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trin's review against another edition
3.0
In this Israeli graphic novel (which was the inspiration for the movie Wristcutters: A Love Story, which I haven’t seen), the main character kills himself only to discover that suicides all go to a separate afterlife that’s not all that different from the world they left behind. The somewhat slight, though full of nice moments and a never overdone atmosphere of melancholy. It reminded me a bit of [a: Kevin Brockmeier|16967|Kevin Brockmeier|http://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1315890168p2/16967.jpg]’s [b: The Brief History of the Dead|30072|The Brief History of the Dead|Kevin Brockmeier|http://images.gr-assets.com/books/1386925109s/30072.jpg|836000]. The really stand-out thing here, though, is the art. Done in blacks and greys and swirling, shining lines of silver, it’s gorgeous and captivating and wondrous. It alone makes this worth picking up.
roxymaybe's review against another edition
3.0
The movie is much better, but I'm glad I read this, even just to know that the weirder plot points of Wristcutters were just following a very short, disjointed original story.
zoefruitcake's review against another edition
3.0
What an odd little book! Loved the premise, really loved it until about three quarters of the way through then it lost me
_sb0000's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
placuszekzmango's review against another edition
5.0
kocham i wrócę na pewno do jego opowiadań, wreszcie ktoś zmaterializował wiersz Herberta „Sprawozdanie z Raju” w opowiadanie, tylko w ujęciu świata po śmierci dla samobójców
pityuralde's review against another edition
adventurous
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
chicokc's review against another edition
3.0
Son cuentos que tratan poco explorados (al menos no había escuchado a alguien que dijera que su madre tenía el útero mas hermoso del mundo) y polémicos
zaz's review against another edition
A bit meh. Cool concept but I think the big issue is that while I love reading about grimy women I struggle to read about grimy men
themediocrerainbow's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes