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literaryanna's review against another edition
4.0
This is perfect for fans of Bone and Amulet. If you're looking for something magical and exciting, Lost Boy is a must read. Emotionally captivating images paired with witty dialogue make this a great story. It was a bit difficult to get into in the beginning, but once I was hooked there was no turning back. Highly recommended.
hallizalli's review against another edition
4.0
Absolutely amazing artwork! It seems like the first in a series, and is a promising mystery-and fantasy-filled start.
saidtheraina's review against another edition
3.0
Kid finds audio recordings and another world opens up to him.
I go back and forth about this one a lot. Some of the illustration work feels awkward, but some of it blows me away. There's a darkness to this story - feels quite like [b:Coraline|17061|Coraline|Neil Gaiman|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1327871014s/17061.jpg|2834844]. I never got a good sense of the characters, but so many of the creatures were awesome and cool. Creepy dolls, clothinged squirrels, crazy landscapes - fun and wild and slightly disturbing.
We shelve this in J, and that fits with the characters, but it's definitely on the dark side.
I go back and forth about this one a lot. Some of the illustration work feels awkward, but some of it blows me away. There's a darkness to this story - feels quite like [b:Coraline|17061|Coraline|Neil Gaiman|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1327871014s/17061.jpg|2834844]. I never got a good sense of the characters, but so many of the creatures were awesome and cool. Creepy dolls, clothinged squirrels, crazy landscapes - fun and wild and slightly disturbing.
We shelve this in J, and that fits with the characters, but it's definitely on the dark side.
thriftarchives's review against another edition
1.0
This was super hard to follow. I kept looking to see if I missed the first volume or something, but no. I think for some the art might be a saving grace, but this just isn't my style. I hardly ever give books a 1 star review, but this was truly painful.
cjhastings's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.0
rat_girl_'s review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
shea_proulx's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
ecote525's review against another edition
2.0
the two stars are solely for the talented artwork, even though I often find realistic looking human characters in comics offputting. The story had promise, but just was not executed well. I kept feeling that I was reading a poor comic adaption of a novel, or I missed a previous book; things just happened with no logical flow, no character development, characters readily accepted fantastical developments with little to no surprise, deep relationships developed instantaneously between characters that just met...etc. I don't know man, did not dig it at all.
crystal_reading's review against another edition
3.0
Not really the type of thing that I read, but certainly a nice paranormal mystery in graphic novel format. It kind of reminded me of the Spiderwick chronicles a bit.