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This was a fun, high-seas pirate story with an unconventional protagonist. The story meandered in a way that reminded me of older adventure novels. The translation, however, felt pretty clunky and the dialogue was stiff and overly expository. I don't know if this was the case in the original language or not, but I'm of a mind to blame the translation. The art was pretty, but I also got the impression that it was perhaps not up to the quality of the original printings of the story. It looks enough like a photocopy of a photocopy for me to suspect that we might be looking at a second or third generation reproduction of the art.

claudibonini's review

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adventurous informative mysterious fast-paced

Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Read it in French. I didn't particularly like or hate it, I think it was just ok. It's an adventure/wartime story taking place in the Pacific islands, set in 1914-1915 and written in 1967, so expect rampant racism, racial slurs, and sexist representations (a single female character serving as love interest and has little to no sense of agency). Some of the protagonists acted completely out of character at times, without explanation, so could have done with a bit more character development. Overall, a mediocre graphic novel to pass the time.

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shardan's review

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adventurous tense fast-paced

Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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