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3.44 AVERAGE
3.44 AVERAGE
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3.5*
Wasn't keen on the graphic styling but loved the story itself. Looking forward to the second story to see how it continues.
Wasn't keen on the graphic styling but loved the story itself. Looking forward to the second story to see how it continues.
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
3.25 stars
I liked this much more than I should have.
An Alaskan town gets attacked by a group of vampires during a 30-day polar night. A promising and creepy premise that the author didn’t really do anything with. There are several points in the book where a new story element gets introduced that had the potential to make this interesting but then is actually going nowhere. Characters are underdeveloped and there’s absolutely no sense of time. By the end of the story 30 days had passed and I hadn’t noticed it at any point. The resolution too could have been interesting but came out of nowhere and was done with rather quickly.
Yes, this isn’t a good book. But it has a nice atmosphere, the trippy artwork somehow works - even if strictly speaking it isn’t good either - and the story requires zero brain power, which on some evenings is just what I need.
So, it wasn’t good. But I enjoyed it.
<img src="https://jackers2cents.de/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/30_Days_Of_Night_3-672x372.jpg" width="400" height="221" alt="description"/>
Buddy read with <a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/nataliya_x">Nataliya</a>.
I liked this much more than I should have.
An Alaskan town gets attacked by a group of vampires during a 30-day polar night. A promising and creepy premise that the author didn’t really do anything with. There are several points in the book where a new story element gets introduced that had the potential to make this interesting but then is actually going nowhere. Characters are underdeveloped and there’s absolutely no sense of time. By the end of the story 30 days had passed and I hadn’t noticed it at any point. The resolution too could have been interesting but came out of nowhere and was done with rather quickly.
Yes, this isn’t a good book. But it has a nice atmosphere, the trippy artwork somehow works - even if strictly speaking it isn’t good either - and the story requires zero brain power, which on some evenings is just what I need.
So, it wasn’t good. But I enjoyed it.
<img src="https://jackers2cents.de/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/30_Days_Of_Night_3-672x372.jpg" width="400" height="221" alt="description"/>
Buddy read with <a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/nataliya_x">Nataliya</a>.
Movie was so awful i didn’t even bother with the book
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I really love the premise of this, but regrettably I didn't enjoy the dialogue, characters, or pacing. The art was also blurry/too muddled and I found myself rereading/going back to a previous panel thinking I was missing something.
30 Days of Night gives you the vicious, violent vampires you know and love, but puts them in a setting you may not have seen before. The swirling, freezing cold of winter lies heavy on every page, brilliantly illustrated by artist Ben Templesmith. I’m a huge fan of his work (something of a cross between Dave McKean and Ralph Steadman), and it’s showcased wonderfully in a backdrop of ancient evil and dripping viscera. The stakes are clearly set: a horde of vampires versus a band of small town residents who must find a way to make it through the next thirty days of darkness. Will they survive to see the light of day?
As interesting as the story is, I found it incredibly rushed and even hard to follow at times. Really wish it had taken its time with everything because the set up/story ideas are great.
As interesting as the story is, I found it incredibly rushed and even hard to follow at times. Really wish it had taken its time with everything because the set up/story ideas are great.
I like the premise of this book: a bunch of vampires decide to prey on a town in Alaska during a period of the year where there is no sunlight for 30 days. Two things stood out to me about this book: the pacing and the art. The pacing seemed all over the place. It feels like the way it starts out this was meant to be a longer series and then it got rushed to be finished. I didn't connect to any of the characters before things turned south and some of the impact was lost there.
I appreciate what was done with the art to give the book a grittier feel and maybe take a step away from the romanticized version of vampires that exist out there. That said, the art didn't work for me. It was too abstract at times to give a clear idea of what was happening in the book.
I appreciate what was done with the art to give the book a grittier feel and maybe take a step away from the romanticized version of vampires that exist out there. That said, the art didn't work for me. It was too abstract at times to give a clear idea of what was happening in the book.
And, just like that, the undead stop laughing
30 Days of Night is one of my favorite vampire horror movies, so when the Film at 11 Halloween Bingo square got called, I knew exactly what I wanted to read for it. It turned out to be that rare creature of the movie was better than the book (graphic novel) for me.
I can't really review this without comparing it to the movie, I found the origin story to be very stark and more of an outline of the movie. Eben, Stella, Marlow, and a few of the others are all there and more or less match up with their movie characters. I will say, knowing the ending of the movie, which they kept original to the novel, made the beginning of the novel more poignant. However, I felt like the movie focused more on the humans and did a way better job of setting the tone and slowly bringing in that sense of horror and fear as the residents of Barlow, Alaska realize who is visiting their town.
The vampires in the novel get more speaking lines and this “humanized” them more, which made them less scary to me. This is a series, so I can see how creating storylines for the vampires makes sense and why the focus was on them more.
I did read this on Kindle, so maybe I didn't get the best effect of the drawings but I can't say I thought they were the greatest and added emotion to the story. The style came off as watercolor dark shadowy Monet, except with less clear humans instead of plant scenery. You can see the inspiration for the movie vampire looks from the renderings in the novel, though.
Was a little disappointed because I thought the novel would dive deeper into the story, this is Vol. 1 in a series, so I guess I'd have to read on for that. I hate to say it, but choose movie instead of this.
30 Days of Night is one of my favorite vampire horror movies, so when the Film at 11 Halloween Bingo square got called, I knew exactly what I wanted to read for it. It turned out to be that rare creature of the movie was better than the book (graphic novel) for me.
I can't really review this without comparing it to the movie, I found the origin story to be very stark and more of an outline of the movie. Eben, Stella, Marlow, and a few of the others are all there and more or less match up with their movie characters. I will say, knowing the ending of the movie, which they kept original to the novel, made the beginning of the novel more poignant. However, I felt like the movie focused more on the humans and did a way better job of setting the tone and slowly bringing in that sense of horror and fear as the residents of Barlow, Alaska realize who is visiting their town.
The vampires in the novel get more speaking lines and this “humanized” them more, which made them less scary to me. This is a series, so I can see how creating storylines for the vampires makes sense and why the focus was on them more.
I did read this on Kindle, so maybe I didn't get the best effect of the drawings but I can't say I thought they were the greatest and added emotion to the story. The style came off as watercolor dark shadowy Monet, except with less clear humans instead of plant scenery. You can see the inspiration for the movie vampire looks from the renderings in the novel, though.
Was a little disappointed because I thought the novel would dive deeper into the story, this is Vol. 1 in a series, so I guess I'd have to read on for that. I hate to say it, but choose movie instead of this.
adventurous
dark
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No