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The Game Breaker is and exciting read. The author uses simple descriptions for glamourous locales and events, making the reader feel like he is there with the characters whether they be in the Himalayas, London, or just the living room.

The plot has more twists and turns than a roller coaster, but the characters seem so real that the reader wants to hang on and find out what happens to them.

Kurt Bryan has dreamed up some great plots, situations that could really happen, and twists them together. I almost felt like I was reading a newspaper day to day to see what happens to these guys when seemingly unrelated worlds collide.

Overall, the book combines a great imagination with sports and politics with a dose reality, making for a great story.

I read this for my English, and it was pretty good.

It's hard to believe that this is the author's first publication!

The Game Breaker takes you on a roller coaster ride of suspense, anticipation, and climax. The real genius behind the novel is the way Mr. Bryan cunningly and methodically develops several different storylines, and then brilliantly intertwines them into a gripping and relentless ride that thrills you to the very end. He does a superb job developing the characters as they are introduced into the story design. Ferguson Marshall could not have been more perfectly portrayed as the corruptive politician, and Kenny, the most improbable victim, turned hero.

The plot is action packed and delivered without skipping a beat. The tempo is fast and the turns keep coming. The Game Breaker grabs hold of you with its page turning twists, and fiercely built suspense.

I experienced a full spectrum of emotions, and was continually surprised with all the new shrewd developments as the plot continued to thicken. The further I read, the more difficult it became to put this book down.

The Game Breaker is pure entertainment. What an impressive read from a first time author. This is a great book for anyone who would enjoy escaping to a world that combines political corruption, collegiate football, sex, murder, and a very unlikely hero. Quite simply, this book takes you to the edge and leaves you wanting more...

A phenomenal read! Can't wait for #2.

CJ

I belong to several book clubs, and by far The Game Breaker is one of the BEST new books of the past few years. It is such a great book that I read it TWO times - I loved it that much! The opening chapter hooks you and never lets you go...the story keeps getting better and better. Three particular things come to mind when describing this gripping book. 1) Author - Kurt Bryan has one of the most unique writing styles I have come across in years...vivid, intense, colorful, and so descriptive I felt like I was in the book with these fantastic characters. 2)The hero is so modern, tough and yet a caring kind of man that I couldn't get enough of him, and finally, 3)The evil villain is so perfectly written that I was screaming at the pages for him to get what was coming to him at the end. The Game Breaker has spoiled me and I am really excited to read Kurt Bryan's next book.

My girlfriend gave me a copy of The Game Breaker for my birthday and I really was not too excited because I had never heard of Kurt Bryan before. But I was totally stunned when I read the book. The Game Breaker is super fantastic, it's packed with wild suspense, murder, sex, politics and it is also laced with sports.

I loved The Game Breaker and can't wait for Bryan's next book!

Jake P.

as a new mother and new to veggie tales, I really enjoyed the book and I'm looking forward to reading it to my son.

My four year old loves this book. He likes the look of the overall pages, the color, the veggies. He likes that the pages rhyme. All in all, you could not ask for a beeter book that explains how much God loves you. We do devotion time at our home each evening and this book works its way in almost everytime even though new books have been bought. I love it and I know that you and your family will also.

This book, by Cindy Kenney and Brian Ballinger is a very honest book. It doesn't get into Jesus or faith or scripture. It could be used by anyone that believes in a God that takes a personal interest in your life.

Each character recounts a few of the things that are right and wrong with them and says that God loves them anyway. The French Peas say "We once were fish slappers, we've even thrown shakes. But God loves us even though we make mistakes." Laura Carrot talks about her parents taking care of her when she's sick and God being there, too. And yes, Junior Asparagus is in this one.

It's a page per character and simple to read. It's fun to do voices, if you know them or just make them up, if you don't. We started reading this one before our kids started watching Veggie Tales and some things were confusing, because they didn't know the characters, but they quickly accepted that the characters were each unique, but God loved them that way. I will say, though, now that my kids are watching Veggie Tales, they get more out of the characters.

As a parent and Sunday School teacher, I have used this book over and over to communicate the simple message of God's love in a fun way. The author does a great job of communicating this and the illustrations are bright, colorful, and children are drawn to this book.

My son likes reading this book. He's 3. He's not crazy about the movies, but he likes the books and CDs. I think he likes this one because it really talks on a kid's level. I also think he likes looking at the "kid" artwork of the characters.

