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mariahistryingtoread's review
2.0
I saw the movie and became briefly fixated enough to order this graphic novel. One thing about me is, I love lore. The more ridiculously complicated the better. It doesn't even have to be good. Honestly, I probably get more invested when it's not good because I get obsessed with how it could be better. Weeks out from having seen the movie, the high definitely wore off but I was going to see it through.
The art style was not good. It was very adult webcomic-esque by which I mean it was kind of off-putting. The colors were flat, and the perspectives were often off. I sometimes wasn't sure who was talking.
The story had decent parts, but ultimately was messy, convoluted and rushed. I thought it was absurd how Charlie is like 'I need to find that old diner of my dad's' and then a page later just easily finds the diner right outside of town. I thought it was really weird that everyone was so excited to see Marla's little brother Jason as if she was a mother bringing her kid. Jason was a baby when these kids were like 7 or 8 and then after the tragedy all of them except one moved away. Why would any of them care to see this kid grown up? Also, I get everyone grieves differently, but it was still odd that out of a group of six, not one of them was uncomfortable going to play around in the place that their best friend disappeared/died.
Shoutout to the cop that died that the Chief is just going to cover up to protect a bunch of dumb kids from potential murder charges - you were taken too soon.
It's an okay graphic novel if you don't think at all and let yourself get swept up by the quick pacing. It's clearly for children so I'm not changing lives by stating it's not that good. Still, just because it's for kids doesn't mean it couldn't be better. Read at your own peril.
The art style was not good. It was very adult webcomic-esque by which I mean it was kind of off-putting. The colors were flat, and the perspectives were often off. I sometimes wasn't sure who was talking.
The story had decent parts, but ultimately was messy, convoluted and rushed. I thought it was absurd how Charlie is like 'I need to find that old diner of my dad's' and then a page later just easily finds the diner right outside of town. I thought it was really weird that everyone was so excited to see Marla's little brother Jason as if she was a mother bringing her kid. Jason was a baby when these kids were like 7 or 8 and then after the tragedy all of them except one moved away. Why would any of them care to see this kid grown up? Also, I get everyone grieves differently, but it was still odd that out of a group of six, not one of them was uncomfortable going to play around in the place that their best friend disappeared/died.
Shoutout to the cop that died that the Chief is just going to cover up to protect a bunch of dumb kids from potential murder charges - you were taken too soon.
It's an okay graphic novel if you don't think at all and let yourself get swept up by the quick pacing. It's clearly for children so I'm not changing lives by stating it's not that good. Still, just because it's for kids doesn't mean it couldn't be better. Read at your own peril.
dani_readz_bookz's review
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
kags__'s review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
ashpolo17's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
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? Yes
3.0
Childhood nightmare unlocked. This was good. It definitely had the creepy factor that I expected. It left me wanting more. I need to know what happens next. I feel like it skipped around a lot and like missed parts in conversations and situations. It made me want to read the book this is based off of and see if that’s the same way.
alisbooknookcorner's review
adventurous
fast-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
3.5
lenamay34's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
bhall237's review
3.0
“I LOVE YOU, CHARLIE.
AND EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE OKAY.”
“AND THEN SHE TOLD ME THAT MY FATHER DIED. AND ASKED ME IF I KNEW WHAT THAT MEANT. I DID.”
While I initially did not like the novel version of The Silver Eyes, I think it’s simple story is much better suited for the graphic novel format. There was so much detail and mundane interactions in the book that it got tedious and boring to read through, but the graphic novel does a great job of condensing everything down, mostly by cutting needless dialogue. I still love the interactions of our key members, mostly that of Charlie and John, but the supporting cast is fun, too. The twist is still dumb to me, with Afton being the security guard but not really posing a threat here. This is a mass murderer and none of our cast got hurt in any way? It’s a fun story, but the next two books well make up for the shortcomings of this book.
AND EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE OKAY.”
“AND THEN SHE TOLD ME THAT MY FATHER DIED. AND ASKED ME IF I KNEW WHAT THAT MEANT. I DID.”
While I initially did not like the novel version of The Silver Eyes, I think it’s simple story is much better suited for the graphic novel format. There was so much detail and mundane interactions in the book that it got tedious and boring to read through, but the graphic novel does a great job of condensing everything down, mostly by cutting needless dialogue. I still love the interactions of our key members, mostly that of Charlie and John, but the supporting cast is fun, too. The twist is still dumb to me, with Afton being the security guard but not really posing a threat here. This is a mass murderer and none of our cast got hurt in any way? It’s a fun story, but the next two books well make up for the shortcomings of this book.