A review by chwaters
(In a Sense) Lost and Found by Roman Muradov
3.0
This is one of those graphic novels that's difficult to describe. A woman wakes up one day to discover that her innocence has gone missing. As she heads out to search for it, she is stared at, mocked, and chastised for leaving the house without it. Embarrassed, she seeks refuge in a bookstore where she meets a curious old man. Her quest to recover her innocence continues and she discovers that there's something of a black market for innocence. But is it true innocence? Can one even regain their innocence once it's been lost?
The world of (In a Sense) Lost and Found is quite surreal. The artwork, mostly in shades of brown, is tinged with hints of Picasso. The language is whimsical, to say the least. There's some amusing (and occasionally confusing) wordplay at work to add to the off-kilter nature of the story. In the end, I felt like I was missing something (and it wasn't my innocence); this is a very strange and somewhat opaque graphic novel. Still, I'm glad I read it although I'm not sure to whom, exactly, I would feel compelled to recommend it.
The world of (In a Sense) Lost and Found is quite surreal. The artwork, mostly in shades of brown, is tinged with hints of Picasso. The language is whimsical, to say the least. There's some amusing (and occasionally confusing) wordplay at work to add to the off-kilter nature of the story. In the end, I felt like I was missing something (and it wasn't my innocence); this is a very strange and somewhat opaque graphic novel. Still, I'm glad I read it although I'm not sure to whom, exactly, I would feel compelled to recommend it.