I love this book! The characters are complex and charming, it's funny for kids and adults and best of all, Fields does not "talk down" to kids. He toes that difficult line between making a book accessible and interesting to children and interesting at the same time. I recommend it!

Lunchbox is a basset hound who's been stolen by aliens, who change him into a garbage-machine-making machine. His new task is to change Earth's trash into a food adored by aliens and dogs: will Lunchbox and his boy solve the world's garbage crisis in the process of forming interplanetary friendships? A zany tale evolves.

This book balances the fine line between good for kids and good for adults. The author makes the story serious and funny at the same time, with an example of the fact the aliens are running out of food and they have to depend on a fat basset hound who isn't exactly the sharpest tack in the bunch, until he gets turned into a genius that could make Bill Gates look like a dummy except for the fact that he can't talk... The story moves along fluently with Nate, the owner having to help Lunchbox, the dog, build a machine, make the aliens happy, and get his parents to understand what is going on.

This is a great book! Note to parents: If your kid likes books and spends too much time in front of the TV, get them this book! True, it has weird, made up words, like rurfroo and plookie, but that's why it's a challenging, but interesting book. It's funny and the author had a great sense of what he wanted when he wrote it: a book kids and adults alike will love. Oh, and here is how to pronounce Schwozzwort: Skwoz-wort. Yeah, I know, it's a tough word to spell and pronounce right without the author saying it straight to you, which is why that is there. But anyway, GET THIS BOOK! KIDS AND ADULTS LOVE IT!

This charming book tells how a loveable bassett hound named Lunchbox saves the world from alien interference and helps out his boy's family at the same time. The book alternates between earth and a spaceship with two amusing aliens who remind me of a few people I've known. The author's humor is just right for the age group and his writing has a wry touch that adults will be amused by as well. The author has a great ear for conversation and he also knows what matters to boys and girls. I highly recommend it.

I am so proud of the work, and the acrhitecture in the book. It depicts the awesome Maine history, and the author's amazing gift. I hope everyone enjoys it as much as Fred's family has.

I wish that more books on architecture could be this good! First of all, the title is a bit misleading. Many of Savage's works shown here are not, and never were intended to be, cottages. So in addition to private dwellings, there's an inn, schools, firehouses, garages, etc. Second, for the private dwellings, what we think of as cottages nowadays and what was thought of as cottages back in 1900 or so are very different. I remember reading many years back about a 1900's cottage in Aiken, S.C., which had something like 40 bedrooms, plus about 15 servants' bedrooms. The book shows High Seas, built 1911-12: 23 rooms plus a servants' wing with 5 servant's bedrooms--this was, at the time, a cottage.

You get a coffee-table book with stunning photography of both buildings and landscapes (many of the landscape photographs have no houses visible in them). There is an old map of Mount Desert Island, and period drawings and paintings. There are old photographs of the buildings and of Savage, etc. What is a delight are original architectural sketches and floor plans for many of the buildings. The chapters mostly cover individual buildings, and there's accompanying narrative. Consequently, what you get here is a tribute to a man who was able to blend architectural beauty with the great natural beauty of Mount Desert Island: Savage was able to work superbly with the settings and the land. Sadly nowadays, too much architectural work is done by drastically modifying the setting, chopping down most of the trees: for too many people, and too many architects, the goal is that your expensive house should be conspicuous--a highly-visible tribute to your wealth. Savage took the opposite approach--the buildings were there for the people to enjoy them, and to relish the beauty of the land. Quite a book!

Fred L. Savage was my great-grandfather. As a descendent of Fred's only son, Francis Chase Savage, I couldn't be more proud of this beautiful book honoring the history of Mt. Desert Island, and my great-grandfather's place in it. I would only suggest one improvement: I wish that more photographs of Fred and his family would have been included, rather than the multi-page spread of photos of the family of one of his clients. Otherwise, Fred's work speaks for itself. It's breathtaking!

The coast of main around Bar Harbour, and the houses on that coast are some of the most beautiful areas on any coast, anywhere. The problem is that the waterfront there is almost entirely privately owned with access restricted and with so much vegitation (trees) so that these views cannot be seen by the casual visitor.

A surprising amount of these houses are the work of or were influenced by one architect, Frederick L. Savage. This magnificant book takes us not only back in time through historic photographs, but also through the trees and down the private access roads to see these houses and their settings.

