The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! 😌
khairun_atika's review against another edition
3.0
This was a succinct and heartwrenching account of the COVID19 situation in Singapore. As we are still living in a pandemic now, the graphic novel recalls the loneliness and uncertainty during the initial circuit breaker period in Singapore. Of the novelty of the virus, its quick spread, and how it impacts the lives of many. Some fall sick, some experience loss, and some are just plain devastated by how things change. Their livelihoods change, their relationships change, and they are catapulted into a new norm. We crave for human contact, we crave for social interaction, and we crave for the outside world. Yet the poetry in this comic beautifully acknowledges the efforts and services of the frontline workers, and how much they have sacrificed for the citizens. A light, quick read with wonderful depth of a heavy situation.
twiinklex's review against another edition
2.0
Update on May 2021:
I decided to re-read this to see if I perhaps missed anything the first time round. Nope, still as unenjoyable. I get what the author was trying to say but the text was awful, the rhyming felt forced and the illustrations were subpar.
Original review:
Didn't get it and not going to pretend that I did. The illustrations are slightly better.
I decided to re-read this to see if I perhaps missed anything the first time round. Nope, still as unenjoyable. I get what the author was trying to say but the text was awful, the rhyming felt forced and the illustrations were subpar.
Original review:
Didn't get it and not going to pretend that I did. The illustrations are slightly better.
twentycharm's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. I liked the vibes of this book but I must admit some poems were a bit too deep for me haha. However, the art style is very pleasing to the eyes and I appreciate the overall positive messages.
pretty_little_bibliophile's review against another edition
5.0
One of the best works on the pandemic that I have ever read.
Definitely recommend it to all!
it was truly 'cathartic' as a review claimed!
Definitely recommend it to all!
it was truly 'cathartic' as a review claimed!
pretty_little_bibliophile's review against another edition
5.0
One of the best works on the pandemic that I have ever read.
Definitely recommend it to all!
it was truly 'cathartic' as a review claimed!
Definitely recommend it to all!
it was truly 'cathartic' as a review claimed!
apollosmichioreads's review
4.0
In the Year of the Virus is a very short book that accompanies poems by local author Felix Cheong with beautiful illustrations by illustrator Eko. These poems are all related to Covid-19 in one way or another and capture the widespread emotions and feelings we have regarding this life-changing pandemic.
Although the book is really short and can be read in literally less than five minutes, it is a book that can be revisited and pondered upon over time. I enjoyed reading and interpreting the author’s poems in my own way and looking at the evocative illustrations. A meaningful and retrospective read!
4/5
Although the book is really short and can be read in literally less than five minutes, it is a book that can be revisited and pondered upon over time. I enjoyed reading and interpreting the author’s poems in my own way and looking at the evocative illustrations. A meaningful and retrospective read!
4/5
thesgtrekkiereads's review
4.0
What a clever book.
It worked perfectly and tagged at my heartstrings in certain parts.
As always, great poems. I loved the artwork too.
It worked perfectly and tagged at my heartstrings in certain parts.
As always, great poems. I loved the artwork too.