rltinha's review
5.0
Dotado da perspectiva única e familiar de quem conta, usando o meio de uma imagética singular, quase espírita, em painéis de soberbo contraste e dinâmica (paradoxalmente integrados no estático formato franco-belga), cumpre todos os requisitos da graphic novel que, mais do que um livro, é uma experiência de leitura.
Um clássico em toda a linha.
Um clássico em toda a linha.
srgower's review
dark
fast-paced
3.0
This wasn't the book that I thought I was getting into, but I really enjoyed the fantastic artwork and the story was good regardless. Wasn't a big fan of the ending.
amysutton's review
3.0
This graphic novel (as made quite evident by the title) is about the author's journey to come to terms with his brother's epilepsy. The story chronicles their lives from childhood to adulthood and all of the many treatments and miracle solutions that their parents tried over the years including joining hippie communes, hypnotism, acupuncture, therapy, and dieting. It was very interesting, and the creator included dream sketches and drafts of earlier drawn comics intermixed with the chronological story line.
I really did like this book, though I felt it was a bit disorganized at times. The ending fell a little flat for me, but I think it brings light to the fact that not all stories end with inspirational quick-fixes.
I really did like this book, though I felt it was a bit disorganized at times. The ending fell a little flat for me, but I think it brings light to the fact that not all stories end with inspirational quick-fixes.
skywalkerem's review
1.0
I'm just gonna say, it's super ironic that a book about epilepsy is so busy. I couldn't get more than a few pages into this, because it gave me such a migraine and made me so dizzy.
pustulio's review
2.0
No callate, el arte es muy bonito, pero el tema de la novela gráfica se vuelve repetitivo y hay veces que hasta molesto se vuelve. We get it tienes epilepsia horrible cosa, pero que hagas la pinche metafora de que sueñas con un monstruo siempre, pues igual lo entendemos, no tienes que repetirlo cada 15 pinches páginas.
Otro problema que encontré es que siento que el autor no sabe como funcionan las novelas gráficas. Te describe por completo una escena y luego la dibuja .-. como pa' que tanta descripción si no es un libro, se vuelve pesado leer y ver lo mismo a través de las páginas.
No lo recomiendo, si quieren ver el arte hojéenlo, es la historia de un epiléptico que como al primer cuarto de la novela perdí toda empatía que podía tener con ellos y todo fue como meh.
1.5 estrellas pinshi goodreads debería tener medias estrellas
Otro problema que encontré es que siento que el autor no sabe como funcionan las novelas gráficas. Te describe por completo una escena y luego la dibuja .-. como pa' que tanta descripción si no es un libro, se vuelve pesado leer y ver lo mismo a través de las páginas.
No lo recomiendo, si quieren ver el arte hojéenlo, es la historia de un epiléptico que como al primer cuarto de la novela perdí toda empatía que podía tener con ellos y todo fue como meh.
1.5 estrellas pinshi goodreads debería tener medias estrellas
tietie's review
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Murder
drcbooks's review
4.0
Very good.
The story is honest and heartbreaking; however, the art won me over. It was dream-like and gave intense descriptions that could not be put in the words.
The story is honest and heartbreaking; however, the art won me over. It was dream-like and gave intense descriptions that could not be put in the words.
mjfmjfmjf's review
2.0
It's not there is nothing good here. It's a memoir of a life, the life of a family, a struggle with a brother's illness. But it's also oppressive and tedious and boring. The art has some interesting bits to it. But it's also ugly and abstract. I appreciate that this book exists. And I was reminded of how much people go through to try to change their reality. But this one definitely wasn't for me.