matt4hire's review against another edition
4.0
Another excellent volume. The flashback stuff was great, and the cliffhanger at the end was REALLY great. I love this series.
crookedtreehouse's review against another edition
4.0
I'm enjoying this look at what happens when a bunch of ... telekenetics ..? psychics ..? people with powers try and run a small society after they deliberately destroy the larger society with their powers.
It's a fun actiony superpower story but each trade flies by. One volume of Freakangels is like a single issue of [b:Saga, Volume 1|15704307|Saga, Volume 1|Brian K. Vaughan|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1486028947l/15704307._SY75_.jpg|19113524] but without the gorgeous, cinematic art.
I feel like i'm going to be able to read the final four volues in less than an hour and a half.
It's a fun actiony superpower story but each trade flies by. One volume of Freakangels is like a single issue of [b:Saga, Volume 1|15704307|Saga, Volume 1|Brian K. Vaughan|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1486028947l/15704307._SY75_.jpg|19113524] but without the gorgeous, cinematic art.
I feel like i'm going to be able to read the final four volues in less than an hour and a half.
rowanoats's review against another edition
2.0
The problem with FreakAngels is the problem a lot of post-apocalyptic stories seem to have - a lack of imagination and belief in human resilience. While it's fine to write stories about the collapse of society, and while it's fine to solve every problem with limitless magic or violence, it makes for a pretty boring narrative.
It's a juvenile power fantasy at best and even in that reading, it's lacking any kind of understanding about the human psyche. If the story is about twelve absolute psychopaths ending the world for no apparent reason and then coming to terms with their actions six years after the events, why don't they ever really interact with other people? Why is everyone around them storefront mannequins that happily comply with their every command, without conflict? Where are the farmers, doctors, engineers that *aren't* Special Murder Children?
Maybe it's just aged extremely poorly, or maybe Warren Ellis just sucks at empathy.
It's a juvenile power fantasy at best and even in that reading, it's lacking any kind of understanding about the human psyche. If the story is about twelve absolute psychopaths ending the world for no apparent reason and then coming to terms with their actions six years after the events, why don't they ever really interact with other people? Why is everyone around them storefront mannequins that happily comply with their every command, without conflict? Where are the farmers, doctors, engineers that *aren't* Special Murder Children?
Maybe it's just aged extremely poorly, or maybe Warren Ellis just sucks at empathy.
suvij's review against another edition
3.0
Не знаю, чи вдасться авторові додати ще драми і наступних випусках.
Щоб трохи розбавити драмо-концентрат, додано розповідь з минулого.
Загалом історія затягнула повністю. Якщо після першого тому я не знав, чи читати другий, то зараз заспокоюсь на останньому кадрі.
Щоб трохи розбавити драмо-концентрат, додано розповідь з минулого.
Загалом історія затягнула повністю. Якщо після першого тому я не знав, чи читати другий, то зараз заспокоюсь на останньому кадрі.
miedvied's review
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
nigellicus's review
5.0
So how did a bunch of silly disaffected teenagers end the world? And now that it's ended, is there anything they can do about it? Luke's on the rampage, Mark is back and the Freakangles are discovering just how few limits there may be to their powers, which could be awesome or could be terrifying but probably both, and it certainly puts a strain on their relationships with each other.
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