chelseamartinez's review against another edition
3.0
Zany use of saturated color and brushstroke to tell a story about brothers travelling to a made-up country to teach English to workers launching a historical theme park (more like Busch Gardens than Disneyland, I think?). It's really about their relationship, as far as I can tell... all the other characters seem peripheral. The fact that it all takes place in a made-up country but the childhood references are very specific (Jurassic Park, 90s bands) is kind of odd. I kind of took away just an "Americans behaving badly don't even realize it and think people aren't giving them *enough* respect" theme from the book; dunno if the artwork is deliberately hard to follow for a reason connected to that theme...
ktrusty416's review against another edition
1.0
Yeah... Uhm... Weird. Hated the dated way in which Danny spoke. Sounded weird and pretentious. Maybe that was the point. Being a strange person in a strange land doesn't mean you have to be an asshole.
crowyhead's review against another edition
3.0
I think… I don't really get it. Some of it works really well for me -- the culture shock and alienation and sibling rivalry are explored handily. Overall, though, I think it was just… too weird for me, maybe. I dunno. I couldn't quite get on board.
paulinskiii's review against another edition
dark
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
tiedyedude's review against another edition
4.0
Very strong, well-told story supported by beautiful art.
booknooknoggin's review against another edition
1.0
The use of colour was the only good thing about this, which was behind the bad drawings that looked like they were done with a Sharpie.
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