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pmgerovac's review against another edition
3.0
Enjoyed the first book more. Kinda short. I still love the concept and the art.
jess_mango's review against another edition
4.0
Griffin journeys around the world while sending letters & postcards to Sabine who is staying at his home in London. Another interesting reading experience. This is a quick but intriguing read full of beautiful and varied artwork. Very creative!
book_concierge's review against another edition
3.0
The correspondence continues. Sabine has traveled to London to meet Griffin, but he has left on his own quest. While she stays in his studio, he travels around the world. Will he get back to London before she has to return to her home in the Sicmon Islands?
As with the first book, this one is beautifully illustrated and produced as a series of cards and letters between the two. The “plot” seems forced, and once again Bantock ends the book without resolution. But unlike the first book, instead of wanting more, I just feel manipulated and let down. Bantock should have quit when he was ahead. 1* for the story line. 5***** for the illustrations; averages to 3***. I will not read another.
As with the first book, this one is beautifully illustrated and produced as a series of cards and letters between the two. The “plot” seems forced, and once again Bantock ends the book without resolution. But unlike the first book, instead of wanting more, I just feel manipulated and let down. Bantock should have quit when he was ahead. 1* for the story line. 5***** for the illustrations; averages to 3***. I will not read another.
angorarabbit's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-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? It's complicated
5.0
This is a reread.
This is a small snack of a book with a lovely bit of romance and a tingle of transgression as you read someone else’s mail. It is also scrumptiously illustrated. It makes you long for the time when people did send their innermost thoughts to each other. The anticipation, waiting days or weeks for the reply. The sense that you too could travel to a far away place where you knew no one and just wander. I still have stacks of cads and stamps waiting to be sent to some where.
That life is far away now and nostalgia is a toxin.Still my copy of Sabine’s Notebook is marked by a long dead empress. Thus I must keep it close to my heart while I marvel at the art work from time to time.
Content Warnings
Graphic romance (no sexual content).
quiet_reading_time's review against another edition
dark
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
corvingreene's review against another edition
5.0
These books were some of my favorites when I was in high school. I read this in 1997. My notes then were: "Excellent artwork, as well as a compelling story. Easy read, but fascinating and unique."