Reviews

To Know You're Alive by Dakota McFadzean

helipanda's review

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

viandemoisie's review

3.0

The Gnoshlox story at the beginning is the best segment of the book. It's all downhill after it.

he11abe11a's review

dark funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

leftleaning's review

medium-paced

2.0

I WAS DRAWN TO THIS BOOK'S COVER WHEN IN CHICAGO.  IT'S A COMPILATION OF COMICS FROM MCFADZEAN AND ALTHOUGH THE ART IS FUN AND INNOCENT, THE STORY PLOT IS DARK AND DISJOINTED, LEAVING SO MUCH FOR THE IMAGINATION. YEARNING FOR EXPLANATIONS.

jaejae's review

fast-paced

5.0

katrinkirjat's review

3.0

Outoja, kummallisia, todellisuudesta irrallisia, vähän kammottavia, ahdistavia ja raadollisia lyhyitä sarjakuvia sisältävä albumi, josta en tiedä mitä ajatella.

Tätä oli kiinnostava lukea ja osa sarjakuvista oli todella hyviä, mutta osasta en saanut lainkaan kiinni. Ehkä niin oli tarkoituskin - jäädä ihmettelemään.

Ei noussut lemppariksi, mutta ei ollut lainkaan huono kuitenkaan.

layne_ash's review

dark funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

eyelit's review

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

3.25

whitecat5000's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

3.0

This felt like weird horror.  More gross horror than scary horror.

sucreslibrary's review

challenging dark funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

 there's a few good, creepy stories in here and I particularly liked the "Pasqua Pennysaver" pages parodying newspaper comics. The other stories are very slice-of-life, no real plot or ending, just depicting very realistic childhood scenarios. There's a definite mood being set with this collection and I vibed with it, but there wasn't anything super amazing that I'll be thinking about for years after reading.