![]() ![]() And while most of the humour in this book failed to land (the puns about the Jareth character’s magic balls were obvious and tiresome), the joke when Larry went to Fairyland University and said “I can’t believe I’m finally going to F.U.!” and getting punched by a passing girl made me laugh.Īnd once again Skottie Young’s art is absolutely outstanding. I enjoyed the origin of Larry issue though and the inspired choice to draw it in a Ren & Stimpy art style. She goes to a fantasy con and meets her biggest fan, fights shiitake mushroom samurais, and goes up against a Jareth from Labyrinth pastiche – all very meh. The “Gertie getting home” storyline is definitely feeling stale at this point and her attempts at being “good” aren’t that interesting. ![]() Like the second volume, the third I Hate Fairyland book is just ok. Could she finally escape if the murderous lil’ psychopath does the unthinkable: become a… Good Girl? Gertie’s still stuck in Fairyland looking for a way out. ![]()
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All of the characters are mine (although two of them may bear uncanny physical resemblances to two others you might recognize). Librarian Syd Murphy flees the carnage of a failed marriage by accepting an eighteen-month position in Jericho, a small town in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia. Jericho by Ann McMan Jericho by Ann McMan Disclaimers: None. Her plans to hide out and heal her wounds fall by the wayside as she gets drawn int. Librarian Syd Murphy flees the carnage of a failed marriage by accepting an eighteen-month position in Jericho, a small town in the Appalachian Mountains of Virginia. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() “Koontz puts his readers through the emotional wringer!”-Associated Press More Praise for Dean Koontz “Dean Koontz is a prose stylist whose lyricism heightens malevolence and tension. To learn more about how and for what purposes Amazon uses personal information (such as Amazon Store order history), please visit our Privacy Notice. 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