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A review by bunrab
Great Pacific Volume 1: Trashed! by Joe Harris, Martín Morazzo
4.0
As several people have said, there are negatives - the protagonist is a teenager, and the book is something of a coming-of-age story and therefore probably aimed more at YA than at the older audience, and that means that the characters are somewhat simplified. The bad guys always sneer; the aide-de-camp/sidekick always looks bewildered.
On the other hand, it certainly has everything, from eco-message to giant octopus, with pirates and mystery rockets in between. Makes for some fun action - and the octopus really is a neat character.
SPOILER:
The octopus is a female. This may or may not be relevant to anything in the future, but since that part isn't obvious from the cover, I guess it counts as a spoiler. It's certainly unexpected, and maybe makes me give the book a slightly higher rating, since it breaks us out of some cliches.
On the other hand, it certainly has everything, from eco-message to giant octopus, with pirates and mystery rockets in between. Makes for some fun action - and the octopus really is a neat character.
SPOILER:
The octopus is a female. This may or may not be relevant to anything in the future, but since that part isn't obvious from the cover, I guess it counts as a spoiler. It's certainly unexpected, and maybe makes me give the book a slightly higher rating, since it breaks us out of some cliches.