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neilrcoulter's review
3.0
What I've said previously about this graphic novel adaptation remains true for this volume. I liked this one a little better than the previous two, because it contains my favorite part of the original story: when Deckard is taken to the alternate police station and, for a few moments, wonders if he is an android with implanted memories and everything he thinks he knows is wrong. It's a really great plot twist, fully in line with a noir film (such as when Laura walks into her apartment midway through Laura). The dialogue that follows, as Deckard and Phil Resch work together in retiring Luba, is excellent.
Somehow reading the story in graphic novel form makes every scene seem to go by much quicker than when reading the novel. Moments that lingered in my mind after reading the novel pass by without so much reflection as I read the graphic novel. It's an interesting difference in perception, and I'm sure is just a personal quirk. The graphic novel may in fact help other people feel the story more deeply.
I wish there were more behind-the-scenes features at the end of the book. I am glad for the cover art gallery, though. Moritat's parody of "The Scream" (Cover 12B) is perfect.
And Tony Parker's Cover 11A is really striking.
I don't think I'll ever be a really big fan of Philip K. Dick--and the reason I say that is because when I read the essays in the backs of these graphic novels, written by really big fans, I think, "These people aren't anything like me at all!" The essay in this volume is by Jonathan Lethem, goes on nearly forever, and is mostly about himself, not Philip K. Dick. I read the whole essay, and at no point did I find myself terribly interested in Jonathan Lethem. I'd like to read more about Philip K. Dick, but these essays in the graphic novels aren't helping.
vylotte's review
4.0
y0ssarian's review
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0