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aceinit's review against another edition
3.0
Mike Carey & Peter Gross aren’t what got me into comics, but they are what made me fall in love with the medium. I discovered them on Lucifer, which I then backtracked to The Sandman and a host of other Vertigo goodness. So when they started a new project, The Unwritten I was super-excited and wanted to be on board from day 1.
However, at the time of its release, the first issue failed to wow me. The premise was neat enough. A Harry Potter-esque children’s character may or may not be reincarnated in the real world, but I never even finished issue 1, much less felt the urge to try another one. So The Unwritten went unread and every now and then I would see an issue at my comic shop and consider picking it up, and I would never quite get there.
Recently, I decided to give The Unwritten a second chance, and boy am I glad I did. Granted, I’m still not sold on the cast. Tom(my) Taylor is a bit annoying as a lead and the supporting characters thusfar are only slightly more tolerable, but the overall concept itself is magnificent. I am far more curious about the secret society of world-shapers and who they manage this via the art of storytelling than I am about Tommy or what will become of him, but there is so much going on in this world that I can tell it will be a fantastic journey.
I am very much looking forward to picking up volume II of this collection to see how it unfolds.
However, at the time of its release, the first issue failed to wow me. The premise was neat enough. A Harry Potter-esque children’s character may or may not be reincarnated in the real world, but I never even finished issue 1, much less felt the urge to try another one. So The Unwritten went unread and every now and then I would see an issue at my comic shop and consider picking it up, and I would never quite get there.
Recently, I decided to give The Unwritten a second chance, and boy am I glad I did. Granted, I’m still not sold on the cast. Tom(my) Taylor is a bit annoying as a lead and the supporting characters thusfar are only slightly more tolerable, but the overall concept itself is magnificent. I am far more curious about the secret society of world-shapers and who they manage this via the art of storytelling than I am about Tommy or what will become of him, but there is so much going on in this world that I can tell it will be a fantastic journey.
I am very much looking forward to picking up volume II of this collection to see how it unfolds.
adastrame's review against another edition
3.0
I think I read the first ~3 volumes and then gave up in this. While it's mildly interesting and the idea seems intriguing, I found it not engaging enough to make me keep reading.
elmofromok's review against another edition
5.0
Unwritten is sprawling journey across the world of literature with amazing deep storytelling, and great writing. I am really loving this series so far. I cannot recommend it enough.
katealily's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
hectaizani's review against another edition
3.0
Kinda darkly Harry Potterish. I have two more in the series so we will see where this goes.
libreroaming's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder and Violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty
h3dakota's review against another edition
4.0
Finally got round to reading this one, it's been on my shelves forever. I really enjoyed it, of course, being a huge Harry Potter fan. Curious to see where it's going to lead us.
_ash0_'s review against another edition
3.0
I liked the concept of this book but somehow wasn’t a huge fan of the story. But I must give credit for what is a fresh original story. This is about a boy Tommy who features in a Harry Potter-esque fantasy series that his father has created with him as the main protagonist. There are some scenes from this fantasy series and they sound almost like Harry Potter. So in some way it resembles Fangirl(Rainbow Rowell might have stolen the idea from this book). I did like these scenes randomly inserted in the book too.
The story starts with the author going missing while his son tries to make a living out of the popularity of the series. His story resembles that of Christopher Robin who disliked the fact that his father used him in his Winnie The Pooh books. But after that, the story takes a dark turning and becomes violent and dark, which I wasn’t expecting at all. And there are some fantasy elements too - a secret league which seems to be getting rid of authors they dislike or something. Tommy is also trying to figure out if his father was indeed his real father. Nice concept but somewhere the execution wasn’t perfect. I thought this would be more of an emotional journey, didn’t know this was a violent brutal story. Artwork was great.
The story starts with the author going missing while his son tries to make a living out of the popularity of the series. His story resembles that of Christopher Robin who disliked the fact that his father used him in his Winnie The Pooh books. But after that, the story takes a dark turning and becomes violent and dark, which I wasn’t expecting at all. And there are some fantasy elements too - a secret league which seems to be getting rid of authors they dislike or something. Tommy is also trying to figure out if his father was indeed his real father. Nice concept but somewhere the execution wasn’t perfect. I thought this would be more of an emotional journey, didn’t know this was a violent brutal story. Artwork was great.
alabooks's review against another edition
4.0
I love the unique storyline and the interweaving of plot with the literary places, stories and characters that I read. Added bonus that Vol. 1 takes place in England.