melliedm's review
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
A great story with great artwork, but there’s something lost in the translation to graphic form here. A stilted inconsistency between the text and the art where it feels like their don’t work in harmony together.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Body horror, and Blood
indeedithappens's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Alcohol, Cursing, Confinement, Gore, Medical trauma, Death, Body horror, and Violence
zombiezami's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Body horror, and Violence
Minor: Alcohol
mfieldshalva's review
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore
katroseknibbs's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Murder, and Violence
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
emmereading's review
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I recommend this for anyone looking for a unique story that will stay with you.
I wasn’t sure about this in the first third of the story, but I’m so glad I stuck it out! The beginning was a bit slow, but once the story picked up, it was impossible to put down. This story is beautiful and inspiring albeit a tad confusing. By the end I still had some questions, but I can’t help but feel it’s intended to be that way and I think the story answers enough of those questions to walk away understanding the importance of the story.
I read this as an e-arc version in black and white which made the writing a difficult to read but the finished copy shouldn’t have those problems and I’m sure the artwork will be stunning in the finished version.
I wasn’t sure about this in the first third of the story, but I’m so glad I stuck it out! The beginning was a bit slow, but once the story picked up, it was impossible to put down. This story is beautiful and inspiring albeit a tad confusing. By the end I still had some questions, but I can’t help but feel it’s intended to be that way and I think the story answers enough of those questions to walk away understanding the importance of the story.
I read this as an e-arc version in black and white which made the writing a difficult to read but the finished copy shouldn’t have those problems and I’m sure the artwork will be stunning in the finished version.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror
Minor: Violence
sebrittainclark's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I loved this graphic novel. I've never read the short story, On the Road, which this is adapted from, but it works incredibly well as a graphic novel. The art style did a great job communicating the sense of foreboding that Chioma feels throughout most of the story trying to understand what is happening to and around her.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror and Gore
Moderate: Violence
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