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geekwayne's review against another edition
4.0
'Pawn Shop' by Joey Esposito with art by Sean Von Gorman tells an intertwining story revolving around, you guessed it, a pawn shop. Actually, it's more the items one buys and sells in this particular shop.
An old man has lost his wife of 30 years and moved away from the city, but he keeps being drawn back to the old neighborhoods and places he went with his wife, while he looks for something long thought lost. A lonely hospice nurse tries to find the courage to express his feelings to the sister of his patient. A young punk makes a series of bad choices. A woman who works on the train wants to make more of her life after hearing of the death of a beloved relative.
There are 4 distinct narratives with intertwining characters. There are also items that get bought and sold in the pawn shop that feature in the story. The stories are mostly poignant and moving. I liked how the stories focused on how random encounters can be a bit magical. I liked the mix of characters and the stories, and I'm glad I gave this a shot.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors, Z2 Comics, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
An old man has lost his wife of 30 years and moved away from the city, but he keeps being drawn back to the old neighborhoods and places he went with his wife, while he looks for something long thought lost. A lonely hospice nurse tries to find the courage to express his feelings to the sister of his patient. A young punk makes a series of bad choices. A woman who works on the train wants to make more of her life after hearing of the death of a beloved relative.
There are 4 distinct narratives with intertwining characters. There are also items that get bought and sold in the pawn shop that feature in the story. The stories are mostly poignant and moving. I liked how the stories focused on how random encounters can be a bit magical. I liked the mix of characters and the stories, and I'm glad I gave this a shot.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors, Z2 Comics, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
iffer's review against another edition
3.0
Pawn Shop is a deceptively simple story the loosely intertwined lives of four New Yorkers that brings on a lot of feels in such sparse content. Although I didn't love the art style, others probably find it too "cartooney" and diffuse, the facial expressions, body language, and pacing communicate the poignancy of the stories more than sufficiently. Pawn Shop doesn't try too hard like many other similarly-structured stories (I admit that when I read that it was about intertwined lives, I rolled my eyes, remembering when this became all-the-rage not too long ago). Instead of being too coincidental, the contacts among the characters are brief, yet still convey the feelings of human melancholy, loneliness, and hope.
Thanks to NetGalley for the eARC.
Thanks to NetGalley for the eARC.
daynpitseleh's review against another edition
3.0
I received this from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
This is an interesting graphic novel about the interconnections we share with people around us - whether we are aware of them or not. It's focused on a pawn shop in New York City, and it's a short read that has some deeper things to think about in it.
This is an interesting graphic novel about the interconnections we share with people around us - whether we are aware of them or not. It's focused on a pawn shop in New York City, and it's a short read that has some deeper things to think about in it.
solelylu's review against another edition
2.0
This review first appeared on Gaga Over Books.
When I signed up for Pawn Shop I kinda was expecting not to like it but I still hit that Read Now button cos I wanted to be wrong about my hunch..
Sadly, I wasn't wrong and I failed to really connect with this storyline. For one, the interconnection between the characters that the summary promised us fell flat for me.. Second, the art. The art should be the first reason but I could have ignored that if the story had been engaging - which it wasn't.
So, suffice to say I did manage to read this and well, I wont be recommending it.. So, there's that.
Special thanks to Netgalley and the Publishers for this free read.
When I signed up for Pawn Shop I kinda was expecting not to like it but I still hit that Read Now button cos I wanted to be wrong about my hunch..
Sadly, I wasn't wrong and I failed to really connect with this storyline. For one, the interconnection between the characters that the summary promised us fell flat for me.. Second, the art. The art should be the first reason but I could have ignored that if the story had been engaging - which it wasn't.
So, suffice to say I did manage to read this and well, I wont be recommending it.. So, there's that.
Special thanks to Netgalley and the Publishers for this free read.
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