The style of these houses, most dating around 1900 have become almost a traditional United States style, although sometimes looking somewhat out of place when placed in a different kind of climate. These houses were designed to keep out the severe Maine winters, with small windows, strongly build roofs and the like.

I must confess I knew very little about the coast of Maine before picking up this spectacular book. The images are just so crisp and well executed. Mr. Savage designs fit the coast of Maine perfectly, they are so well sited and they really complement their breath taking settings. The text is quite informative and the images really make the houses and surrounding landscape come alive. One warning, after reading this book you will want to hop a plane to Maine.

My purchase of My South: A People, a Place, a World All Its Own was a gift for my 77 year old godmother who has everything she could ever need or want. I saw the book in a bookstore and fell in love with it but felt I "could find it cheaper" That I did through Amazon. It is a warm reminder of what we Southerners know and love. It was not historical documentation but memories were stirred and merely inuendos hinted of a way of life and maybe a better time.

I thoroughly enjoyed the experience of participating in Turner South's My South Spoken Word events, and was greatly surprised and honored to be selected for inclusion in the book and DVD. The photos and words are a wonderful broad canvas of what the South really is, which bears very little resemblance to some cute British Chick talking about turnips in a bad accent. This book covers all aspects of Southern life, and the performances on the DVD are wonderfully honest and heartwarming. 3 guesses what my family is getting for Christmas presents!

St. John has combined pictures and text to form a wonderful little book that accurately describes *my* South. The only limitation is in the eyes of the viewer---only a true child of the South will fully appreciate this jewel. I have purchased three books for gifts; now, I must get one for myself.

My South: A People, a Place, a World All Its Own, edited by Bryan Curtis, is a 128 page book of poetry and photographs describing the love and sense of home that the various poets within the book have for their Southland. It is a wonderfully written and edited book which gets to the heart of what it means to be a Southerner: a person who understands that God, family and home are truly important and that ancestors are more than just names on headstones or in old genealogy books. This book is a must read for every Southern born and Southern bred individual. More than that it's a must read for those who aren't from the South and just don't get it. In conclusion, a poem found on page 44 of the book sums it up nicely:

In my South, we know the difference between
surviving and truly living.
Around here to be rich means to never go hungry,
so you'll find food, and love, and opportunity a'plenty,
and there'll be people telling you to pull up
that extra chair that always seems to be handy
and to make yourself at home at the table that
overflows with wisdom and corn bread.
And we'll quench your thirst with sun tea--
made sweet and made cold and served best in
jelly glasses and Mason jars, if you please.
--Tressy McMillian

Pick this book up y'all. Read it yourself and get copies for your friends and families. They'll thank you for it.

What a wonderful experience! The written and the spoken word presented here is very powerful. As a Southerner I identify with the feelings expressed, but even those of you who are not born southern can find sentiments that you can relate to about family and freedom. And you can learn about the REAL South!

Excellent book! It is one you'll have a hard time putting down until you finish! It's funny, riveting and well written.

I read this book in one sitting. It shows the light side and the human side of law enforcement. It can enjoyed by anyone especially if you enjoy annecdotal southern humor.

Well sir, I laughed so hard that my side hurt, but maybe I'm a little biased, because I know these are true stories, and I'm involved in some of them. I always knew Bryan had the mark of greatness on him. I'll never forget what he told me during the commission of some of his pranks, "Well, Charles its like this, you're either wit me, or agin me." Bryan's practical jokes made going to work to much fun to miss, not to mention an adventure. The stories are hilarious and illustrations by Levi Powell are priceless.

In my opinion, this book is absolutely wonderful. Of course, I wrote it. My hope is that you enjoy reading it just half as much as I did writing it. As I wrote these one hundred stories, I found myself laughing, crying, and even pounding on my desk in anger. I firmly believe that they'll bring out the same emotions in you. With his cartoons, Levi Powell has done a great job of enhancement. He's a retired North Carolina State Trooper just as I am, so he knows. He's been there too.

Enjoy!

This book is one of a kind; intriguing, and hilarious insight to adventures and experiences shared only thru the camaraderie of law enforcement. You will laugh...you will cry (as I am sure some are), at the saga of humor experienced during the career of a North Carolina State Trooper.
To escape the daily stress upon law enforcement officers, one must have a sense of humor and laughter is an outlet. This book captures our imagination of how much the author not only enjoys life but also his career as a road Trooper. Bryan must feel great satisfaction from his accomplishments to keep intact a part of history with his stories.
The illustrations add much humor to the stories.

