previously used in Pooh's Heffalump Movie (Pictureback, 2005), with an adaptation by Laura Driscoll, where the illustrations were credited to the Disney Storybook Artists.
The Tigger Movie
My least favorite of the four movies collected here because it doesn't really have much connection to Milne's original books and the story of Tigger searching for his real family is weak and contradicts a century of him being the "only one."
There are several distinct adaptations of The Tigger Movie. Several of the adaptations like this one have different text for the story but use the same art (sometimes cropped and/or flipped) credited in The Tigger Movie (Disney's Songs & Story) (ISBN 0763406007) as "Illustrated by the storybook artists at Disney Publishing Creative Development" with art direction by David Braucher. The actual movie credits: directed by Jun Falkenstein; story by Eddie Guzelian; screenplay by Jun Falkenstein; based on characters by A. A. Milne.… (mais)
The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
A movie of one hour and 14 minutes condensed to a 28-page story with a 17-minute audio track. Needless to say, much nuance is lost. Still, it's my favorite movie of the bunch, and I'm happy for any excuse to be reminded of it and the Milne stories it adapts.
Piglet's Big Movie
My second favorite of the Pooh movies, it puts an original framing story around retelling of tales from the Milne canon.
Most of the illustrations used here were also used in 2003 in Piglet's Big Movie: A Read-Aloud Storybook, where they are credited to Mario Cortes, Toby Bluth, and the Disney Storybook Artists. The text of that adaptation, however, is different from the text used here. The original film was directed by Francis Glebas, with a screenplay by Brian Hohlfeld, additional screenplay material by Ted Henning, and based on Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner by A. A. Milne. The film and its many adaptations contain a framing sequence around segments adapting A. A. Milne's:
• Winnie-the-Pooh Chapter 7. In Which Kanga and Baby Roo Come to the Forest, and Piglet Has a Bath
• Winnie-the-Pooh Chapter 8. In Which Christopher Robin Leads an Expotition to the North Pole
• The House at Pooh Corner Chapter 1. In Which A House Is Built at Pooh Corner for Eeyore.
Pooh's Heffalump Movie
Coincidentally, this book is laid out in order from my favorite to my least, as this is my third favorite Pooh movie. It doesn't really adapt any major bits from the Milne books, but tells a nice story about prejudice as Roo finds a Heffalump friend despite everyone telling him how awful and scary they are.
The same pictures used here with new text, were previously used in Pooh's Heffalump Movie (Pictureback, 2005), with an adaptation by Laura Driscoll, where the illustrations were credited to the Disney Storybook Artists.
The Tigger Movie
My least favorite of the four movies collected here because it doesn't really have much connection to Milne's original books and the story of Tigger searching for his real family is weak and contradicts a century of him being the "only one."
There are several distinct adaptations of The Tigger Movie. Several of the adaptations like this one have different text for the story but use the same art (sometimes cropped and/or flipped) credited in The Tigger Movie (Disney's Songs & Story) (ISBN 0763406007) as "Illustrated by the storybook artists at Disney Publishing Creative Development" with art direction by David Braucher. The actual movie credits: directed by Jun Falkenstein; story by Eddie Guzelian; screenplay by Jun Falkenstein; based on characters by A. A. Milne.… (mais)
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- Obras
- 4
- Membros
- 67
- Popularidade
- #256,179
- Avaliação
- 3.6
- Resenhas
- 3
- ISBNs
- 7
Trigger warnings: Physical injury in the past, near-death experience, bullying, divorce, anxiety, nightmares, implied PTSD?
Score: Seven out of ten.
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I've read from Karen Comer before when I read and enjoyed Grace Notes so I hoped I would also enjoy her second book, Sunshine on Vinegar Street. It was difficult to get this one as no library had it in physical form so I settled with an eBook edition from a library instead. The blurb seemed intriguing, but when I closed the final page I found it flawed yet enjoyable (not as much as Grace Notes.)
It starts with Freya having to move to Abbotsford in Victoria from another location in the opening pages and the situation looks bleak to her as everything is new to Freya. She has to live in an apartment even though she's scared of lifts and has to be part of a new basketball team, which felt similar to Hoops and New Kid in a way. I liked some parts of Sunshine on Vinegar Street but I can't say the same for other parts. The pacing is easy to follow for a book under 300 pages since it never feels too overwhelming, but the plot can get disjointed sometimes with all the different themes and subplots like coming-of-age, basketball, mental health, fear and, most prominently, IVF. It turns out Freya is a donor-conceived person and not born traditionally like most people. The plot tries to do too much and focusing on one theme would improve the reading experience, but at least I liked the poetry style including text messages, onomatopoeia usage and sizing up the words for emphasis, but it's mostly spaced-out prose.
More poetry devices would've made leaps and bounds in terms of poetry. I'm not in the target audience, but I'm sure other younger people could relate to Sunshine on Vinegar Street. I could root for the characters since they were likable but I couldn't connect or relate with them. Freya fears lifts for most of the narrative except for the end. Is that childhood PTSD? If so, why didn't she receive any mental help for that and the times when she struggled to adjust to her new life? She had to face these issues alone, but supportive adults could've made the creation more realistic, fortunately, the conclusion is a high note where Freya gets used to everything.