chwaters's review against another edition
3.0
This is one of those graphic novels that's difficult to describe. A woman wakes up one day to discover that her innocence has gone missing. As she heads out to search for it, she is stared at, mocked, and chastised for leaving the house without it. Embarrassed, she seeks refuge in a bookstore where she meets a curious old man. Her quest to recover her innocence continues and she discovers that there's something of a black market for innocence. But is it true innocence? Can one even regain their innocence once it's been lost?
The world of (In a Sense) Lost and Found is quite surreal. The artwork, mostly in shades of brown, is tinged with hints of Picasso. The language is whimsical, to say the least. There's some amusing (and occasionally confusing) wordplay at work to add to the off-kilter nature of the story. In the end, I felt like I was missing something (and it wasn't my innocence); this is a very strange and somewhat opaque graphic novel. Still, I'm glad I read it although I'm not sure to whom, exactly, I would feel compelled to recommend it.
The world of (In a Sense) Lost and Found is quite surreal. The artwork, mostly in shades of brown, is tinged with hints of Picasso. The language is whimsical, to say the least. There's some amusing (and occasionally confusing) wordplay at work to add to the off-kilter nature of the story. In the end, I felt like I was missing something (and it wasn't my innocence); this is a very strange and somewhat opaque graphic novel. Still, I'm glad I read it although I'm not sure to whom, exactly, I would feel compelled to recommend it.
tiamatq's review against another edition
2.0
I couldn't make heads or tails of this book. If I hadn't read the blurb explaining the concept to me, I don't know that the plot would've been clear. The fanciful language is downright confusing... Are they talking the language of innocent moments? Just being silly? For those who remain "innocent", does that mean they don't talk sense? Because that feels like something other than innocence. While I enjoyed certain panels, the coloring in the printed copy I read made pictures unclear and difficult to process. This isn't a case of someone using contrasting colors, but shades of black, dark purple, and brown laid against each other. I could tell in some sections, like when the girl is preparing a cup of tea, that the art was quite lovely. But why so dark and, at times, blurry? This story had a lot of potential in it's concept, but was unreadable to me. Though really, I did read it. Finally, and this feels like an odd comment, but the printed copy I received smelled awful. The pages themselves smell musty and are overpowering. I'm not overly sensitive to smells, but something about the inside of this book actually stinks. The cover and cover art, however, are beautiful and not at all smelly.
natthebat's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
4.0
pussreboots's review against another edition
5.0
http://pussreboots.pair.com/blog/2016/comments_01/in_a_sense_lost_and_found.html
hardbackhoarder's review against another edition
2.0
Review here: https://youtu.be/3dDGJVTf464
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bengriffin's review against another edition
3.0
A beautiful but obtuse book. The artwork is a bit like Matisse, Picasso, and Chris Ware all having a fight, which would be great if the images weren't frequently so dense and with a colour palette so dark that it's hard to tell what is actually happening. On top of that you have a vague plot and some forced/awkward language that felt like it was trying a bit too hard. I feel with a bit more time, effort, and re-reads I could probably get something more out of this but as it stands, it's either too sophisticated or too nebulous to have made much impact on me.
abbsjay's review against another edition
4.0
Well, this is one of the strangest things I've read. But it was absolutely gorgeous to look at, despite its surrealism. Pretty much a big ol' metaphor for the lose of innocence but I kind of really like it.
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