MMF, Manga, Seinen

Yotsuba&! 2-8 by Kiyohiko Azuma: A

The theme of this month’s Manga Moveable Feast is a Kids’ Table featuring discussion of Yotsuba&! and other kid-friendly manga. Here is my take on the former; be sure to check out this week’s Off the Shelf where Melinda and I will talk about the latter! My opinions on these seven delightful volumes of Yotsuba&! can be summed up as: “Yep, still... 

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Comics

Yotsuba&! 2-8 by Kiyohiko Azuma: A

Yotsuba&! 2-8 by Kiyohiko Azuma: A

The theme of this month’s Manga Moveable Feast is a Kids’ Table featuring discussion of Yotsuba&!... 

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Sugarholic 1-5 by Gong GooGoo: B

Sugarholic 1-5 by Gong GooGoo: B

Jae-Gyu Sin is a lazy and listless twenty-year-old living with her mother and grandmother. When a mudslide... 

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One Piece 25-27 by Eiichiro Oda: B

One Piece 25-27 by Eiichiro Oda: B

I’ve heard a lot about the Skypiea arc of One Piece, though I actually knew zero specifics about... 

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Books

Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos by R. L. LaFevers: B-

Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos by R. L. LaFevers: B-

From the back cover: “Frankly, I’m not fond of surprises, as ones around here tend to be rather... 

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Causing a Scene by Charlie Todd and Alex Scordelis: B-

Causing a Scene by Charlie Todd and Alex Scordelis: B-

From the back cover: From the infamous No Pants! Subway Ride to the legendary Grand Central Freeze, Improv... 

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Geek Chic: The Zoey Zone by Margie Palatini: C

Geek Chic: The Zoey Zone by Margie Palatini: C

From the back cover: MEET ZOEY Age: Eleven. Well, almost eleven. Backspace. Halfway to eleven. Factoid:... 

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Features, Let's Get Visual

Let’s Get Visual: Warm-Up Exercises

MICHELLE: Welcome to a brand-new Feature here at Soliloquy in Blue: Let’s Get Visual! Each month, Manga Bookshelf’s Melinda Beasi and I will select a page or sequence of pages from our recent manga reads that we find intriguing and attempt to develop our visual-critiquing muscles by sharing our thoughts about it. Neither of us is particularly adept at this, but... 

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