notesquotesscarletmotes's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Well, that was a bit of a letdown. I was hoping for an interesting culmination to this series but they narrowed the scope severely and also offered no resolution whatsoever.
I guess if the series isn't officially finished this isn't exactly the final nail in the coffin...
lady_moon's review against another edition
2.0
More pointless plot, more pointless gore.
I genuinely don't understand why this volume exists. We don't get the answers to the questions set in the first volume, the previous plotlines are completely abounded in favor of some generic mystery in a small village, the Trees couldn't be more irrelevant to the story and the art regressed.
This comic series is such a waste of a good idea.
I genuinely don't understand why this volume exists. We don't get the answers to the questions set in the first volume, the previous plotlines are completely abounded in favor of some generic mystery in a small village, the Trees couldn't be more irrelevant to the story and the art regressed.
This comic series is such a waste of a good idea.
lookhome's review
3.0
A Great short story with strong psychological interest.
There's a vivid and memorable folkloric aspect to this.
Throughout its entirety there is a sense that something bad it about to happen.
It also definitely adheres to the chekhov gun trope.
A star less than its predecessors as it may have worked better simply as a ghost story without prior links to Trees vol. 1 & 2.
There's a vivid and memorable folkloric aspect to this.
Throughout its entirety there is a sense that something bad it about to happen.
It also definitely adheres to the chekhov gun trope.
A star less than its predecessors as it may have worked better simply as a ghost story without prior links to Trees vol. 1 & 2.
gellyreads's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
I still don't get this series. I really like the art. I think I like the concept? There's just so much jumping around I can't follow it. I'm considering listing this as my Read Harder DNF book since I pushed through them all.
elturko64's review
4.0
It takes forever for each volume of 'Tree's to be released but this one was worth it in my mind. The third volume takes place in a small Russian village and the tone is a mixture of crime and horror. The pacing picks up quickly and doesn't stop. As usual, Warren is great with characters and dialogue. Howard's art is as wonderful as ever. I guess if I had a complaint is that there are still some unanswered questions and I know I'll probably have to wait another two years for another book. But that's alright, this was still a great story.
philipf's review
I bought this book a few days before it became public knowledge that Ellis had used his influence and celebrity to groom and harass young women wanting to break into comics. In the months since then, I debated whether or not to read it. Ultimately, I decided that doing so wouldn’t support Ellis any more than I already had, and I had already spent the money on it.
I’m not going to give it a rating. It’s as well-written as any other Ellis book, but knowing what I know now about Ellis makes it hard to say more about the writing.
Jason Howard’s art is great.
I’m not going to give it a rating. It’s as well-written as any other Ellis book, but knowing what I know now about Ellis makes it hard to say more about the writing.
Jason Howard’s art is great.
lukeisthename34's review
5.0
A departure from the story of the series, but a really, really great mystery.
ashleyreadstoomuch's review
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jakekilroy's review
4.0
I'm pretty fascinated by this series, given that it establishes such a huge sci-fi construct and then tells exciting human narratives that incorporate the alienesque quality without relying on it. The stories stand on their own as intriguing criminal/social observations of different lives around the world, but there's always this strange element floating through but not influencing too much. This could be 100 volumes and I still wouldn't demand or even expect answers about the Trees. This volume was just an engaging story about violence and morality in a small town (that just happens to exist in proximity to the weirdest thing that's ever happened to these people while never actually being anything).