librovert's review
3.0
I was drawn in by the cover and description of Wild Thing, but ultimately this animal adventure fell short for me. The concept is great - a farm dog who is bored with his life runs off to join a pack of wolves, with loads of coming-of-age ammunition this story had such potential. But the characters seemed to be mere sketches of what they could have been and I felt like you had to read behind the lines too much to get the full picture. Obviously some of this had to do with the graphic medium of the book, but it still felt far too obtuse for the children's audience this story is marketed towards.
This book brings up some important issues - such as human civilization destroying the natural habitats of animals across the globe but fails to give any meat to these issues. But it also doesn't seem to address other issues present in the story - like the farmer abusing his farm dogs.
Overall it was a quick enjoyable read, but I felt like it needed more depth and direction to really shine.
I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
This book brings up some important issues - such as human civilization destroying the natural habitats of animals across the globe but fails to give any meat to these issues. But it also doesn't seem to address other issues present in the story - like the farmer abusing his farm dogs.
Overall it was a quick enjoyable read, but I felt like it needed more depth and direction to really shine.
I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
jkenna90's review
3.0
Thank you to NetGalley for a review copy of this!
This is an interesting graphic novel. I like the art style and most of the story but there are a few times in the beginning where the story drags a little bit for me. There is also a little bit of animal abuse but I think that this book would be a great opening to talk to children about that topic and it's not graphic so I wasn't to bothered. This is one of those graphic novels that I just liked. I didn't love it but I didn't hate it either. I think that this would be an interesting read for middle grade and up and has some good topics for discussion.
This is an interesting graphic novel. I like the art style and most of the story but there are a few times in the beginning where the story drags a little bit for me. There is also a little bit of animal abuse but I think that this book would be a great opening to talk to children about that topic and it's not graphic so I wasn't to bothered. This is one of those graphic novels that I just liked. I didn't love it but I didn't hate it either. I think that this would be an interesting read for middle grade and up and has some good topics for discussion.
vaiomo's review
4.0
Thank you to the publisher for sending me a free copy in exchange for an honest review.
I loved this! I thought it was so cute. The story itself was very fun to read about. It started of slow, but that's when you kinds of get to know the "Main character". Its packed with lots of action later on and it's very enjoyable.
I loved the art it was so simple even though so many things were going on. I can really appreciate that in a comic.
I loved this! I thought it was so cute. The story itself was very fun to read about. It started of slow, but that's when you kinds of get to know the "Main character". Its packed with lots of action later on and it's very enjoyable.
I loved the art it was so simple even though so many things were going on. I can really appreciate that in a comic.
krwriter8's review
2.0
The artwork led me to believe this was a middle grade graphic novel, but between some of the words choices and the farmer hitting the dog, I wouldn't recommend this to any young readers.
The story also felt disjointed and all over the place, like it didn't know what it wanted to be. Not for me.
I received an ARC on Netgalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.
The story also felt disjointed and all over the place, like it didn't know what it wanted to be. Not for me.
I received an ARC on Netgalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.
thistlechaser's review
2.0
I love talking animal books. I love books about dogs. I especially love books about dogs that join wolf packs. So Wild Thing should have been a great match for me, but sadly it was not. The art was not at all to my taste (simplistic and not very accurate), and the story had the same issues as the art. DNF
Thanks to Netgalley for letting me read this book in exchange for an honest review.
Thanks to Netgalley for letting me read this book in exchange for an honest review.
critter's review
2.0
I enjoyed the art style for this one. It felt like it went with the story very well and helped to let the story flow well. However, I did have issues with the pacing and character development. I understand that graphic novels will have a different pacing than a lot of the books that I tend to read do, but it felt like there was no character development. It follows the dog Silver, who is supposed to guard sheep, but ends up running off to live with wolves. However, we don't really get to know Silver or any of the wolves that he lives with. This book also features some animal abuse that feels like it was brushed off and never mentioned again. I'm not sure that this book was the best for a middle grade audience as there is some mature language and themes in this book. Ultimately I would have liked to see a lot more from this book as it did feel a bit underdeveloped to me.
