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kovak9's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.0
levitybooks's review against another edition
4.0
*Spoiler-free review*
I've read most of Jason's work now and I think this is the most family-friendly, funniest and least depressing of them all. It feels more complete and very well-structured scenes in terms of pacing and plot than most of his other works.
However, that's why it doesn't get 5* from me, for where Jason really excels is at unfunny depressing cartoons ('Hey, Wait' or 'Why Are You Doing This').
As an aside, Jason clearly is a bigger fan of Hemingway than the others, as the back cover mentions 'his favorite novel by Hemingway is The Sun Also Rises' (Jason also references Hemingway's death in 'Why Are You Doing This').
I'd recommend this as an especially good introduction for newcomers to Jason who are more interested in the 'crime thriller' angle of his work without the 'noir' emotional baggage that usually (and quite rightly, in my opinion) accompanies it.
I've read most of Jason's work now and I think this is the most family-friendly, funniest and least depressing of them all. It feels more complete and very well-structured scenes in terms of pacing and plot than most of his other works.
However, that's why it doesn't get 5* from me, for where Jason really excels is at unfunny depressing cartoons ('Hey, Wait' or 'Why Are You Doing This').
As an aside, Jason clearly is a bigger fan of Hemingway than the others, as the back cover mentions 'his favorite novel by Hemingway is The Sun Also Rises' (Jason also references Hemingway's death in 'Why Are You Doing This').
I'd recommend this as an especially good introduction for newcomers to Jason who are more interested in the 'crime thriller' angle of his work without the 'noir' emotional baggage that usually (and quite rightly, in my opinion) accompanies it.
roshonline12's review against another edition
4.0
It follows an alternate version of history where Hemingway, Ezra Pound, F. Scott Fitzgerald and James Joyce are all comic book writers! Such an amazing premise and well executed too by Jason. The hype surrounding Jason is worth it. He is magnificent. More people should read and appreciate his works. People who are well versed in Hemingway, Ezra Pound, F. Scott Fitzgerald and James Joyce's lives and works will enjoy it more.
antoched's review against another edition
4.0
Desopilante y ocurrente.
Me mata lo que hizo Jason con estos escritores convertidos en dibujantes.
La desesperación, la amistad, la vida cotidiana, la pasión y la frustración. Todo llevado al límite en un tono tranquilo con un desenlace irónico y sorprendente.
Me mata lo que hizo Jason con estos escritores convertidos en dibujantes.
La desesperación, la amistad, la vida cotidiana, la pasión y la frustración. Todo llevado al límite en un tono tranquilo con un desenlace irónico y sorprendente.
sndrspk's review
5.0
This was the first book I read by Jason and it blew my mind. His 'simple' drawings and characters contain an incredible amount of hidden but tangible emotion, while the structure with the four perspectives is captivating like the best movie. This catapulted Jason right to the top of my list of favorite graphic novelists.
jonh's review
4.0
ReRead 25 October 2019
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Previously read; currently playing catch-up.
This volume in Jason's work imagines writers Hemingway, Pound, Joyce and Fitzgerald perpetrating a bank heist. The premise alone blew my mind.
If I knew more of these men and their work, I'm sure I would get even more out of The Left Bank Gang. But as it stands, I love it, and I feel changed by reading it.
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Previously read; currently playing catch-up.
This volume in Jason's work imagines writers Hemingway, Pound, Joyce and Fitzgerald perpetrating a bank heist. The premise alone blew my mind.
If I knew more of these men and their work, I'm sure I would get even more out of The Left Bank Gang. But as it stands, I love it, and I feel changed by reading it.
hypops's review
4.0
This is Jason’s riff on the Modernist expats in Paris in the 1920s (Hemingway, Pound, Fitzgerald, Stein, Joyce, etc). What starts off as a novelty comic filled with Modernist allusions turns into an unexpectedly dense bit of crime fiction by way of Kurosawa’s Rashomon.
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