Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Daytripper by Gabriel Bá, Fábio Moon

10 reviews

minkkmuse's review

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

such a gorgeously illustrated, emotionally complex narrative that tackles issues of love, grief, and purpose. a little overly sappy at times, but overall a really inspiring, reflective story dissecting what it means to be alive, the inevitability of death, and the role of art in life. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

chaoticnostalgia's review

reflective relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

Feeling like I will be thinking about this for a while, but can't figure out how much I liked it. I'm definitely feeling existential.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Death of parent, Violence, Gun violence, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Medical content, Cancer, Misogyny, and Sexual content

Minor: Pregnancy

safecamp's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Pregnancy, Grief, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Death, Death of parent, Medical content, Murder, and Gun violence

iuvmoonie's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicide, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Medical content, Car accident, Terminal illness, Sexism, and Misogyny

skeptic_hecate's review

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

 The first volume was a weird read, I couldn't understand it and I didn't know if I liked it, the second volume got me hooked. The sadest one is the ninth story, and I cannot say I have ever read something like this before. Hard hitting and surprisingly unique, I am very glad I read this lovely book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Murder, and Death of parent

krys_kilz's review

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This graphic novel was highly recommended to me by a friend and I am so grateful to her.

The artwork in these comics was something else - just utterly spectacular. The saturated color took it to the next level and I really enjoyed the use of watercolors. 

I loved the premise of the series and how it was narrated in a very human, slice of life type way while still maintaining some fantasy elements. I also appreciated the emotional and thoughtful musings about mortality, living in the present, relationships (romantic, familial, and friendship), and grief.

The one criticism I have is that the main character felt a little flat at times. I found it difficult to fully connect with him.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Sexual content

waybeyondblue's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Murder and Violence

saviourcomplex's review

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Suicide

clarabooksit's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

The art is fraught with loneliness, uncertainty and desire. It’s dark and often ugly with pockets of beautiful scenery and prose. I liked the exploration of death and what it means to live, how each chapter built on the last, and the way the main character’s relationship with his father shapes much of his character as well as the story. 

 

Having said that, there was this blatantly masculine romanticism on display that was very off-putting. There are very few female characters and they’re all foils for the hero, never actualized as characters themselves. Even his eventual wife is only depicted as the vessel for his happiness and the mother of his son. All of the deep and meaningful relationships the hero has are with other men. There’s nothing necessarily wrong with that, but for a story lacking in female characters, it would’ve been nice to see one of them as an actual person. 

 

Additionally, while I initially loved the friendship between the hero and his best friend, the way it ended was awful and strange. I’m not sure how to process it. 

 

Overall, I liked the non-linear storytelling and the way it built the story. I didn’t like what I can only describe as overtly male romanticism. But I think I’d still recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Grief, Gun violence, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual content

jenniferthinks's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The storytelling in this graphic novel is lovely, but I gotta say, the thing that stood out to me the absolute most was the use of color. I have never been drawn to the color choices in graphic novel ever before, as much as I have in this one. It's truly art on every page. Pay attention to the sky. Notice how it changes with the mood. It's really, really well done. 

And it's the only story of its kind that I've read before. I smiled, I cried. The story really worked.

The only thing I didn't much appreciate about the story is...

how underdeveloped the non-men characters are. I understand the choice, because it's from the main character's point of view, but I feel like there could have been more done there to make it feel like the women were really people, who have depth, and aren't just mysterious or surface level characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Addiction, Blood, Cancer, Death, Death of parent, Terminal illness, Self harm, Murder, Grief, and Car accident

Moderate: Child death, Medical content, and Mental illness