The blurb leads you to believe there’s something else going on and this is all about a troubled girl making up stories. Start by marking “I Kill Giants” as Want to Read: There were hard moments.

"A giant comes to a place and destroys everything on its path. I didn't not like this but I wanted it to be more than what it was. It can't stand anything good, so smashing isn't enough. I was less than impressed with I KILL GIANTS. As the fantasy world starts bleeding into reality, Barbara becomes more and more convinced that something big is coming and it’s her duty to stop it.I was excited about reading I Kill Giants–the title itself was enough to get my attention.

As for what actually happened story wise in this issue, it was just okay.

Difficult to expand much on that without spoilers. This is why you must find joy in the living, while the time is yours, and not fear the end. The art and text together make the story. We’d love your help. Cool story, amazing read and satisfying ending. But from reading the first issue it just seems like she’s a quirky little girl with a bitchy older sister who doesn’t feel like dealing with the world so she plays tabletop games. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. So much for a regular kid, but Barbara's life is somehow not very common: She lives with her sister and her brother. Chaotic. That whole last chapter had me in straight-up tears. Every month our team sort...Barbara Thorson, a girl battling monsters both real and imagined, kicks butt, takes names, and faces her greatest fear in this bittersweet, coming-of-age story called "Best Indy Book of 2008" by IGN. She struggles at home and at school until things come to a head and she's finally forced to face her demons, both real and imagined. It's a truly beautiful collaboration between Joe Kelly and JM Ken Niimura.

And the first graphic novel to make me cry!What an emotional roller coaster!

Not many YA comics are this satisfying. Barbara is a loner, an odd kid, who escapes into a fantasy world to avoid dealing with real life. After all, she's the only girl in school who carries a Norse war hammer in her purse and kills giants for a living... At least, that's what she'll tell you - but where does the fantasy end and reality begin in the heart of this troubled girl? In It's good to pick a book with vaulted expectations, set the book down finished an hour and a half later, and have those expectations met. Drawn in lush, shadowy black and white, it tells the story of Barbara Thorson, a fifth grader who struggles to … A giant comes to a place and takes everything from you...and when it's done...it's like whatever made your life good was never there. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. I started the book frustrated with Barbara, with her disconnect from the real world and total immersion in a fantasy world she's created, with her near inability to interact with the people around her. We had problems grown ups considered ridiculous, but they were massive for us. The art and text together make the story. She kills giants and she claims to do so very soon in the story. The highlight: Niimura's visual work, which was awesome. Start by marking “I Kill Giants 1 (I Kill Giants, #1)” as Want to Read:

Hard to follow.mi ha ricordato molto 7 minuti dopo la mezzanotte. i don't feel exactly invested in the story yet, but it kinda reminds me a bit of how i used to act when i was younger so i'll keep reading to see where barbara's story is gonna go.

In September 13, 2015, actresses Zoe Saldana and Madison Wolfe signed on to play Ms. Molle and Barbara in the film. I Kill Giants is the story of a young girl dealing with personal tragedy along with all the normal pains of adolescence. carino 3 stelle e 1/2 meritate!I feel like if A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness was reformed into a rather underwhelming graphic novel, you'd basically get this. Why would she be..? Reading it a second time, and in one go, was way more gut wrenching.

I was excited about reading I Kill Giants–the title itself was enough to get my attention. There's some "fantasy" in that there are depicted giants. I KILL GIANTS Paperback Graphic Novel .

This really grew on me.

I Kill Giants by Joe Kelly, illustrated by JM Ken Nimura, is a stunning and emotionally effective graphic novel about a young girl’s world and the monsters she battles. In I got the same feeling with this book that I did with "A Monster Calls", it was good, but not great.I got the same feeling with this book that I did with "A Monster Calls", it was good, but not great.The artwork in this comic is super super amazing!

So much for a regular kid, but Barbara's life is somehow not very common: She lives with her sister and her brother. September 1st 2009 I thought the story was conventionally "inspirational," how you get through the challenges of "giants" in your life, and maybe especially as a kid, and Kelly had some similar challenges, and apparently some of the same angry responses, and presumably came to the same cathartic conclusion as the main character girl in thSeth said his high expectations were met; mine were set high in part by him, but for some reason I didn't love this book.

1607060922 Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The blurb leads you to believe theres something else going on and this is all about a troubled girl making up stories.

As the fantasy world starts bleeding into reality, Barbara becomes more and more convinced that something big is coming and it’s her duty to stop it.I'm pretty sure the Booklist review says it better than I can, except to add...Go on witch yo bad self Barbara Thorson...dungeon master and giant slayer extraordinaire.

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