A BIG "ATTA BOY" BRYAN!!!

This book is nothing new. From the esoteric writings of Sri Harold Klemp to the many power of positive thinking books out there over the years, I have heard these concepts before and use some of them on a daily basis. Yes, it works! Yes, you will improve your life if you use these ideas!
I had an attitude when I started reading this book of "ho, hum" but I found that the book was rejuvenating and it reminded me of things I had forgotten. I now am back on track thanks to this simple and very short little book. Yay!
It is especially good for young people and for those who aren't readers and may not have ever been exposed to these classic concepts.

I enjoyed this book because of it's style. The author wanted to pass on information but do so in a story. The book was not dry and I found you read the story wanting to know what happens next.
I definately would like to read any other books by this author because I enjoy his way of passing on information in a story.

This book has changed my life. It is a manual that is better than any "business book" I have ever read. In fact, it is much more than that. If I had to use one word to describe The Parable of the Homemade Millionaire, I would say AWAKENING. A book has not touched me like this one has, in many years. I will carry this one with me for my professional career and know that the knowledge it has provided will stay with me, not just in my career, but in all aspects of my life.

Bryan's book helped me harness energy I always felt I had but never knew how systematically organize and apply to help expand my thinking and advance myself and others around me.

This book is life changing. Such simple ideas but so powerful. I recommend this book to anyone and everyone.

All the essays in this collection were thought-provoking, but one that I especially enjoyed was by Dan Vogel, "The Prophet Puzzle Revisited." Vogal notes that in one incident, Joseph Smith used his magic stone to see a treasure buried deep in the ground. He also saw the tail feather of a bird on the treasure chest, but when they dug into the earth, they found that the treasure had moved. The tail feather, however, was still there---an obvious case of salting.

In reply to Mormon apologists, Vogal says, "Despite an attempt to minimize his early involvement in treasure searching, Smith was in reality an aggressive and ambitious leader among the competing treasure seers of Manchester, New York" (p. 51).

Vogal was too kind in his use of "minimize." A more accurate description of these efforts would have been "lying for the Lord." See my review for the collection of essays by Mormon "scholars" edited by Donald Parry. Click below on "Echoes and Evidences for the Book of Mormon."

John Sorenson's essay in that collection is especially enlightening. Speaking of Humboldt's "Researches," Sorenson says "the chance is vanishingly small that the learned German's esoteric work would have been accessible anywhere in America except at a handful of the best libraries on the Atlantic seaboard, to which Joseph had no access before the Book of Mormon was published" (1830).

This confident, scholarly statement is completely false.

First, Alexander Humboldt was not an "esoteric" writer; rather, he was one of the most celebrated scholars (and explorers) of his age. Further, I own the book that Mr. Sorenson is referring to, and it is not "esoteric" but written for the general reader. Humboldt visited Thomas Jefferson, and they went to Philadelphia to see the "ninth wonder of the world," the first reconstructed mammoth in about 1805.

Second, Humboldt's "History of New Spain" was advertised on the front page of the Palmyra newspaper (Palmyra Register, October 6, 1818). Thus, there is every reason to believe that Humboldt's "Researches" was also advertized (the surviving issues are incomplete, especially for early dates).

Sorensen was being intellectually dishonest in saying "Researches" was only in east-coast libraries. He knows better. BYU has the microfilm of the Palmyra newspapers.

Every week, long lists of books appeared in the newspapers. The farmers were better informed about the classics than the people living in the area today.

Third, the Smith's subscribed to the newspaper, and they only lived two level miles from the Grandin Book Store. Earlier they lived on Palmyra's Main Street. Joseph's father had been a school teacher, and Joseph's brother Hyrum was on the Manchester School Board. Hyrum was also a member of the Masonic Lodge of Palmyra. Thus, all kinds of books could have easily come to the Smiths by simple borrowing, and lastly, the Smiths taught Bible classes at their house, according to Bushman.

This is not to mention that Joseph Smith's grandfather, Solomon Mack, wrote a religious autobiography when he was 78 (Joseph was ten). The book begins: "I, Solomon Mack" and talks about his parents. The Book of Mormon begins, "I, Nephi" and talks about Nephi's parents. Thus, at an early age, Joseph Smith had a novelists hardest question answered for him: "How do I begin my story?"

