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Sweet Tooth: Book 3 Free FREE SWEET TOOTH: BOOK 3 PDF Jeff Lemire | 352 pages | 06 Dec 2016 | DC Comics | 9781401267391 | English | United States Sweet Tooth #3 by Jeff Lemire Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Carlos M. Mangual Letterer. Gus and the other hybrid kids meet a new ally in the militia camp, but will he help them find a way out? And Jepperd begins to assemble an army of his own to take down the militia camp. But can he control the forces he's set in motion? It's the most explosive Sweet Tooth epic yet! Collecting : Sweet Tooth Get A Copy. PaperbackTradepages. More Details Original Title. Gus FoxTom JepperdDr. SinghAbbot Sweet Tooth: Book 3, Bobby Other Editions 5. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of Sweet Tooth: Book 3 book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Sweet Tooth, Volume Sweet Tooth: Book 3please sign Sweet Tooth: Book 3. Be the first to ask a question about Sweet Tooth, Volume 3. Sweet Tooth: Book 3 with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Aug 22, Lindsey Rey rated it it was amazing Shelves:graphic-novels. Aug 21, William Thomas rated it really liked it. Jeff Lemire must have the biggest, heaviest heart this world has ever seen. An empath of infinite power, he Sweet Tooth: Book 3 feel all of the sorrow in the world to be able to channel it into this book. Because it is heart aching and heartbreaking with a depth and volume that knows no rival. It's hard to define what this book is. What it isn't is The Road. It has heart. It isn't The Walking Dead. It's minimalist. It isn't Bambi. It's not for the faint of heart. I guess it's not really hard to define this boo Jeff Lemire must have the biggest, heaviest heart this world has ever seen. I guess it's not really hard to define this book. It's great. View 1 comment. Dec 12, Paz R. Re-read: My original thoughts are the same: 4. When you ain't got nothing to lose, you ain't got nothing to be scared about, but all that's changed now. I think of Louise. I think of my baby The baby I'll Sweet Tooth: Book 3 The baby I'll never hold. Then I think of the kid If there's even a chance that he's still alive in there, then it's a chance worth dying for. These men have taken so Sweet Tooth: Book 3 from me I ain't gonna lose him too. Sweet Tooth's world is heartbreaking, it really is. It's a world in ruins, a world of madness and Sweet Tooth: Book 3 and hopelessness, but in the middle of all these tragedies and rage there's the sweetness of Gus. Sweet Tooth: Book 3 innocence of the little hybrid kids. There's no one in the world who cares about them, so they cling to each other, they may be alone, but they're not lonely together. That innocence and that affection that they feel for one another it's such a wonderful contrast to everything else happening. From the cruelness of the lab and the madness of the tribes, from the pain of Jepperd. The kids are the heart of the story and I care about them so much. This third volume is quite intense. Jepperd and the two women are still on the quest to save Gus, but for them to have a chance, they will need some extra help and so the Mad Max-like tribes will play a big part. There's a big confrontation, some shocking moments, some things revealed, but I don't wanna say more 'cause I don't wanna spoil. If you like volume 2 you are in for a treat with volume 3. The tone was set so well from the beginning of this series, it's a great, if not really emotional, read Sweet Tooth: Book 3 I'm really invested in these characters. Jeff Lemire is not only a talented writer, but a great artist too. His artwork complements the setting and ambiance of Sweet Tooth in a way that's so personal, I honestly don't think another artist could have managed to do the same. View 2 comments. Lots of new developments in this volume. There are some intriguing teases of information about Gus and his origin. We're also given some new characters to chew on, and the twist towards the end was a nice touch. My only gripe was a certain character reaction to Sweet Tooth: Book 3 twist, I would think they would've been more The rest of the volume was pretty solid though. On Sweet Tooth: Book 3 the next one! Jun 14, Rachel TheShadesofOrange rated it really liked it Shelves: graphic-novelsscience-fiction. I look forward to reading the final three volumes soon. Aug 03, Julie Zantopoulos rated it it was ok Shelves: libraryread-ingraphic-novel. Unfortunately this isn't going to be a graphic novel series for me. The story line and art style isn't my thing. Apr 06, Mari rated it really liked it Shelves: graphic-novels, finished-series. Here is my full series review for volumes Make or breaks for this graphic novel series: - Will you feel attached to the characters? I say "appreciate" and not "get past" because I honestly feel like the weirdness of the art adds to a dark story about hybrids, something that focuses on anatomical differences I love Gus and Jeppard and am growing more fond of all the other characters as well. I'm worried for Here is my Sweet Tooth: Book 3 series review for volumes I'm worried for them and I'm really appreciating how much story we get each volume and the momentum Lemire is building in each. I'll be doing a full review of the series soon, but definitely enjoying this as much as you can enjoy sad, terrible, heartbreaking things. Aug 15, Kayla BOOKadoodles rated it it was amazing Shelves: favorites5-star-readscomics- and-graphic-novels. Sweet Tooth Memo Book 3-Pack | Field Notes Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Want to Read saving…. Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — Sweet Tooth by Jeff Lemire. Sweet Tooth: Book 3 M. Mangual Letterer. Matt Kindt Goodreads Author Artist. The evil man called Abbot is on a collision course with Gus and Jeppard, and now the stage is set for the final, bloody showdown, an intimate Armageddon with the fate of human and hybrid alike in the balance. Collecting : Sweet Tooth Get A Copy. HardcoverDeluxe Edition Sweet Tooth: Book 3, pages. Published November 29th by Vertigo first published More Details Original Title. Other Editions 4. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Sweet Toothplease sign up. Does this book collect from number 26, as this page says, or from number 28, as Amazon says? Henning Book 1: Book 2: Book 3: Starting a collection on issue 28 doesn't make sense as that is part 3 of 3 of one of the story arcs. See 1 question about Sweet Tooth…. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 4. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. May 03, Donovan rated it it was amazing Shelves: all-time-classic-comicshighly- recommendedowned. What a series! So rare is it when a series can be long but be just as good throughout, let alone find a balance of violence, heart, humor, and surrealism. And that ending is just perfect. I care so deeply for these characters now. The artwork is simple but fantastic. And the Sweet Tooth: Book 3 are so imaginative. I think that's what perfectly describes this series: imaginative. The third deluxe book was worth the wait. For me, the finale is really good. And the bonus interview with Lemire maybe explained why I got excited at the start but it dropped until the finale. Sweet Tooth was planned as issue series, but it grew. In the middle. And Jeff admits that if Sweet Tooth would be one day transformed to the movie, he would use the original issue schema. And I must agree with that. But let's go back to the Sweet Tooth finale. This third book opens with a Sweet Tooth: Book 3 The third deluxe book was worth the wait. This third book opens with a flashback story which sets the ground for explaining the cause in the finale. Its change in art was refreshing and I actually like the story. I have a complicated "relationship" with Kindt, but here I appreciated his input. It helped me to "restart" before Lemire pulls out the grand finale. Which is great, thrilling, fast-paced and I really enjoyed it. And the epilogue is a very nice touch to the whole story and I appreciate the message if you want a change, you must avoid repeating the same mistakes.
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