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A review by jstanfordcarey
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters by Emil Ferris
Did not finish book. Stopped at 31%.
The story is interesting, the art is interesting. It has a specific vibe that it is achieving. But the layout structure of this graphic novel makes it WORK to read.
The whole story is presented as if a school kid is writing everything in their notebook, which means all the words look handwritten, it curves around the sides of illustrations. Sentences sometimes stay wrapped on one page, other times it spans both pages of the spread.
This structure also supports the fiction, but it makes reading it a real effort.
The whole story is presented as if a school kid is writing everything in their notebook, which means all the words look handwritten, it curves around the sides of illustrations. Sentences sometimes stay wrapped on one page, other times it spans both pages of the spread.
This structure also supports the fiction, but it makes reading it a real effort.