The Smith's could have had any book they wanted. Seventy percent of the books sold in the US were published in England and the book trade (both ways) was great--$2.5 million dollars for around 1820 (Joseph was 15 then). Lastly, some 200 book wagons roamed the American countryside selling books--money not being a problem because they accepted produce and bookstores accepted "clean rags" in payment.


Echoes and Evidences of the Book of Mormon

The Prophet Puzzle is a collection of 15 essays about Mormon Church founder Joseph Smith. Previous reviewers have done a great job summarizing the merits of these essays. I echo their fine reviews. The Prophet Puzzle works as a wonderful supplement to any biography on Joseph Smith (be it Brodie, Bushman, Hill, Vogel, etc.), or simply as a stand alone work. The essay by Karl C. Sandberg is worth the purchase price alone. Mormons everywhere, expand your understanding of our great prophet and buy this book! You will come to a better understanding of the man from these 15 essays than you will from a lifetime subscription to Ensign. To everyone else: buy this book and get inside the mind of a complicated man and religious genius.

These interpretive essays on Joseph Smith (JS) are a fresh air in the never-ending discussion of this remarkable man. He wasn't like the mysticists or like other grand persons of history, but a farm boy, low-educated, poor: but just after two-three years, he become divine, talking to Jesus and listening to the voice of angels nearly every day. The essays concentrate on this man and on his surrounding. Some essays bring up the work, which were translated/written by him, others go thru some specific points of his history. The essays contribute therefore to a holistic approach of this man.

Sandberg's essay is one of the best about JS. Thru the famous psychologist Jung and his works, he presents a JS who has transcended the material boundaries of language and sign and reached a spiritual salvation - which he describes in plain Enlighs language. This is particularly shown in the last essay, which is JS' own King Folett speach. JS sees himself to have solved the mystery of godhood, glorification and why we are on earth. How wonderful it would be for us normal individuals without any religious connotation to have this self-confidence like JS. I - to be more personal - admire JS. I would never be able to preach polygamy and say it came from god or that I have met an angel and been called for prophethood. Did he ever get nervous?

The answer is sort of ambivalent. The essays of Anderson and Foster tries to analyse JS psychologically. Anderson questions the fact that one could put a diagnose on a dead person, relying on contradictory sources. Foster however, believes that JS was mano-depressive. He means that the only way he could implement polygamy was thru this mano-phase, where one is absolutely sure that everything depends on one issue and is eager to change the world - like becoming a president - JS tried that too, without succes.

Bergera touches this issue of presidency and JS leadership - a good perspective. He bases his essay on the Weberian types of leadership, where charismatic is one of those and apply it on JS. Huggins and England are more interested in JS' as a theologian and a romanticist. Huggins goes thru JS own translation of Romans and finds that already in his revision of Romans, JS tries to excuse polygamy .... England, his style of writing is like a melody, making her best to find JS behind among others the King Folett speach.

One of the best - again - is Staker. Her essay appears for the first time in this compilation and sheds a light on the Book of Abraham and its relation to polygamy. JS introduced polygamy little by little and confined on his closest friends, marrying several of their wives. She finds an interesting link to the foundation of Relief society, which today has become a sort of charity organisation. Read it!

Jan Shipps and her way of ignoring the charlatan-prophet paradox is also in the book. Vogel - like his psychiography "Making of a prophet" promotes his model à la Shipps and treats JS as a pious fraud, a one that believed if white lies could bring humans close to jesus and god, why not lie, ie. the means justifies the end.

Two wonderful backgrounds, one about the New York area of those days - by Bringhurst and an overview of the biograhpies on Smith, from 1830s to 1970s by Alexander, are worth reading too (I'll end up recommending every essay soon....). Two essays treat what was introduced and analysed by Quinn, the magical tradition of early LDS.

Owens - depending a bit too much on "Refiner's fire" enhances JS hermetic side and Taylor, puts JS' treasure seeking in a similar magical context. Very briefly - it seems that the early LDS or the rest of people did not view magic as contradictory to religion. As this changed over time, LDS tried to minimise this context. I believe that this magical adventurous side of JS actually prepared make a prophet of him.

It is wonderful that a traditionalist appears in Signature among all the "heathens", hihi! We have Bushman, who thru his balanced view of history writes about JS' as a translator. His way of mentioning Book of Abraham is diplomatic. A very very "quoty" essay is the one by Wagoner and Walker. They go thru several sources about the translation process.

