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While We Were BurningPatricia's shoes. That's what I'd heard that morning, echoing outside of my bathroom window.'After her best friend's mysterious death, Elizabeth Smith's picture perfect life in the Memphis suburbs spirals out of control, causing her to hire an assistant to keep her world from hurtling off its axis. In comes the composed and elegant Brianna. But Elizabeth's obsession is catching, and Brianna quickly becomes accomplice rather than diversion. Why?

Patricia's shoes. That's what I'd heard that morning, echoing outside of my bathroom window.'After her best friend's mysterious death, Elizabeth Smith's picture-perfect life in the Memphis suburbs spirals out of control, causing her to hire an assistant to keep her world from hurtling off its axis. In comes the composed and elegant Brianna. But Elizabeth's obsession is catching, and Brianna quickly becomes accomplice rather than diversion. Why? Because Brianna has questions, too... She wants to know why the police killed her young Black son. Why someone in Elizabeth's neighbourhood saw him and thought to call the police. Who she can hold responsible for his death. As the two women hurtle towards the truth, it becomes clear that neither of them is who they claim to be. A scorching debut that is as heartbreaking as it is thrilling, examining the intersection of race, class, female friendship, and the devastating consequences of everyday actions.

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Tammy
San Leandro, US
★★★★★ 4
Modern Day Animal Farm
Format: Paperback
📚Animal Pound ✍🏻Tom King Blurb: When animals grow tired of being caged and abused, it’s only a matter of time before they have nothing to lose but their cages… When an uprising puts a pound in control of the animals, they make quick comrades, united against everything that walks on two legs. But with this newfound power comes a sudden challenge: how best to lay the groundwork for this new democracy as they write their first constitution. The conditions are ripe for a dictator, primed for instating a new system of brutality and death. When two groups of animals work together will their efforts be enough to prevent further animal authoritarianism? Discover a timely graphic storytelling event from celebrated New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-winning writer Tom King (The Human Target, Love Everlasting) and New York Times bestselling, Eisner Award-nominated artist Peter Gross (American Jesus, The Books of Magic), collaborating for the first time ever to bring this enduring Orwellian allegory to life for the 21st Century. Collects Animal Pound #1-5. My Thoughts: A retelling of Animal Farm but for modern audiences. Instead of focusing on the dangers of communism, it instead focuses on the dangers of fascism. I would say it's very heavy-handed in its obvious critique of the MAGA crowd, but also frightfully accurate and does very well at evoking emotion from you, the reader, who probably also just like me, would be very frustrated watching everyone fall for the the DJT-allegory.. This is the rare graphic novel meant to be given to non comics readers. Thanks NetGalley, BOOM! Studios and Author Tom King for the advanced copy of "Animal Pound" I am leaving my voluntary review in appreciation. #NetGalley #Boom!Studios #AnimalPound #TomKing ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2025
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shane gerlach
Dallas, US
★★★★★ 5
Modern Day Animal Farm
Format: Hardcover
This is a MUST read, quickly, before it is banned. King captures the modern political landscaper perfectly from the blind cult like following to the concerned and ignored, to the bullying, violence and normalization of the bizarre. This may be the most important Graphic Novel of the last 25 years. Were I a wealthy man I would purchase a copy for every American History Classroom.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2025
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AJ
Waukegan, US
★★★★★ 5
Smooth transaction
Format: Hardcover
Very good story for the modern ages
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Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2025
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Nick A. Rini
Phoenix, US
★★★★★ 5
Tom King’s Best
Format: Hardcover
This is easily the best thing Tom King has ever written, and I read it in a 2 hour burst where I couldn't put it down. Just a thrilling read where you cant help but keep turning the page, even though you can see this cant be leading to a happy ending. Animal Pound is a wonderful book which will eventually end up on high school and college reading lists, as it’s an important book with something to say, and the comparisons to Donald Trump’s rise to power are obvious and scary. This is the rare graphic novel meant to be given to non comics readers.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2025
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M. Tauber
Draper, US
★★★★★ 1
The talking animal book that talks down to you
Format: Hardcover
You hear the snap of Tom King high-fiving himself for his own genius as he turns a cat and dog into philosopher-poets in the first few pages. The story never comes out of its self-congratulatory spell as we’re supposed to buy this as the heir to Animal Farm. SPOILERS The animals take over the town/county pound, chasing the workers away before anymore animals can be euthanized. And guess what? The workers never come back. Nobody comes back. But they keep the lights, and electric on. ‘Let the animals keep it’ were left to assume the county trustees said. It might work as a fable if King didn’t ground it so much in the real world. The animals learn how to use the webcam, capture online donations, and use those donations to buy food. Want to see a world where animals who could leave the pound at any time struggle for self-governance? Good. Want to see a dog typing on a computer keyboard? Good. So what’s the real agenda? Well, ideologies, don’t worry. The story has a Trump analog - a bulldog. And the dumb dogs (Republicans) love this bulldog, and the wise cats (Democrats) hate this bulldog, and the rabbits (Latinos, I think), don’t know what to do. Some rabbits like the bulldog, even though he’s working against their self-interest (how Dems portray the pro-Trump Hispanic vote). ‘It’s a fable’, those who love the book will shout again. I see thee nay. You can’t have your webcam and fable too. Really well drawn, though.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2025

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