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A review by vegancleopatra
The Crabby Condition by Edward Gauvin, Arthur de Pins
2.0
The positive reviews plus the fact that this involved crabs made me believe I would enjoy this graphic novel. That was not meant to be. I was irritated by the fact that there was pretty heavy, bash-you-over-the-head, symbolism for humans and surprisingly not terribly much in terms of human interactions with the environment. I'm also pretty sure the species of crab detailed in this graphic novel does not exist. Maybe I'm wrong but I could not find proof of the species online. If there was any hope of an actual environmental message, a real species would have been used.
Another issue with the novel was the various storylines, many of which seemed completely unnecessary. For example, an entire sequence of some random boat captain and his wife having dinnerwhere she tells him she cheated with a Greenpeace guy was so annoying and cheesy and despite what it wanted to accomplish, it could have been so very much better.
The artwork was not bad but it wasn't anything to write home about. The colors were bland, which was perhaps to force you to focus on the story more. Unfortunately I did not really care for the story much either.
The crabs themselves were charming, but they were pretty much impossible to tell apart. But they were still the only redeeming aspect of the book.
Another issue with the novel was the various storylines, many of which seemed completely unnecessary. For example, an entire sequence of some random boat captain and his wife having dinner
The artwork was not bad but it wasn't anything to write home about. The colors were bland, which was perhaps to force you to focus on the story more. Unfortunately I did not really care for the story much either.
The crabs themselves were charming, but they were pretty much impossible to tell apart. But they were still the only redeeming aspect of the book.