Reviews

Silverwing: The Graphic Novel by Kenneth Oppel

mehiggins's review

adventurous hopeful mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

books_inthewild's review against another edition

3.0

Fast paced, action packed, and amazing artwork.
For fans of the chapter book series, this will definitely be an epic experience.

For me, I found the different groups of bats a bit confusing, and I don’t like a lot of blood/gore (especially seeing images of it). This one wasn’t for me, but I can appreciate that lovers of this genre will enjoy it!

siaknee's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

emblepemble's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

3.5

moiraduncan's review against another edition

4.0

Reread of a childhood favourite! This was for nostalgia, so I can't give it a rating. The graphics added a really cool element to it. Especially when you think about the transmission of stories and us reading the story through imagery. The bats in the story told their stories through echolocation and sound waves which became visual (in the story). It also makes me think of how many Indigenous societies told stories orally for centuries until white settlers disrupted it here on turtle island. However, we see the same orality from the Illiad to Beowulf.

griffonvagabond's review

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

vitaminlee's review against another edition

4.0

This was a fun, and quick, way to dive back into the Silverwing story. The art was fantastic, but the story occasionally felt disjointed at times. Interested to reread the actual novel to refresh my memory even more.

queenkath32's review against another edition

adventurous

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

kimiloughlin's review

adventurous dark inspiring fast-paced

4.5

Absolutely adored this series as a kid. It was fun to revisit in a different format! But bats are also terrifying creatures and so I was a *lot* more intimidated reading the graphic over the novel!!!

mogadichu's review

adventurous dark funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0