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lovegriefandgender's review against another edition
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
frogcopter's review against another edition
4.0
I read this as a story about the various ways in which women are forced into stereotyped roles and then punished and derided for doing so. It worries me that no one else seems to be reading it that way? I never read the Hardy original, which might give insight into how much is him and how much is Posy, what is cultural critique and what is problematic caricature. But I enjoyed it. I think you have to go out on a limb and be compassionate and understanding towards Tamara, since we don't get a lot to work with regarding her motivations. If you take other character's characterizations of her at face value, then it's hugely problematic-- I *think* that's the point??
kirstenrose22's review against another edition
5.0
My book group was discussing Far From the Madding Crowd, and a friend mentioned this. It's a fascinating modernization, if a little loosely based. Very cool, and quite well done.
_blueberry_pie_'s review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
3.0
It was a very different style of comic in the sense that it was very heavy on the exposition.
radikaliseradgroda's review against another edition
4.0
4.5
It's been a really long time since I enjoyed a graphic novel this much.
It's been a really long time since I enjoyed a graphic novel this much.
mihaela1995's review against another edition
3.0
Na trenutke interesantan, na trenutke frustrirajuć, ali solidni likovi i priča o dogodovštinama zbunjenih pisaca.
mallorylocklear's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
octanexit's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
saidtheraina's review against another edition
4.0
Sped through this in two sittings. Fun, large pages with fun, simple illustrations and many large chunks of text. I enjoyed how [a:Simmonds|296241|Posy Simmonds|http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66.jpg] layered the chunks of text and the illustrations on each other, so that in some cases, you could read and look interchangably. And when that's not the case, the flow is usually very easy to follow.
The illustrations remind me of the work of Stephen Cartwright, who did a lot of Usborne books. But maybe that's just me. Definitely adult, with lots of intrigue caused by the arrival of a very worldly young woman into the English countryside. A little like reading a slightly trashy celebrity gossip novel. In a good way.
The illustrations remind me of the work of Stephen Cartwright, who did a lot of Usborne books. But maybe that's just me. Definitely adult, with lots of intrigue caused by the arrival of a very worldly young woman into the English countryside. A little like reading a slightly trashy celebrity gossip novel. In a good way.