Reviews

Body Music by Jul Maroh

madisonlh's review against another edition

5.0

I cried so much reading this book. The illustrations are beautiful and include so much minority representation - queerness, gender nonconformity, interracial relationships, people of all ages. It’s beautiful and touching and very poignant.

missloflipo's review against another edition

3.0

En esta obra de Julie Maroh el azul no es el único color cálido. De hecho, aquí aparece una muestra de colores, formas y sabores muy amplia en forma de 21 historias sentimentales que se suceden página tras página como 21 cortometrajes.

Me ha encantado explorar la variedad de relaciones que existen alejadas del estereotipo 'pareja blanca heterosexual' a través del lápiz afilado de Maroh.

gtutu5's review against another edition

emotional hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

hwks's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

The artistry is masterful, Maroh is able to covey so much emotion and action, and the scene-setting was perhaps my favorite part. Drawing focus to and away from specific components in a scene, simply wonderful! I also love the idea of bringing the diversity of love, sex and romance across all facets of humanity to light. It's 21 snippets of various people's lives, and while some of this short stories I thought were well suited to this format, I think I would have appreciated a few longer ones as some stories felt too short to be fully developed or communicate any kind of real message. 

butxacaitapadura's review against another edition

3.0

Quantes vegades hem dit allò de “Tant de bo et pogués espiar per un foradet”? Doncs aquest còmic ho fa realitat. A través de 21 relats curts, Maroh crea una obra sobre sentiments i emocions. A través d’un hipotètic foradet en una hipotètica paret, l’autora ens fa espectadors de la vida de diferents personatges que es troben a Montreal. Ens mostra un breu, o no tan breu, instant de les seves vides, en els quals ens mostra la realitat de les seves relacions.

En aquest còmic hi ha amor, però també desamor; hi ha principis, però també finals; hi ha amors eterns, però també avorriment i desencant; hi ha gelosia, però també traïció; hi ha sexe ardent, però també buidor. Hi ha tot el que fa bonic, horrible, complicat i excitant l’amor.

A través d’una gama de grisos i diferents recursos visuals, l’autora mostra, amb total naturalitat, els diferents tipus de relacions que trobem en la societat actual, i ho fa sense prejudicis ni tabús, normalitzant-les i mostrant-ne totes les fases per les quals passen, des de l’amor fins al desamor, passant per la felicitat i el patiment.

Tot i que, com ja he dit, es parla de molts tipus de relacions, no es pot oblidar que és, principalment, una obra sobre les mocions i els sentiments, fet que convida al lector a, relat rere relat, sentir-se identificat, interpel·lat i gairebé obligat a reflexionar després de cada pàgina.

Cuerpos sonoros és una d’aquelles obres tan necessàries per lluitar contra les creences d’una societat altament contaminada pels prejudicis i les creences tradicionals enquistades en un racó amagat dins de cada individu.

siriface's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

lilaceous's review

dark hopeful reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

characters - 

illustrations - .5⭐️

effective storytelling - ⭐️

engaging to read - .5⭐️

would recommend - 

there are a couple winners in this collection, but mostly the stories aren’t very insightful or interesting. the intro promises weirdness, queerness, transness, and more, but only occasionally delivers in any meaningful way. also, i found many of the illustrations unpleasant to look at.

kiriamarin's review against another edition

3.0

sobre amores superficiais.

emmasophierund's review

4.0

This is only the second graphic novel I have ever read but this was LOVELY. The artwork is beautiful and it read like poetry. A thoughtful and gorgeous meditation on love in its many forms.

interruptinggirljoke's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0