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Snowpiercer, Vol. 1: The Escape by Jacques Lob

aday15's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

4.0

Library Read

thebookofdanny's review against another edition

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4.0

A fierce and original dystopian story about privilege and society.

arjuna_the_stoic's review against another edition

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adventurous dark reflective fast-paced

3.25

The plot is of a self-sustaining high speed train running perpetually after an apocalyptic event. The dialogue seems mundane and cliched sometimes. I recommend reading the prequel graphic novel first because it has more interesting dialogue and it's in full color.

pagesofpins's review against another edition

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2.0

One of the few examples of the movie having far more depth and creativity than the book. More of a straight allegory than anything else, so it lacks depth, and the female characters are definitely a feminist fail. It's readable and the overall ideas have potential, but they were far better explored in the film.

manuelte's review against another edition

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5.0

Extraordinary French graphic novel written in 1984 and finally translated to the English language. It has been cited as a major influence on the Walking Dead series of comic books and I can see why, extremely highly recommended for dystopia survival fans, the art is solid and the story is gripping. I'm looking forward to getting the second volume "The Explorers" soon.

nicolec417's review against another edition

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2.0

Meh. A rare case where the movie adaptation is much stronger.

lovegirl30's review against another edition

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4.0

rtc

proto_zoe's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No

3.5

_hollysdays_'s review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

bhofmeier's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense medium-paced

3.75