I would like to thank Diamond Books for providing me with a copy.
I would like to thank Diamond Books for providing me with a copy.
llambe01's review
3.0
Wild Thing by Clayton Junior has a cute cover and premise, unfortunately the story itself was not so cute. The drawing was fine but not beautiful, which would be fine if the story itself was good, but the story over all left a negative feeling not overcome by the attempt at forcing a happy ending. And additionally I felt that what appeared to be jokes in it did not come over well as jokes to 'save' it with humor. I had hoped it would be good for my animal loving kid but won't be passing in on. I read this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
kimsbookmoon's review
1.0
The cover hooked me! Then it went down hill!!
As an elementary teacher, I went in thinking it was going to be a cute "pet dog runs away with a wolf" story. The graphics were colorful, but some were down right scary, which included killing! Also, there's slight animal abuse and many curse words!!
This is not a children's graphic novel!! Geared more for teens.
As an elementary teacher, I went in thinking it was going to be a cute "pet dog runs away with a wolf" story. The graphics were colorful, but some were down right scary, which included killing! Also, there's slight animal abuse and many curse words!!
This is not a children's graphic novel!! Geared more for teens.
esmewasreading's review
2.0
I was given this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
This book was about a dog fleeing a farm and going exploring with a wolf.
That's the best description I can give this book since it didn't have a plot.
There was no real point to the Graphic Novel. It was cute. The art was pretty, but I don't exactly understand what I just read. There isn't much else for me to review or comment on since the book was lacklustre.
Overall it was cute, but that's about it.
A 2 star read from me.
This book was about a dog fleeing a farm and going exploring with a wolf.
That's the best description I can give this book since it didn't have a plot.
There was no real point to the Graphic Novel. It was cute. The art was pretty, but I don't exactly understand what I just read. There isn't much else for me to review or comment on since the book was lacklustre.
Overall it was cute, but that's about it.
A 2 star read from me.
emrysmerlyn's review
3.0
The gorgeous cover design was a hook I couldn’t resist. Unfortunately I wasn’t as happy with the plotting. The art is the best part of this comic, particularly the color choices. The line art layer would be unmemorable without the bright and captivating palette. The way that howl‘a are portrayed visually was an absolute stroke of genius.
The story follows Silver/Toy a farm dog who runs off to join a pair of wolves. From there, the story follows a rather disjointed series of events detailing the clueless dog’s journey through wild and urban landscapes.
Of the story had been more fleshed out, either in character development or plotting, I would be tempted to give it a higher rating, as the story take some unusual turns that had potential but were not fleshed out. For example, the abrupt conclusion to the duck farm scene was a harsh stroke of brutal reality, The matter of fact portrayal of Toy and the female wolf’s acceptance of that tragedy was one of the strongest scenes in the comic. A similar matter of fact tone was attempted with the zoo scene near the end, but this time with far diminished effects. There needs to be a balance between the abruptness of life changing moments and character reaction time, otherwise it feels as though the reader is being treated like a member of Silver/Toy’s flock of sheep, which Speak, but only to endlessly echoe slight variations on the obvious facts in front of them.
Thanks to NetGalley for providing a copy of this ebook.
The story follows Silver/Toy a farm dog who runs off to join a pair of wolves. From there, the story follows a rather disjointed series of events detailing the clueless dog’s journey through wild and urban landscapes.
Of the story had been more fleshed out, either in character development or plotting, I would be tempted to give it a higher rating, as the story take some unusual turns that had potential but were not fleshed out. For example, the abrupt conclusion to the duck farm scene was a harsh stroke of brutal reality, The matter of fact portrayal of Toy and the female wolf’s acceptance of that tragedy was one of the strongest scenes in the comic. A similar matter of fact tone was attempted with the zoo scene near the end, but this time with far diminished effects. There needs to be a balance between the abruptness of life changing moments and character reaction time, otherwise it feels as though the reader is being treated like a member of Silver/Toy’s flock of sheep, which Speak, but only to endlessly echoe slight variations on the obvious facts in front of them.
Thanks to NetGalley for providing a copy of this ebook.