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eldritchreader's review
4.0
I received this book as an Advanced Reading Copy from the publisher in return for an honest review. This has not impacted on my opinion.
This book is worthy of a Pixar movie - it's fun, lighthearted, and humorous. More than once I was laughing at loud as I followed the antics of three simple crabs and their adventures across the beach, while discovering their own potential. And the ending?! Absolutely brilliant and great for a final laugh.
The graphics are gorgeous and simplistic, very fitting to the story and the style of the story. The human characters were brilliantly presented, from the Greenpeace dad, and documentary makers, to the bikini blonde, and the ferry driver.
I loved every moment of it and look forward to more from this talented French author and hopefully the crabs.
This book is worthy of a Pixar movie - it's fun, lighthearted, and humorous. More than once I was laughing at loud as I followed the antics of three simple crabs and their adventures across the beach, while discovering their own potential. And the ending?! Absolutely brilliant and great for a final laugh.
The graphics are gorgeous and simplistic, very fitting to the story and the style of the story. The human characters were brilliantly presented, from the Greenpeace dad, and documentary makers, to the bikini blonde, and the ferry driver.
I loved every moment of it and look forward to more from this talented French author and hopefully the crabs.
geekwayne's review
4.0
'March of the Crabs (The Crabby Condition)' by Arthur de Pins is a graphic novel based on an animated feature by the same author. It's an odd tale and I enjoyed it.
The story centers around the square crab, who can only walk in a straight line. There lives can cross another crabs as long as that crab is moving in a line that crosses theirs. If they are lucky enough, they find a mate. If they are unlucky, the get stuck between two rocks and spend their lives moving back and forth a few feet at t a time.
There are also humans in this story who capture the crabs in buckets and on film, but the crabs aren't as helpless as they seem.
The original story has been translated into English, and the art looks like it's been adapted from an animated feature, but that's ok. The story works on a few levels. The humor might be a bit risque for younger readers, but there is a pretty good story here as well as some food for thought about the lines our own lives cross.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Archaia, Boom! Studios, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
The story centers around the square crab, who can only walk in a straight line. There lives can cross another crabs as long as that crab is moving in a line that crosses theirs. If they are lucky enough, they find a mate. If they are unlucky, the get stuck between two rocks and spend their lives moving back and forth a few feet at t a time.
There are also humans in this story who capture the crabs in buckets and on film, but the crabs aren't as helpless as they seem.
The original story has been translated into English, and the art looks like it's been adapted from an animated feature, but that's ok. The story works on a few levels. The humor might be a bit risque for younger readers, but there is a pretty good story here as well as some food for thought about the lines our own lives cross.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Archaia, Boom! Studios, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
becandbooks's review
4.0
I received this book as an Advanced Reading Copy from the publisher in return for an honest review. This has not impacted on my opinion.
This book is worthy of a Pixar movie - it's fun, lighthearted, and humorous. More than once I was laughing at loud as I followed the antics of three simple crabs and their adventures across the beach, while discovering their own potential. And the ending?! Absolutely brilliant and great for a final laugh.
The graphics are gorgeous and simplistic, very fitting to the story and the style of the story. The human characters were brilliantly presented, from the Greenpeace dad, and documentary makers, to the bikini blonde, and the ferry driver.
I loved every moment of it and look forward to more from this talented French author and hopefully the crabs.
This book is worthy of a Pixar movie - it's fun, lighthearted, and humorous. More than once I was laughing at loud as I followed the antics of three simple crabs and their adventures across the beach, while discovering their own potential. And the ending?! Absolutely brilliant and great for a final laugh.
The graphics are gorgeous and simplistic, very fitting to the story and the style of the story. The human characters were brilliantly presented, from the Greenpeace dad, and documentary makers, to the bikini blonde, and the ferry driver.
I loved every moment of it and look forward to more from this talented French author and hopefully the crabs.
amdame1's review
3.0
This graphic novel is a fictionalized account of a non-fiction topic: the marbled crab. Marbled crabs can only move in straight lines, in one direction so their lives and mating can be somewhat problematic. This story is about some marbled crabs, their interactions with each other and other species and details about why they are an endangered species.
Hard to tell the 3 marbled crab characters apart, but a good story. I think my middle school students will enjoy it.
Hard to tell the 3 marbled crab characters apart, but a good story. I think my middle school students will enjoy it.
amandaquotidianbooks's review
3.0
This had a lot of potential and there was a lot about it I really liked. I do wish Sunny and Guitar had been better individualized. There was some great humour in here and a lot of research on crabs, I bet. I'm eager to see where this series goes from here!
vegancleopatra's review
2.0
The positive reviews plus the fact that this involved crabs made me believe I would enjoy this graphic novel. That was not meant to be. I was irritated by the fact that there was pretty heavy, bash-you-over-the-head, symbolism for humans and surprisingly not terribly much in terms of human interactions with the environment. I'm also pretty sure the species of crab detailed in this graphic novel does not exist. Maybe I'm wrong but I could not find proof of the species online. If there was any hope of an actual environmental message, a real species would have been used.
Another issue with the novel was the various storylines, many of which seemed completely unnecessary. For example, an entire sequence of some random boat captain and his wife having dinnerwhere she tells him she cheated with a Greenpeace guy was so annoying and cheesy and despite what it wanted to accomplish, it could have been so very much better.
The artwork was not bad but it wasn't anything to write home about. The colors were bland, which was perhaps to force you to focus on the story more. Unfortunately I did not really care for the story much either.
The crabs themselves were charming, but they were pretty much impossible to tell apart. But they were still the only redeeming aspect of the book.
Another issue with the novel was the various storylines, many of which seemed completely unnecessary. For example, an entire sequence of some random boat captain and his wife having dinner
The artwork was not bad but it wasn't anything to write home about. The colors were bland, which was perhaps to force you to focus on the story more. Unfortunately I did not really care for the story much either.
The crabs themselves were charming, but they were pretty much impossible to tell apart. But they were still the only redeeming aspect of the book.
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