Non-Fiction Reviews

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8.5
My Friend Dahmer (, , )
April 26, 2018 -

In mid-1970s, in Bath, Ohio, just outside of Toledo, a monster was growing in Revere High School.  John Backderf and… Read More »

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8.5
500 Essential Cult Books: The Ultimate Guide (, )
June 3, 2013 -

Think you’ve read it all? Think again. With five hundred books examined and more examples of other cult reads, you’ll… Read More »

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8.0
Are You My Mother?: A Comic Drama (, , )
August 23, 2012 -

Alison Bechdel has had a complicated life.  She grew up with a father who was distant and sometimes cruel and… Read More »

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Maus: A Survivor’s Tale I—My Father Bleeds History (, , )
February 9, 2012 -

Art Spiegelman tries to connect with his father who survived the concentration camps during World War II. As Art tries… Read More »

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Maus: A Survivor’s Tale II—And Here My Troubles Began (, , )
February 9, 2012 -

Art Spiegelman continues to track his father’s path during World War II beginning with Vladek and Anja’s arrival at Auschwitz… Read More »

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9.0
Sherlock Holmes on Screen: The Complete Film and TV History (, )
January 24, 2012 -

Love a mystery?  From his creation by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1887’s A Study in Scarlet, Sherlock Holmes has… Read More »

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9.0
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic (, , )
January 22, 2012 -

Alison Bechdel’s father has just died.  He was struck by a truck while crossing a road.  Not long before his… Read More »

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8.0
I Am 8-Bit (, )
October 27, 2011 -

Artists from all over the world come together to celebrate their love of videos games through original art inspired from… Read More »