The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! đ
oldladysadie's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
The first 1/3 to 1/2 took a little bit to get going for me, and it felt predictable- I thought I was catching all of the twists early.
I did not catch all of the twists early. Or any of them, really. The back half of this book was incredibly fun, and the Sanderlanche was tense and inspiring in a way I just LOVED. I would love to get my hands on a physical copy to better appreciate the art (my old kindle just wasnât cutting it there).
I did not catch all of the twists early. Or any of them, really. The back half of this book was incredibly fun, and the Sanderlanche was tense and inspiring in a way I just LOVED. I would love to get my hands on a physical copy to better appreciate the art (my old kindle just wasnât cutting it there).
Moderate: Violence, Confinement, and Gaslighting
Minor: Classism
bergha1998's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-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
What an interesting and fun book. The plot twists at the end were crazy, but they totally made sense when looking back aka A+ plot twists. I really liked Painterâs plot line, so often people arenât the typical âheroâ archetype and him finding his own way there was inspiring. Yumi was such a fun mixture of contradictions. Rule following to a fault, but such a temper đ I adored them both. Hoid and Design were so much fun too.Â
Duo POV, Romance Subplot, Focus on Character DevelopmentÂ
âArt is about feelings and emotion. Itâs about letting them escape, so they can be shared. Itâs about capturing a truth about yourself. Like youâre ripping a hole in your chest and exposing yourself.â
Duo POV, Romance Subplot, Focus on Character DevelopmentÂ
âArt is about feelings and emotion. Itâs about letting them escape, so they can be shared. Itâs about capturing a truth about yourself. Like youâre ripping a hole in your chest and exposing yourself.â
âI always felt like I was standing on the other side of a large glass window. I could see the world passing beyond it, could even pretend I was part of it. But the barrier was still there. Separating me from everyone else.â
âThen you get into the real world, and find that itâs hard to be creative like that every moment. You realize they didnât teach you important things, like how to work when you donât feel passion, or when the whims of creativity arenât striking you. What then?â
âYou cannot let yourself be happy, part of her warned. Because happiness is far, far too dangerous.â
âArt is about intent, Yumi. A rainbow isnât art, beautiful though it might be. Art is about creation. Human creation.â
âYou do need to learn to separate the storyâ-and what it has done to youâfrom the individual who prompted it. Artâand all stories are art, even the ones about real peopleâis about what it does to you.â
âThe true hero is the one in your mind, the representation of an ideal that makes you a better person. The individual who inspired it, well, theyâre like the book on the table or the art on the wall. A vessel. A syringe full of transformational aspiration. Donât force people to live up to your dreams of who they might be.â
âBecause art is, and always has been, about what it does to us. To the one shaping it and the one experiencing it.â
âBecause art is, and always has been, about what it does to us. To the one shaping it and the one experiencing it.â
Graphic: Classism, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Bullying
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