by Kate DiCamilla, illustrations by KG Campbell
I had never before read this book, nor had I heard of it.
PreRead:
It looks like a funny animal book, that I feel may embody some of the best parts of Lemony Snickett's irreverent humour.
PostRead:
Aw! That was sweet as hell! I really loved the turn of phrase in it -and I was right, it reads about like what "the luckiest kids in the world" books would. I liked the emphasis on family, I liked how Other it was, and I loved Ulysses's endless love for all the beauty in the wolrd (and best of all, his lists of wordporn, just like mine.)
And (as someone who loves comics and mad magazine and the like) I adore the visual novel format. Very cute!
I do wish they hadn't so very shoehorned in either of the romances, but at least we can take William Spivey and Flora as wonderful were friends. (I think I ship him and Branwell)
Author: Female
Illustrator: Male
Main character: Female
Cast: Fairly gender balanced
Bechdel Test? Yes
Racist? Not overtly
Rating? ****/5
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