deepfreezebatman's review
5.0
if you haven't read this comic yet, you need to get on that shit. READ THIS NOW it will rock your face off!
librovert's review
3.0
Volume 2 didn't have the same pull for me as Volume 1 and I think it was a bit over the top.
One of the things I liked about Volume 1 was that it was about two normal girls and their daily lives. Volume 2 brings in some craziness. Emma I was okay with, but the Mrs. Parker story line was too absurd for me. It definitely could happen to someone, but it seemed out of place with the air of normalcy from Volume 1.
It also kind of irked me that none of the characters' weight seemed consistent - in one panel they would look an average size and the next their faces would be overly chubby.
I might read more of SiP one day, but I'm in no rush to jump into the next volume.
One of the things I liked about Volume 1 was that it was about two normal girls and their daily lives. Volume 2 brings in some craziness. Emma I was okay with, but the Mrs. Parker story line was too absurd for me. It definitely could happen to someone, but it seemed out of place with the air of normalcy from Volume 1.
It also kind of irked me that none of the characters' weight seemed consistent - in one panel they would look an average size and the next their faces would be overly chubby.
I might read more of SiP one day, but I'm in no rush to jump into the next volume.
jsmithborne's review
4.0
Even better than the first volume. Things are getting really interesting--and look to stay that way for a while.
jameshamill1997's review
4.0
WOW. This was a good time and a "goodread". The women are messy and complex as any REAL woman is. "Wow! Real complex women? In comics!? Written by a MAN!?!?" As far as men go, Terry Moore sets the bar for writing characters who are women. It's disappointing that it took men until Neil Gaiman and Terry Moore to do a decent job at writing female characters. Which isn't true the other way around. Women, seemingly have always been good, if not great, at writing male characters. It just goes to show how far men still have to go in our understanding of the opposite sex, something Terry Moore hits on in his afterword.
If you stumble across any Strangers in Paradise, I highly recommend picking it up, especially if you are a man. Who knows! You may learn something about women.
If you stumble across any Strangers in Paradise, I highly recommend picking it up, especially if you are a man. Who knows! You may learn something about women.
rilester's review
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.25
dave_ex_machina's review
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
coatpocketcreature's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
curiouslibrarian's review
3.0
This is a 3.5 from me.
So the first volume was kinda silly in tone despite some serious things happening. I was really not expecting the left turn from the beginning of this volume into the serious drama and heavy violence (not that there is a LOT of violence in this book, but what is there is rather extreme). I didn't think it was a story I wanted to be reading when I started it.
Katchoo's past just gets dumped on us all at once (or so we think - there is more to be known later in the book). And it just feels too easy to give her this past as an explanation of her violent tendencies and hatred of men that we saw in the first volume. And actually, as it turns out, there *is* more, and it was too pat.
I think if I wasn't reading it for a class, I would have put it down. But then in issue 4, Francine's mother shows up and we get a great comic interlude. And then issue 5 comes along, and sucks you straight into the dramatic story and doesn't let go. From there is is great...but I can't give it a higher rating because the earlier issues feel like a slog.
I'm glad that David is more than just a plot device. Although, he is only a *little* more than a plot device, which is still annoying. And while I like the art in general, flashbacks are not clearly delineated enough panel to panel. I get that it was a stylistic choice, but really it was just too time consuming to parse whether an individual panel was happening or if Katchoo was remembering something.
I still might pick up the rest at some point. There is a lot to like here. But I'm no sure. I haven't connected *enough* with the characters to ensure I won't forget about it in a few weeks. This even though it gripped me enough to stay up late finishing it.
It will definitely be interesting to hear 7K people discuss the role of gender on the boards of this class...
So the first volume was kinda silly in tone despite some serious things happening. I was really not expecting the left turn from the beginning of this volume into the serious drama and heavy violence (not that there is a LOT of violence in this book, but what is there is rather extreme). I didn't think it was a story I wanted to be reading when I started it.
Katchoo's past just gets dumped on us all at once (or so we think - there is more to be known later in the book). And it just feels too easy to give her this past as an explanation of her violent tendencies and hatred of men that we saw in the first volume. And actually, as it turns out, there *is* more, and it was too pat.
I think if I wasn't reading it for a class, I would have put it down. But then in issue 4, Francine's mother shows up and we get a great comic interlude. And then issue 5 comes along, and sucks you straight into the dramatic story and doesn't let go. From there is is great...but I can't give it a higher rating because the earlier issues feel like a slog.
I'm glad that David is more than just a plot device. Although, he is only a *little* more than a plot device, which is still annoying. And while I like the art in general, flashbacks are not clearly delineated enough panel to panel. I get that it was a stylistic choice, but really it was just too time consuming to parse whether an individual panel was happening or if Katchoo was remembering something.
I still might pick up the rest at some point. There is a lot to like here. But I'm no sure. I haven't connected *enough* with the characters to ensure I won't forget about it in a few weeks. This even though it gripped me enough to stay up late finishing it.
It will definitely be interesting to hear 7K people discuss the role of gender on the boards of this class...
wanderlustlover's review
5.0
2012 Reread: I got lost in this for a month. My very first full reread since the series hit its ending. Since I knew where it would start and go and end up. It was just as terrible, wonderful, painful, heartbreaking, heart healing, amazing as every other read. I never stop knowing my heart belongs to this.
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2014: Graphic Novel Book Club, Read #3 (Duo Set -- Book One)
This one was my rec to the group. I will never stop loving everything about SIP as long as I can read words and remember it's story. I was really glad to get to introduce it to brand new people, and to spend an afternoon/evening tearing it apart with them. It was such a blast.
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2014: Graphic Novel Book Club, Read #3 (Duo Set -- Book One)
This one was my rec to the group. I will never stop loving everything about SIP as long as I can read words and remember it's story. I was really glad to get to introduce it to brand new people, and to spend an afternoon/evening tearing it apart with them. It was such a blast.