mistercrow's review against another edition
3.0
So there was a few things that kinda bugged me about this:
1) Some false facts about cats/birds. The first being the outdoor cats can kill thousands/millions of birds, when in reality most outdoor cats kill unhealthy birds. That most birds die due to human activities.
2) Cats are not fully domesticated, which is why they have very wild instincts and can switch from house cat to feral if abandoned.
(That being said, I do support indoor cats for other reasons). Just seemed like there was absolutely no research into cats/birds, and fell back on popular myths about house cats and birds.
There's only a small amount of dogs who can switch to feral too.
Now, the story itself; If anyone read the introduction written by Atwood, this was more about nostalgia on her part, which is why the story was so cliche and kitsch. This is classic...STANDARD basic superhero storyline. It's pretty straight forward and boring.
Lastly, the artwork...well, the only thing that was pretty good and enjoyable really. Hence my 3 stars for this.
1) Some false facts about cats/birds. The first being the outdoor cats can kill thousands/millions of birds, when in reality most outdoor cats kill unhealthy birds. That most birds die due to human activities.
2) Cats are not fully domesticated, which is why they have very wild instincts and can switch from house cat to feral if abandoned.
(That being said, I do support indoor cats for other reasons). Just seemed like there was absolutely no research into cats/birds, and fell back on popular myths about house cats and birds.
There's only a small amount of dogs who can switch to feral too.
Now, the story itself; If anyone read the introduction written by Atwood, this was more about nostalgia on her part, which is why the story was so cliche and kitsch. This is classic...STANDARD basic superhero storyline. It's pretty straight forward and boring.
Lastly, the artwork...well, the only thing that was pretty good and enjoyable really. Hence my 3 stars for this.
kalem's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
plumrain's review against another edition
3.0
this was exceptionally silly, full of cat puns, simplistic dialogue, and heavy with exposition. there are also cute little factoids every few pages about things like how many birds are killed annually by outdoor cats, adorable! still, it's somehow so campy and corny i kind of liked it? spookily good bad, i'll say.
sweddy65's review against another edition
3.0
I think perhaps my expectations were too high. Margaret Atwood! Comix! Owl/cat/people! Or perhaps it's just that it ended and I don't know what's going to happen next. I will get the second installment and maybe rate this higher.
It's worth reading, for sure. It just didn't captivate me the way I was prepared to be captivated. I think I have to wait until February for volume 2.
It's worth reading, for sure. It just didn't captivate me the way I was prepared to be captivated. I think I have to wait until February for volume 2.
trickyplanet's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Meh.
babblingstacey's review against another edition
4.0
Weird as hell, but I absolutely adore Margaret Atwood. And cats!
foggy_rosamund's review against another edition
1.0
I honestly can't believe how bad this book is. In her introduction, Atwood mentions her love of comics from the 50s and 60s, and perhaps that's part of it. This is inspired by those comics, but lacks the energy and the integrity of the form that they had. This shows no understanding of modern comics, and utterly lacks nuance -- honestly, it shows a basic misunderstanding of how to tell a good story, which is especially disappointing from Atwood. I'd give it less than one star if I could.
ifiwasapuppet's review against another edition
Wasn't really enjoying it and then took a look at the reviews and realized that it wasn't just a me thing and decided to cut my losses
blevins's review against another edition
2.0
I'm on an absolute binge with graphic novels...the library has been getting some more that look interesting to me and they make great lunch reading material. This one tells the story of cat-human hybrids battling rat-human hybrids with all kinds of cat advocacy in the footnotes. That was a first for me and graphic novels. Short and interesting but I'm not waiting on pins and needles to read what comes next.