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Map of Days by Robert Frank Hunter

bellwetherdays's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

rainbowbookworm's review against another edition

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2.0

Lovely illustrations, but the story is lacking.

skoppelkam's review against another edition

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3.0

What a beautiful little book! The illustrations are a cross between David Hockney and Frida Kahlo and have gorgeous color. The story reminds me of something Italo Calvino would write.

melaniefiction's review against another edition

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4.0

10 stars for the illustrations (5 stars aren't enough), 4 for the writing. A really amazing book.

amandaschutzie's review against another edition

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5.0

so beautiful.

aab0990's review against another edition

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2.0

The art was nice, the story was just weird and meh. Always down to try and read something new and different though...

starnosedmole's review against another edition

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3.0

Visually beautiful, but the writing felt undeveloped.

giuliagulia's review against another edition

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4.0

A gorgeous book, better for its visuals than its words, but with good words, nonetheless. Heteronormativity still runs rampant.

mrojassilva's review against another edition

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3.0

Fun, contemporary myth. It's does what myth does, explains the creation of the world and the mechanics of nature. Slow and mostly pointless, but still fun. This is a beautiful book!

cintiandrade's review against another edition

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3.0

O livro é lindo, o Hunter faz um uso espetacular das cores. É uma história sobre a origem do mundo, mas também sobre o mundo que reside dentro de um dos relógios de corda do avô do protagonista da história. É uma fábula surrealista que poderia ser bem interessante, mas alguma coisa falta na história para que você adentre aquele universo (lindamente desenhado, por sinal). Achei particularmente curioso que a história é quase toda contada com pouquíssimo texto, com cenas gráficas bem detalhadas (do homem se vestindo para sair de casa, por exemplo) e aí, em um momento específico, temos quase uma página toda de texto, e acaba ficando bem corrido, em contraste com o estilo narrativo do início da história. Achei que pareceu que faltou verba e/ou tempo pra desenhar essa parte (ou foi uma escolha estilística que acho equivocada) e me incomodou um pouco.