Giant Days, Vol. 5 (Giant Days, #5)

Posted on 02 July 2018 by John Allison

Going off to university is always a time of change and growth, but for Esther, Susan, and Daisy, things are about to get a little weird.Their freshman year is finally coming to a close and Daisy, Susan, and Esther say goodbye to Catterick Hall forever Literally forever It s being bulldozed and re purposed as a luxury dorm next semester But as one door closes, another opens and between end of semester hookups, music festivals, and moving into their first home together, the life experiences are just getting started Written by Eisner Award nominee John Allison Bad Machinery, Scary Go Round and illustrated by Max Sarin, Giant Days Volume 5 finishes off freshman year in style, collecting issues 17 20 of the Eisner and Harvey Award nominated series. Read Giant Days, Vol. 5 (Giant Days, #5) – kino-fada.fr i disagree, esther volume 5 was a little uneven for me there were definite high pointsbut the term paper fiasco went on too long no one needed that to straddle two issues, and daisy s archaeology dig was a tedious diversion that didn t contribute anything to the larger story and then it just ended abruptly and suddenly she was back with her gal pals with no lesson learned or anecdote shared, or anything at all the last story ended the same way on a low energy fizzle that must have i disagree, esther volume 5 was a little uneven for me there were definite high pointsbut the term paper fiasco went on too long no one needed that to straddle two issues, and daisy s archaeology dig was a tedious diversion that didn t contribute anything to the larger story and then it just ended abruptly and suddenly she was back with her gal pals with no lesson learned or anecdote shared, or anything at all the last story ended the same way on a low energy fizzle that must have been disappointing enough as the ending to a single issue, but to conclude a 4 issue collected graphic novel on a shrug like that, it kind of casts a boring shadow over the entire reading experience but those are my gripes and now they are finished because i do still love reading about these characters and their adventures this one sees them a...I was in a really foul mood today and wasthan ready for it to change, when I decided to read the latest volume of Giant Days, and lo and behold it worked like magic Freshman year is finally coming to a close and Daisy, Susan, and Esther say goodbye to Catterick Hall forever Literally forever It s being bulldozed and re purposed as a luxury dorm next semester But as one door closes, another opens and between end of semester hookups, music festivals, and moving into their first...As their first year at university ends, the girls prepare for summer Daisy goes on an archaeological dig and encounters a mean professor, Esther and Ed take a job from Dean Thompson that seems too good to be true and of course is , and Susan s still not over McGraw They reunite for an extremely muddy music festival before moving into their new place ready for the second year if only their furniture weren t held together by g...Another wonderful volume of Giant Days has come to an end.Why five stars Well, my friends, it s like this I was feeling really rather arsed off with life, suffering from a nasty cellulitis infection with accompanying fever and nausea, the pending results of my bone density scan and MRI scan weighing heavily on my soul Surely all but the most arseholish of arseholes would grant that this is enough to put a frown on most anybody s visage.BUT THEN Then I read this little book and the exploits o Another wonderful volume of Giant Days has come to an end.Why five stars Well, my friends, it s like this I was feeling really rather arsed off with life, suffering from a nasty cellulitis infection with accompanying fever and nausea, the pending results of my bone density scan and MRI scan weighing heavily on my soul Surely all but the most arseholish of arseholes w...Happy happy happy, as university year one ends for roomies Susan, Daisy and Esther Ed and Esther figure out a way to make money from his roommate Dean Thompson, rewriting plagiarized term papers Such a good idea wait This whole madcap story is terrific, complete with a visit to a pretty lawyer for advice, but pretty funny is the norm in this series, as everyone cracks jokes, and they are mostly goo...This volume was enjoyable enough, but it seriously lacked direction It bounced back and forth between the characters nonsensically, and the plot wasn t really moved forward much That being said, I still love these characters and want to know wh...3.5I loved the IKEA issueThe art was great as ever but the story somehow it lacks the uniqueness pf the first couple of chapters The freshness The unexpectedness.It s still fun so i ll continue reading it, but i m a bit disappointed.Mwahahahaha How I love Giant Days My God, this series is brilliant and always knows how to put a smile on my face This volume follows Esther, Susan and Daisy as they move out of their student lodgings after completing the first year of uni There are lots of hilarious happenings along the way namely Esther and Ed hiring a cheap lawyer to get them out of a less than ideal situation, madcap mayhem at a particularly muddy festival and a fum outing at Ikea There s also a little chemistry betwe Mwahahahaha How I love Gi...

English
02 July 2018

John Allison