jekutree's review
4.0
A fantastic horror story about gentrification of minority neighborhoods. Ezra Claytan Daniels delivers another solid graphic novel and this time takes a step back from art duties to just write it. Ben Passmore does a great job on the art. At first I didn’t dig the shape of the book, but the story worked in tandem with the format so it ended up being a plus.
8/10
8/10
greenranger666's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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? It's complicated
3.0
deweyreads's review
dark
mysterious
tense
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? No
3.25
wastedwings's review
5.0
Really enjoyed this one- couldn't put it down so I stayed up late last night reading. Lots of good talk about gentrification and white people being white people.
lucie_b's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
zombiezami's review
challenging
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Stalking, and Violence
Moderate: Racism, Kidnapping, and Medical content
Minor: Alcohol, Antisemitism, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual content
This is a fascinating page-turner. However, I felt that the themes around gentrification were not as developed as other examples of gentrification-as-horror I've seen.ian_se's review
dark
funny
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
abitbetterbooks's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
This is honestly one of the strangest things I’ve ever read and I have no idea how to rate it. I liked the concept and I love the “building is alive” trope, but it felt too short for me to really be invested in the characters.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Death
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Racism
Minor: Toxic friendship