meliemelo's review
5.0
I'm really beginning to fall in love with Chris Claremont's writing. For one thing, I'm quite amazed at the diversity of his team - and of the secondary characters, it's extremely refreshing... which is quite paradoxical given that this book is about 30 years old.
I really loved the side-stories, especially the one about Mirage (a wonderful character). You would think you'd get bored, since you don't see most of the team and there isn't much action, but it's quite the contrary : you get to explore the characters and see them grow up, and that's brilliant.
It was nice to see some of the X-Men, someday I'll try and read what was happening on their side of the comic books world at that time. I liked seeing the two teams interact !
Oh, and that story with Kitty at the other school broke my heart.
I really loved the side-stories, especially the one about Mirage (a wonderful character). You would think you'd get bored, since you don't see most of the team and there isn't much action, but it's quite the contrary : you get to explore the characters and see them grow up, and that's brilliant.
It was nice to see some of the X-Men, someday I'll try and read what was happening on their side of the comic books world at that time. I liked seeing the two teams interact !
Oh, and that story with Kitty at the other school broke my heart.
Spoiler
That kind of narrative (thhe bullying, the suicide...) really makes you think about how the whole mutants thing is a metaphor of gay people... and it nails it. Perfectly.jesse_post's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
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
3.0
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