Will the book change a traditionalist view of prophethood? I don't know. I believe that much of being a prophet, is to be confirmed as such. In Swedish we say that beauty lies in the viewer's eye - funny it sounds in English. I have learned that being perfect - which is expected from president, popes and prophets - is a process and you can never say I am perfect and all-knowing today. If JS had the research about bible close to hand, maybe every thing would have been different. Maybe. If JS would be a feminist, he wouldn't introduce polygamy, or if he would, he would allow women to have several men. But as always, he was a child of his time and this influenced his religious and spiritual expressions. I don't believe he lied, I think he was sure of what he was doing, I think that he had this burning in the bosom all his life and tried to express this wonderful feeling by writing spiritual work. Gosh, I sound so "Pollyannish", hm.

Joseph Smith, the Mormon prophet, was one of the most significant religious leaders of the nineteenth century. His efforts sparked the rise of a new religious movement that has proven to be lasting and dynamic. But who was this man Joseph Smith, and what made him unique? That has been a subject of considerable investigation by many observers. This book collects some of the more thoughtful recent explorations of this theme. The fifteen essays in this volume collect several of those previously published in journals as well as adding three that appear here for the first time.

This collection is a welcome addition to the literature on the Mormon prophet neither for its exhaustive consideration nor for the insights offered, but because it collects in one place several important articles on the place of Joseph Smith in the history of American religion. Several of the leading scholars of early Mormonism-among them Richard Bushman, Jan Shipps, and Thomas G. Alexander-are represented in the collection, as are outstanding non-Mormon scholars such as Alan Taylor and Lawrence Foster.

Signature Books should be congratulated for their "Essays on Mormonism" series. Each volume gathers together important, even classic essays on a single topic in Mormon studies in convenient book form--essays that usually appeared in hard-to-find, rare periodicals. This book in the series is devoted to Joseph Smith, with essays that range from orthodox defence of the faith like that of Richard Bushman, to naturalistic disbelief like that of Dan Vogel. Other volumes in this series include "Faithful History", "Tending the Garden" and "Multiply and Replenish."

As the author, I have noticed that Amazon is keeping this title consistantly in stock. Thus, when it states availability as being 1-3 months, they usually tend to restock within a week. If you are interested in this title then I encourage you to order it through Amazon with the confidence that it will most likely ship from the distributor to you much faster than expected. Thanks for your interest in my work! -BJLG

'Quixote' is by far the best read I have ever laid eyes on. (NO JOKE!). Word of warning-make time to read this in one sitting. Between Oeming's film noir art (which, in my mind at least reminded me of the old Zorro serials) and Glass' manipulation of the English language/current social climate, its EXTREMELY hard to put down.

What makes the book perfet is that you do not need to know a single shred of the original 'Don Quixote' in order to enjoy the book. One of the best 'supporting' characters (Mackie) has quite a funny way of explaining it to the reader (and ironically looks a bit like 'Kabuki' creator David Mack). You will laugh,cry,and most importantly-reevaluate your opinions of society.

If you do not read this, you are truely missing out how the term 'graphic novel' is now defined. If the Eisner comittee does not at the LEAST give a nomination to this book, the industry should be ashamed of itself.

(My original review was somehow deleted: this is attempt #2)

I'm a returning comic book fan who gave up reading comics years ago to focus more on reading novels by the likes of King, Koontz, Leonard and Crichton. Then came authors like Dan Brown and Mike Lupica and Dave Barry who grabbed my attention and kept me a die-hard fiction fan.

Mike Oeming and Bryan J.L. Glass belong in the company of all of those authors, and their work on Quixote is a testament to that.

This is by far one of the most entertaining reads I've picked up in quite a while. It's the perfect combination for a comic book reader who's slightly curious about novels and for the borderline "novel snobs" whose interest is piqued by the creativity within the world of comic books. Oeming and Glass masterfully combine the two genres into this fantastic book. The artwork (spread liberally throughout) is some of Mike Oeming's greatest. And Glass (a newcomer in my eyes) breathes new life into the story. With the countless versions of the Quixote tale having been done before, I can honestly call this one fresh and full of intrigue.

If you don't read this book and come out a believer, there's something broke inside of you. Read. Believe!

