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papertraildiary's review against another edition
5.0
I love Lucy's work. This book shows off her way of detailing sound through graphics, and it's absolutely captivating. I found myself trying to make some of the noises while I read! I could completely picture it. The story is also haunting and mysterious - I'm definitely wishing I knew what happened to the characters!
radicaledwardiv's review against another edition
2.0
I was waiting for something that never really came... It felt like a cool idea but didn’t see the overall story arc and felt a little too fragmented.
graceb7's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
sydneyrp143's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
manadabomb's review against another edition
5.0
I had trouble getting this graphic novel from the library. They apparently "lost" it when I first requested it but I finally managed to snag it. This is the first Lilli Carre novel I've read and, since it's so short, I read it twice in a row.
A beautifully drawn and written graphic novel, it opens with Zoey trying to read while her grandpa sings a tune that she deems "a cat in a bathtub". The tune is from a creature in the lagoon that lures folks into the water with it. The creature is known to make some people disappear as they listen to his song. Zoey's parents are drawn to the creatures song and meet an untimely end.
There are several pages of black in this book, entirely different from anything I've read before. The dialogue is not the main drive of the book, it's the sounds. The sound of the creature's song, the sound of the metronome on the piano, the sound of the grandfather tapping out scales on the piano in his sleep. Sounds, not speech, drive the story.
Excellent book, glad I finally got it from the library!
A beautifully drawn and written graphic novel, it opens with Zoey trying to read while her grandpa sings a tune that she deems "a cat in a bathtub". The tune is from a creature in the lagoon that lures folks into the water with it. The creature is known to make some people disappear as they listen to his song. Zoey's parents are drawn to the creatures song and meet an untimely end.
There are several pages of black in this book, entirely different from anything I've read before. The dialogue is not the main drive of the book, it's the sounds. The sound of the creature's song, the sound of the metronome on the piano, the sound of the grandfather tapping out scales on the piano in his sleep. Sounds, not speech, drive the story.
Excellent book, glad I finally got it from the library!
malmorgan's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
ponycanyon's review against another edition
3.0
It's an incredibly pretty book with incredibly appealing atmosphere, but at 80 pages this is a one-sitting/10-minute read that's over just as you feel yourself falling under its spell. And while I don't even want to get into this right now, it's really hard to drop $20 on a book like this right after reading stuff like Bottomless Bellybutton or David Heatley's recent collection, each of which provided tons of love hours for the same price. Still, as a hypnotic little art object wrapped around a slight story, it's a neat experience. I read it in bed while exhausted, and the way the narrative peters and then winks out toward the end is the perfect soporific, Goodnight Moon for the Mome set.
jenjenpelly's review against another edition
3.0
I was mystified by the concept of this comic, but I loved it. It was beautifully told and sweetly tragic. I am still unsure about the ending, but I'll let it percolate for a few days.