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program_ix's review
emotional
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Stalking and Car accident
annari's review against another edition
3.0
i would have liked it more if there were less characters and more depth to the stories but it was pretty good
saidtheraina's review against another edition
4.0
A collection of short sexy pieces depicting many different relationships.
Great visibility for a variety of diverse lives and lifestyles (body type diversity, skin tone diversity, and more). Extra yay for including polyamory (more than once!).
I ate this so fast.
Many of the pieces would fit right in at Oh Joy Sex Toy.
I don't remember there being any recurring characters, or anything tying the stories together besides the theme, and possibly the city/setting.
A small range of illustration approaches - sometimes more shading, sometimes more contrast. All grayscale (though am I imagining some variations in the gray base tone?).
Super yummy.
To amp it up even more, i would have loved to see Maroh add some color-work here, since it was such a pivotal strength of [b: Blue is the Warmest Color|17465574|Blue Is the Warmest Color|Julie Maroh|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1373329702l/17465574._SX50_.jpg|11869600].
But yes, good.
Great visibility for a variety of diverse lives and lifestyles (body type diversity, skin tone diversity, and more). Extra yay for including polyamory (more than once!).
I ate this so fast.
Many of the pieces would fit right in at Oh Joy Sex Toy.
I don't remember there being any recurring characters, or anything tying the stories together besides the theme, and possibly the city/setting.
A small range of illustration approaches - sometimes more shading, sometimes more contrast. All grayscale (though am I imagining some variations in the gray base tone?).
Super yummy.
To amp it up even more, i would have loved to see Maroh add some color-work here, since it was such a pivotal strength of [b: Blue is the Warmest Color|17465574|Blue Is the Warmest Color|Julie Maroh|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1373329702l/17465574._SX50_.jpg|11869600].
But yes, good.
madisonlh's review against another edition
5.0
I cried so much reading this book. The illustrations are beautiful and include so much minority representation - queerness, gender nonconformity, interracial relationships, people of all ages. It’s beautiful and touching and very poignant.
missloflipo's review against another edition
3.0
En esta obra de Julie Maroh el azul no es el único color cálido. De hecho, aquí aparece una muestra de colores, formas y sabores muy amplia en forma de 21 historias sentimentales que se suceden página tras página como 21 cortometrajes.
Me ha encantado explorar la variedad de relaciones que existen alejadas del estereotipo 'pareja blanca heterosexual' a través del lápiz afilado de Maroh.
Me ha encantado explorar la variedad de relaciones que existen alejadas del estereotipo 'pareja blanca heterosexual' a través del lápiz afilado de Maroh.
gtutu5's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
hwks's review
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
The artistry is masterful, Maroh is able to covey so much emotion and action, and the scene-setting was perhaps my favorite part. Drawing focus to and away from specific components in a scene, simply wonderful! I also love the idea of bringing the diversity of love, sex and romance across all facets of humanity to light. It's 21 snippets of various people's lives, and while some of this short stories I thought were well suited to this format, I think I would have appreciated a few longer ones as some stories felt too short to be fully developed or communicate any kind of real message.
butxacaitapadura's review against another edition
3.0
Quantes vegades hem dit allò de “Tant de bo et pogués espiar per un foradet”? Doncs aquest còmic ho fa realitat. A través de 21 relats curts, Maroh crea una obra sobre sentiments i emocions. A través d’un hipotètic foradet en una hipotètica paret, l’autora ens fa espectadors de la vida de diferents personatges que es troben a Montreal. Ens mostra un breu, o no tan breu, instant de les seves vides, en els quals ens mostra la realitat de les seves relacions.
En aquest còmic hi ha amor, però també desamor; hi ha principis, però també finals; hi ha amors eterns, però també avorriment i desencant; hi ha gelosia, però també traïció; hi ha sexe ardent, però també buidor. Hi ha tot el que fa bonic, horrible, complicat i excitant l’amor.
A través d’una gama de grisos i diferents recursos visuals, l’autora mostra, amb total naturalitat, els diferents tipus de relacions que trobem en la societat actual, i ho fa sense prejudicis ni tabús, normalitzant-les i mostrant-ne totes les fases per les quals passen, des de l’amor fins al desamor, passant per la felicitat i el patiment.
Tot i que, com ja he dit, es parla de molts tipus de relacions, no es pot oblidar que és, principalment, una obra sobre les mocions i els sentiments, fet que convida al lector a, relat rere relat, sentir-se identificat, interpel·lat i gairebé obligat a reflexionar després de cada pàgina.
Cuerpos sonoros és una d’aquelles obres tan necessàries per lluitar contra les creences d’una societat altament contaminada pels prejudicis i les creences tradicionals enquistades en un racó amagat dins de cada individu.
En aquest còmic hi ha amor, però també desamor; hi ha principis, però també finals; hi ha amors eterns, però també avorriment i desencant; hi ha gelosia, però també traïció; hi ha sexe ardent, però també buidor. Hi ha tot el que fa bonic, horrible, complicat i excitant l’amor.
A través d’una gama de grisos i diferents recursos visuals, l’autora mostra, amb total naturalitat, els diferents tipus de relacions que trobem en la societat actual, i ho fa sense prejudicis ni tabús, normalitzant-les i mostrant-ne totes les fases per les quals passen, des de l’amor fins al desamor, passant per la felicitat i el patiment.
Tot i que, com ja he dit, es parla de molts tipus de relacions, no es pot oblidar que és, principalment, una obra sobre les mocions i els sentiments, fet que convida al lector a, relat rere relat, sentir-se identificat, interpel·lat i gairebé obligat a reflexionar després de cada pàgina.
Cuerpos sonoros és una d’aquelles obres tan necessàries per lluitar contra les creences d’una societat altament contaminada pels prejudicis i les creences tradicionals enquistades en un racó amagat dins de cada individu.
siriface's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
lilaceous's review
dark
hopeful
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
characters -
illustrations - .5⭐️
effective storytelling - ⭐️
engaging to read - .5⭐️
would recommend -
there are a couple winners in this collection, but mostly the stories aren’t very insightful or interesting. the intro promises weirdness, queerness, transness, and more, but only occasionally delivers in any meaningful way. also, i found many of the illustrations unpleasant to look at.
there are a couple winners in this collection, but mostly the stories aren’t very insightful or interesting. the intro promises weirdness, queerness, transness, and more, but only occasionally delivers in any meaningful way. also, i found many of the illustrations unpleasant to look at.