Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Paper Girls: The Complete Story by Matt Wilson, Cliff Chiang, Brian K. Vaughan

4 reviews

freesiaelect's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Probably one of the better

time travel stroies

I've read. Also, always amazed when male writers do female characters (esp. Young female characters) justice. 

Side note: amazon prime has now made a tv series based on this story. The characterization and overall story is similar, but if you've seen the series, this will still feel like a new experience.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Child death, and Homophobia

justinekorson's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

There was a lot to love in this story and there was also a lot I didn't love. Each of the Paper Girls were very unique characters. I loved learning about them and watching them travel through time but in the end, if they don't remember then what was really the point? Everything they saw and experienced is still in their future, they didn't stop anything until it was too late really. Erin (one of the clones I think) said there is no alternate timelines or alternate Earth's. There is only one time so Tiffany is still going to get yanked to the far future several times, Mac is still going to die. We don't even find out what happens to Erin or KJ. 

The storyline was confusing at times but I enjoyed it immensely. The dream sequences (which was apparently Tiffany trying to talk to the girls??) was a cool addition too. I thought it was just some messed up dreams the girls were all having because of their trauma bonding but making it not just dreams but an addition to the already messy timeline was really cool. 

What I didn't vibe with was Mac's treatment of KJ after finding out KJ was a lesbian. They were friends way before Mac found out about KJ or learned about their kiss so I don't understand her reason for pushing KJ or hurting her in that way. There was also several other times were Mac should homophobic/lesbophobic tendencies. This graphic novel should have had trigger warnings at the beginning for things like this because I didn't expect it AT ALL and was very surprised when it happened. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, and War

spooderman's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Drug use, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Slavery, Suicide, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

lackyducks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

A story that's well worth reading in one sitting so you don't get lost as I did, only reading the first issue many years back. 

This series weaves together a complex narrative in a way that never crossed into overwhelming. Information is spread across different timelines and the reveals always came when they feel right and rewarding to figure out. It's exciting to find out the relevance of actions and words in previous chapters as you learn more about the past and the future alike.

The cast of characters have heaps of messy personality. None are perfect people and don't pretend to be, opening up room for growth throughout the story. You can then see that growth reflected back towards the end, drawing the story to a satisfying conclusion.

The artwork throughout is clean and detailed. The different time periods show great variety in architecture and even the colour schemes. From the character designs to the variety of technology, there's a lot to love throughout.

There was also a point where timelines split that was shown in the formatting of the pages which I found really cool. A really creative and fun use of the format.

Overall, this series tells a complex story with themes a lot of people can relate to told in a larger than life way. Though the story can seem a little complicated at first, it's worth sticking through and seeing it to the end. I think I definitely made the right choice in buying the full collection edition.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Drug use, Gun violence, Homophobia, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Cancer, Blood, Excrement, Antisemitism, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, and Pregnancy