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conorhunt's review against another edition
4.0
Gives a sense of nostalgia for something that never happened. Tying the mundane with otherworldly rumours and dreams is always an absolute favourite for me. The childhood retelling didn’t connect as strongly as the art did. Maybe due to it not reflecting a fully coherent story but even so was a joy to explore
yarima13's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
reflective
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
4.0
daryase's review against another edition
4.0
Beautiful artwork and accompanying text snippets - depicting an alternative-reality 1990s rural Sweden, where the narrator had spent his childhood just before a collider was decommissioned but had produced enough rips in reality by that point. Futuristic but rusty structures dominating the landscape, dinosaurs, escaped sentient robots, teleports to the Nevadan desert... Spooky, eerie, uncanny - I recalled all the synonyms I have for this feeling that the book masterfully creates, leaving us wonder, to which extent it is from the alternative-reality sci-fi nature of the events that took place in the area, and to which, from an unreliable narrator's memories from his childhood.
lucyblackbirdreads's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
ibn_nas's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
_tycho_'s review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
yopoydan_kirjat's review
3.0
Toisin kuin Stålenhagilta aiemmin lukemassani teoksessa Liittymiä, ei tässä Tales from the Loopissa ole samanlaista yhtenäistä juonta. Kertojaääni kuvaa muutamia lapsuutensa kesiä, syksyjä ja talvia 1990-luvulta, joiden aikana pojat löytävät erilaisia hylättyjä koneita ja keksivät toinen toistaan uskomattomampia tarinoita (kuten: dinosaurukset repivät jäätelöauton oven irti). Kerronnasta tulee olo, että mikään scifistisistä elementeistä (työrobotteja ja magneettista levitaatiota hyödyntäviä rahtialuksia lukuun ottamatta) ei tapahdu oikeasti, vaan ne ovat lasten vilkkaan mielikuvituksen synnyttämiä.
nonesensed's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
5.0
En nostalgisk men skev tillbakablick på ett 70- och 80-tal som aldrig var. Vacker konst som visar ett alternativt Sverige, med teknologi som är både gammaldags och helt ny. Det som sammanknyter det hela är en självbiografisk återblick på en barndom som påverkats av stora industriella förändringar i det område författaren växte upp. Gripande! Förstår hur det blev både ett rollspel och en TV-serie av det här.