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shane_tiernan's review against another edition
3.0
This was interesting. I didn't like the art at all (except the covers), but I thought the story was entertaining. I never really understood what da Vinci's intentions for Salai. I wasn't sure if he was meant to be a lover or a son - or both (ew...).
If you like period pieces and comics I would say definitely give it a try.
If you like period pieces and comics I would say definitely give it a try.
madgirl's review
3.0
I started out really, really liking this... and then somewhere down the line it got a little too weird/dark for my taste. I do however think that it's really clever, well researched, and as the forward points out surprisingly plausible given how crazy some of it is.
raeraethelibrarian's review
3.0
I don't think I care for graphic novels very much, and so that's hardly this book's fault. I really liked From Hell, and so I've been picking up graphic novels that sound interesting every now and then from the public library. This one, like From Hell, is historical fiction, and that appealed to me, and it's queer, so that appealed to me, too. But the central conflict between di Vinci and his protege Salai was a bit too understated for me and I think the connections between the plot and known history are a bit of a stretch.
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