Short. Fun. Consistent with other books of "Sarah's Scribbles". I read a copy from the library and thus did not have the joy of playing with the stickShort. Fun. Consistent with other books of "Sarah's Scribbles". I read a copy from the library and thus did not have the joy of playing with the sticker set which had been removed. Much weeping....more
More of a "picture book" than a graphic novel. (That's Ok.) I learned a bit more about Tolkien and Lewis. People who've already studied that subject mMore of a "picture book" than a graphic novel. (That's Ok.) I learned a bit more about Tolkien and Lewis. People who've already studied that subject may not get much from this....more
Chapter 1 looks like a standard opener for a detective novel: a guy is shot and the detectives look for clues. However, this is not a detective novel.Chapter 1 looks like a standard opener for a detective novel: a guy is shot and the detectives look for clues. However, this is not a detective novel. After chapter 1 ends, that case is never mentioned again. Just a series of vignettes involving mostly unpleasant characters. Just a set of connected stories all related in one way or another, sometimes only slightly, to the detectives named Hawthorn and Child. ...more
Satire of Russian history. Funny in spots. Probably more fun for people who know more of the history and those who can read it in the original languagSatire of Russian history. Funny in spots. Probably more fun for people who know more of the history and those who can read it in the original language.
I used the 2024 translation by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, which seems fine, and has lots of footnotes to help those of us who do not know Russian history....more
The graphic novel adaptation is far too wordy. Worse, there are too many times when that black text was placed on top of dark backgrounds. I would preThe graphic novel adaptation is far too wordy. Worse, there are too many times when that black text was placed on top of dark backgrounds. I would prefer that it either cut down the words, or else just print the full original text with separate illustrations. However, it is still an interesting story open to many interpretations and the art is very nice....more
A "Haida Manga" based on a mural commissioned by Berlin's Humboldt Forum. It deals with some history of the Haida and the European explorers and colonA "Haida Manga" based on a mural commissioned by Berlin's Humboldt Forum. It deals with some history of the Haida and the European explorers and colonizers in the Pacific NW. The art is quite nice to look at, and the idea is interesting: each page is a section of the mural with text added. The story is a bit hard to follow at times. Maybe intentionally.
The artist says of the mural: “You look at it, and there’s so much going on. You know there’s a story there. But it’s difficult to read. And that’s intentional.”
Less funny than I'd hoped. The best bits are in the articles "Patapysics This Month" which appeared in the Nouvelle Revue Française in the 1930s whichLess funny than I'd hoped. The best bits are in the articles "Patapysics This Month" which appeared in the Nouvelle Revue Française in the 1930s which commented slyly on contemporary science reports....more
The author writes about the things he thinks while he wanders around on one road in Oxford. It is fine. Should appeal to people who like Paris PeasantThe author writes about the things he thinks while he wanders around on one road in Oxford. It is fine. Should appeal to people who like Paris Peasant or other psychogeography....more
Most of the loose ends from volume 1 get tied up. We are never given complete answers, but that's life.Most of the loose ends from volume 1 get tied up. We are never given complete answers, but that's life....more
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