Stephan Pastis – Cannonball Read 17

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Looking Up by Stephan Pastis

September 27, 2023 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Looking Up is typical of Stephan Pastis and his style. Which means there is quirky, off-beat (and sometimes off color) humor. Sometimes you like the characters, sometimes not. They are not Pearls Before Swine as those characters can be adult and this book is for at least ages 10 and up (though younger could do as well, or be read to). However, that is until the end when we find a very powerful, and telling, twist. Of course, Pastis can be serious, too. After all, they […]

Volume 27 of who knows how many Voumes of Stephan Pastis

Pearls Hogs the Road: A Pearls Before Swine Treasury Volume 27 by Stephan Pastis

December 10, 2019 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Pearls Hogs the Road: A Pearls Before Swine Treasury is just that, a collection of the Pearls Before Swine comic strips. Stephan Pastis, however, has commentary after several of the strips. Sometimes they are comments on the strip itself and sometimes it is something completely random. Therefore, it is exactly what you would expect from a Pearls Before Swine comic strip treasury. This commentary by the author/illustrator at times can be funnier than the strips themselves (usually he comments on the strip, but he does […]

Pearls Before Swine Collections

June 6, 2018 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I had not realized that author-illustrator Stephan Pastis was the same Stephan Pastis that did the Timmy Failure series. I have been a fan of Pearls Before Swine off and on for a few years now. Like any comic, sometimes it was funny and sometimes not so much. I feel for the Crocs but love Zebra, too. Pig and I share a lot of the same qualities. And who does not think like Rat from time-to-time? Or feel like Goat trying to keep our own […]

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Emmalita on “It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”I loved the ending! I don’t think it’s been out long enough to talk about why though.
Dixie on Track Her Down by Melinda LeighI am just starting Track Her Down and I have read them all in order till now and thought I...
Roland of Gilead on How can you give us the gift of a crazy character named Rando Thoughtful and then just as suddenly take that gift away? We need to talk, Uncle Stevie.I came across this randomly years after it was written because I was searching "Random Thoughtful. But I have the...
Emmalita on “Only you, Em, would refer to heartbreak as a distraction. I think I would have a more sympathetic response if I asked to marry a bookcase.”Oh my goodness, Gallifrey was beautiful. I’m sure her mittens were gloriously murdery.

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