clwojick's review
2.0
Didn't love it. Didn't hate it. Didn't exactly think it was worth my time.
This one really fell short for me. I enjoyed the illustrations, and style of artwork. Although the story was simply too dull for me. Not something I could see myself recommending. Aside from the artwork, it was just bland.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Europe Comics and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I appreciate it!
This one really fell short for me. I enjoyed the illustrations, and style of artwork. Although the story was simply too dull for me. Not something I could see myself recommending. Aside from the artwork, it was just bland.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Europe Comics and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I appreciate it!
solivagant's review against another edition
2.0
2/5 stars
Jean-Paul is a single, somewhat lonely and very shy middle-aged man. He has a demanding mother and dreams somewhere. He dreams about love and that one blonde women he sees on his jog now and then. The man does not seem to be very happy, but Jean-Paul enjoys his normal, simple and quiet life, more or less.
But sometimes, even a quiet life is not enough, and so Jean-Paul embarks on an adventure on a cruise ship for lonely hearts.
This is the general premise of the graphic novel and that is also it. There is not more to it, sadly. I expected more of the story, something to grab me and hook me into it. But it all boils down to a sad, middle-aged man, who is shy and wants to find a women who he can love. I personally don’t enjoy stories like that anymore because I feel like I’ve read a ton of these and watched even more movies about sad, middle-aged men. The cruise setting is maybe the only innovative thing about the story.
The strong suit of this is clearly not the story or the writing, but the art. The scenery is brilliant, the different characters all have a distinct feature, the facial expressions are comically but not too goofy and the colours are gorgeous. The panels just fall into place perfectly. It showed me again why I love Graphic Novels so much.
The writing and the story might not be the strong suit of this novel, but I still enjoyed it. Nothing stood out for me and I know for certain that I will not remember most of the story in a few weeks, maybe even days. The pagecount was relatively low and the characters where, as a result, not so deeply explored. I would probably appreciate this story more if we explored the motives of the sad, middle-aged Jean-Paul beyond him being sad, shy, lonely and middle-aged to make him three-dimensional. Nevertheless, this was a diverting, short graphic novel. I was a fan of the art but not of the story.
I received a copy of Hearts at Sea from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Jean-Paul is a single, somewhat lonely and very shy middle-aged man. He has a demanding mother and dreams somewhere. He dreams about love and that one blonde women he sees on his jog now and then. The man does not seem to be very happy, but Jean-Paul enjoys his normal, simple and quiet life, more or less.
But sometimes, even a quiet life is not enough, and so Jean-Paul embarks on an adventure on a cruise ship for lonely hearts.
This is the general premise of the graphic novel and that is also it. There is not more to it, sadly. I expected more of the story, something to grab me and hook me into it. But it all boils down to a sad, middle-aged man, who is shy and wants to find a women who he can love. I personally don’t enjoy stories like that anymore because I feel like I’ve read a ton of these and watched even more movies about sad, middle-aged men. The cruise setting is maybe the only innovative thing about the story.
The strong suit of this is clearly not the story or the writing, but the art. The scenery is brilliant, the different characters all have a distinct feature, the facial expressions are comically but not too goofy and the colours are gorgeous. The panels just fall into place perfectly. It showed me again why I love Graphic Novels so much.
The writing and the story might not be the strong suit of this novel, but I still enjoyed it. Nothing stood out for me and I know for certain that I will not remember most of the story in a few weeks, maybe even days. The pagecount was relatively low and the characters where, as a result, not so deeply explored. I would probably appreciate this story more if we explored the motives of the sad, middle-aged Jean-Paul beyond him being sad, shy, lonely and middle-aged to make him three-dimensional. Nevertheless, this was a diverting, short graphic novel. I was a fan of the art but not of the story.
I received a copy of Hearts at Sea from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
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