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2.82 AVERAGE
2.82 AVERAGE
4.5 stars
Brutal reviews. Bodies did not deserve the negativity. It has the facade of a detective story but really, it dealt with much heavier themes than that. It scratches that itch in my brain real nicely and urges me to go back and re-read over and over again.
Brutal reviews. Bodies did not deserve the negativity. It has the facade of a detective story but really, it dealt with much heavier themes than that. It scratches that itch in my brain real nicely and urges me to go back and re-read over and over again.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
So, a different artist drawing each of four timelines; a body turns up in each and gets investigated by a detective of the time, two in the past, one present day and one in the future.
If you've seen the TV series ... that's about the extent of the similarities, and having seen the TV series beforehand, this seemed less coherent, less satisfying and generally disappointing.
Maybe if I hadn't seen the television series first I would have been a little more appreciative of what it tried to do?
If you've seen the TV series ... that's about the extent of the similarities, and having seen the TV series beforehand, this seemed less coherent, less satisfying and generally disappointing.
Maybe if I hadn't seen the television series first I would have been a little more appreciative of what it tried to do?
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Homophobia, Racism, Islamophobia
Moderate: Antisemitism, Murder
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
You can so tell this was written by a white liberal in 2015 trying to do muslim representation but also without knowing any muslims. Shahara is actually terribly written but the art is so so soooo good and the way the mystery is revealed is actually really compelling.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
fast-paced
In the span of the first dozen pages (give or take a few), we meet four detectives in four different decades all in London. All of these detectives have one thing in common: they’ve stumbled upon the exact same body of a victim in the exact same location in each of their respective time periods. Their mission is to solve this case, but they unearth a plot much larger than they could possibly imagine.
This graphic novel inspired a TV show of the same name and to be quite honest, I preferred the TV show. I was hoping the graphic novelization would expand on the story, but I thought it lacked a lot of the character development and intrigue that I loved in the TV series. There were a lot of changes made from page to screen, and I think they helped me appreciate the characters (whether I loved them or hated to love them) and the underlying bigger plotline a lot more. Most of the plots in each storyline were simple to follow in the graphic novel, but the end was extremely confusing, and I was left wondering if I’d experienced a happy or sad ending. Altogether, I found it unsatisfying, though the art was brilliant and the concept was really cool! I would only recommend this as extra reading to those who have watched the TV show and are interested in checking out the source material and some additional lore. Newly interested folks: check out the Netflix series.
This graphic novel inspired a TV show of the same name and to be quite honest, I preferred the TV show. I was hoping the graphic novelization would expand on the story, but I thought it lacked a lot of the character development and intrigue that I loved in the TV series. There were a lot of changes made from page to screen, and I think they helped me appreciate the characters (whether I loved them or hated to love them) and the underlying bigger plotline a lot more. Most of the plots in each storyline were simple to follow in the graphic novel, but the end was extremely confusing, and I was left wondering if I’d experienced a happy or sad ending. Altogether, I found it unsatisfying, though the art was brilliant and the concept was really cool! I would only recommend this as extra reading to those who have watched the TV show and are interested in checking out the source material and some additional lore. Newly interested folks: check out the Netflix series.