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Basketful of Heads by Various, Joe Hill

li13eo's review against another edition

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5.0

Fucking rad

jacob_tsg's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

joshkiba13's review against another edition

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dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

This was my first reading of any work by Joe Hill, per a recommendation by my uncle. I haven't read a graphic novel in years, so it was fun to jump back in to that medium. 

June was a fun character and I loved the random but awesome Norse axe which leaves its beheaded victims alive. The plot itself was fairy basic and came to be a tad predictable, and I did find some of the dialogue to be q little too exposition-heavy, but it was a fun read nonetheless. Also I think in the comic format it's difficult to give backatory since dialogue is the main way to transmit information to the reader, so I understand that.

A fun story, gruesome art, and makes me want to read more work by Hill :)

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book_cryptid's review

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4.5

my type of woman hot with an ax

jasmeaniethebookish's review against another edition

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5.0

I’m kind of sad it took me so long to get around to Basketful of Heads. The story and the art are both A+.

If you’re on the fence about picking Heads up (pun intended), don’t be. I think you’ll dig it!

lportilla's review against another edition

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dark
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

emy102's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny mysterious

4.0

tasentrelibros's review against another edition

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dark funny tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? No

4.0

jinrhee's review against another edition

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2.0

I'm sadly underwhelmed by this graphic novel. I did like the artwork, but the dialogues and the severed heads that are still alive and talking, just didn't do it for me. The story wasn't that great either. It was all quite grotesque and shallow. 

writethruchaos's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0