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2.82 AVERAGE
2.82 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really struggled with this one. The majority of the rating was for the art, which I quite enjoyed. The story? Not so much. I don't know if I'm just a bit slow but I could not for the life of me figure out what was going on. I admit to having watched the Bodies tv show prior to reading this and picking this up specifically because I had seen the show. Anyone who does the same, a warning: THIS IS NOTHING LIKE THE SHOW. The characters are semi the same, but the plot is completely different. I wonder if I had not seen the show first, if I'd have a different perspective of this book? Either way, this was very hard to follow, but had gorgeous illustrations, so proceed with caution!
challenging
mysterious
reflective
I confess I saw the tv series and was intrigued enough to get a re-released copy of this.
And it turned out completely different from the show.
Not quite what I expected, much less answers, much more word vomits, and I mean... what?
I am leaning towards two stars but I liked the show too much. So it's... lots more than two but bit less than three.
And it turned out completely different from the show.
Not quite what I expected, much less answers, much more word vomits, and I mean... what?
I am leaning towards two stars but I liked the show too much. So it's... lots more than two but bit less than three.
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
i think i was most disappointed because i see what si was trying to do with this and it would’ve been great! but it was both too heavy-handed and too vague and left me more angry than confused
challenging
mysterious
fast-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
challenging
dark
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Racism, Violence, Blood
Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism
Minor: Deportation
adventurous
challenging
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thanks to reading other reviews I think understand what the message was supposed to be, but feel it could have been conveyed in a better manner. I'm sometimes okay with not getting full answers with stories, but this story was so vague and convoluted. It really borders on pretentious and unnecessarily high brow. Maybe I'm just not smart enough for such a graphic novel. It just could have been done in a way that made more sense.
I will say though some of artwork was beautiful. I really enjoyed the different styles and coloring for each time period. I wasn't a huge fan of the art style for the 1890 time period though.
There were parts of the story I did enjoy, even if it with the convoluted mess. My least favorite was the 2050 storyline, it was really confusing.
After reading this I don't think I'll read anything else by Si Spencer.
I only knew about this book because of the tv show "adaptation," which I loved. Honestly though the TV show and this graphic novel really aren't comparable as they are vastly different. The show has a better flowing plot, but the plot is not the same as the plot of this graphic novel. Because of some changes the same message that is said in this graphic novel did not translate to the show in my opinion.
I will say though some of artwork was beautiful. I really enjoyed the different styles and coloring for each time period. I wasn't a huge fan of the art style for the 1890 time period though.
There were parts of the story I did enjoy, even if it with the convoluted mess. My least favorite was the 2050 storyline, it was really confusing.
After reading this I don't think I'll read anything else by Si Spencer.
I only knew about this book because of the tv show "adaptation," which I loved. Honestly though the TV show and this graphic novel really aren't comparable as they are vastly different. The show has a better flowing plot, but the plot is not the same as the plot of this graphic novel. Because of some changes the same message that is said in this graphic novel did not translate to the show in my opinion.
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
reflective
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:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
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