Reviews with content warning for Animal death - Oksi

This is a folklore I love the watercolor illustrations and the use of dark & light. I wasn't familiar with the folklore, but I thought this was a good introduction to it. It felt disjointed at times, but that may be because I didn't know the story. I wish the names and their descriptions were at the beginning of the book and not the end. Only because it was sometimes hard to remember who was referring to who.
Overall, it is a beautifully illustrated graphic novel.

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5.0

I loved everything about this book. The illustrations were so haunting and beautiful. The story was heart breaking and incredibly magical. I’m always intrigued by folklore and this did not disappoint.

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robinks's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious relaxing sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

The illustrations were so colorful and flowy, it was so easy to just keep flipping pages. It was also cool to read about a culture’s creation myth. Poor poorling…

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vigil's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

this could be confusing to anyone not familiar with finnish mythology like myself, but i was able to keep up adeptly enough. the art is obviously beautiful, continuing the story on in place where other graphic novel’s would’ve used words. i think oksi reached its most impressive moment when it combined the two, sliding seamlessly between art, and the written word. there are some awkward moments in the narrative, but that is often a given. all translations fail, but this one, all in all, seemed pretty solid.

the art style is really the shining star here, and i think i would’ve been completely fine having a book with no text, just the illustrations. it totally set the atmosphere and the tone for the setting of oksi, one that is grounded heavily in a darkly whimsical forest.

take note of “darkly whimsical” for your own sake. this book took a 180 on me when i least expected it.

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rather_b_reading's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced

2.75

The illustrations are eerie and captivating. The story was sad, but I just kept wanting more. It explains who some of the "people" were at the end, but I wanted to be able to be immersed in the world more.

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poemsandponds's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

Illustrations were gorgeous. Most of the time I felt confused while reading though.

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rachelwierick's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

This book is beautiful but also really disturbing. The art is incredible. The story is beautiful. I didn’t understand the Epilogue, so I’ll definitely be doing more research. Overall I really liked this but there were definitely some upsetting elements to it.

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