Quixote is fantastic! Very well done indeed, evocative of any American big city in the early 21st Century, yet timeless as well. The artwork is a nice bonus, but the work is carried by the outstanding narrative.

This is much more of a novel with illustrations than a comic book. I recommend it to everyone, but readers who enjoy mythic legends will find it particularly to their liking.

This is one of the most fun and innovatively well written novels I have ever read. The story sucked me in so deeply I had a hard time putting it down. I found myself truly concerned for the safety of the characters and inspired by their heroic choices.

The writers succeeded in blurring the lines between comic book and novel in a way I have never seen before. Michael Avon Oeming's bold use of black and white jumped from the page and complimented Bryan Glass' insightful narrative in a way that helped my imagination run rampant. I especially enjoyed how some of the illustrations splashed across two or three pages enhancing the action making me feel like I was right in the middle of it.

If you are at all interested in inspiring stories about the battle between good and evil I strongly recommend picking up this book.

Yep. I get every comic out these days but this was the best comic I think I have ever read. I can't wait for more.

Scott Pilgrim is getting better and better in my opinion. O'Malley seems to amp up his penciling in this volume --- better detail, great action. The story is just o-so-cool.

Can't wait for vol. 4 when Scott gets it together!

Basically, I picked this book up at half price during a closing sale at a store. I leafed through it when I bought it, and thought it looked pretty good. 3~4 reads later, I have to say that this is one of the best manga [though I really hesitate to call it that: it kind of resides in the space between manga, comic, and book] I've read. It's realistic, has really funny jokes, and isn't afraid to be wacky - the thing is that these otherwise completely outlandish moments fit perfectly within the book as it stands. A must-read [I currently have the first two books and Lost at Sea coming to my house from this series]!

I really enjoyed the development of Scott's relationships in this volume. A whole lot happened, and somethings are too random to recall, but overall, it was an enjoyable read. I like how O'Malley takes his time to reveal Scott's relationships with people through a series of flashbacks, where in each one, you get a small piece of the puzzle.

I can still barely believe that the Scott Pilgrim series is as good as it is. Author Bryan Lee O'Malley has taken a relationship drama and infused it with numerous references to video games, indie music, manga, and other niche areas of popular culture to create a world where characters are completely fine with breaking out into a massive, over-the-top fight that involves the battleground imploding at the end.
Scott Pilgrim, for those of you who aren't caught up, is a 23-year-old slacker who lives in a small Canadian town around Toronto. He is in a bad band named Sex Bob-Omb along with the completely cool (so cool he has no emotions) Stephen Stills and the angry Kim Pine (whom he dated in high school). After breaking up with a 17-year-old high school girl named Knives Chau, Scott began dating Ramona Flowers, an American now living in Canada and working as an Amazon.ca delivery girl. However, before Scott can officially date Ramona, he must defeat her seven evil ex-boyfriends. He has already taken out 2, but the next on the list, Todd Ingram, may prove to be more than Scott can handle.
Picking up pretty much exactly where the second volume, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, left off, Scott and Ramona have just learned that Todd is dating Natalie V. "Envy" Adams, Scott's girlfriend before Knives who ripped his heart out. Through flashbacks, we learn how Envy met Scott as a shy anime fan and eventually turned into a rock goddess. If that weren't bad enough, Todd is a vegan, and in Scott's world, vegans attain vast psychic powers that make him a much more formidable opponent than Matthew Patel and Lucas Lee.
As usual, the battles don't take up the whole book; most of the pages are devoted to hilarious character studies. Scott's roommate, Wallace Wells, is just as funny as ever, with his snide comments about Envy and his platonic love of Ramona. Knives is great due to the sheer sadness of her situation (I kind of feel bad for her, but she is responsible for some very funny and heartfelt situations). New characters like Envy and Lynette, Envy's drummer who has a biomechanical arm, are fun as well. But the book is also full of great moments that don't deal with characters. The existence of a save point in the world was one of the funniest things I've seen in a long time. And of course, the fights just keep getting better. Ramona shows that she can hold her own and that her little handbag is just full of surprises.
The only thing I have to say that is negative is that I just can't get a good feel for the art. It is (as far as I know) intentionally cheap, but there are times when I can't tell who certain characters are or when the flashbacks end. Still, it isn't too much of a problem.
I don't care what excuses you may have for not reading Scott Pilgrim, get on it now! The story is great and the humor is fantastic.