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librelivre's review against another edition
3.0
Enchanting sketches, with editorial-style, retrospective narration, yet this graphic doesn't come together as more than a retelling of Sigmund Freud's apprenticeship-to-veteran years. Wished for more of an arc-- more of a story and less of a medical/history lesson, with a closer examination at who Freud was, rather than what. The last ten pages fell apart, visually and narratively. The early "nazi-madness" thread is entirely lost, as is the story of Freud's own health. Sadder still, the overall treatment of female personages was gauche, even in the name of historical accuracy (a clear exception was the case of 'the case of fräulein Elizabeth Von R.). In the end, the moral of this graphic story comments on the new lost (à la 'people/patients/psychoanalysis these days') and never sharpens its focus on the wrongful abuses of women in the name of medical research. A feminist (hear: humanist) writer's touch was notably absent.
ovidusnaso's review against another edition
4.0
Freud: please sir may i study medicine under you
Legen: the testes of the conger eel have eluded me for the last time! Sigmund! Spend six months looking for them!
Det er ikke rart at Freud ble litt rar i hodet!
Legen: the testes of the conger eel have eluded me for the last time! Sigmund! Spend six months looking for them!
Det er ikke rart at Freud ble litt rar i hodet!
miklosha's review against another edition
4.0
Beautifully illustrated and a great retelling of Freud and the development of psychoanalysis.
kashvm's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting to read about. Lovely, unique illustration style - the grayscale tones worked well with the dark subject matter.
Loved the returning use of the hat for Sigmund as a reminder of his past and as motivation to work towards the future.
2.5/5
Loved the returning use of the hat for Sigmund as a reminder of his past and as motivation to work towards the future.
2.5/5
juxtaphant's review against another edition
2.0
The art was thoughtful and well-executed, but the writing wasn’t very engaging. I enjoyed being dropped into this point of Freud’s career, but I walked away feeling I satisfied with the novel. The ending was the most disappointing, shifting to more of a appeal to modern times about the benefits of psychoanalysis. It was jarring when the rest of the novel read like a biography.
bodagirl's review against another edition
2.0
I would have liked more firm facts mixed in with the flashback aspect.
Book Riot Read Harder Challenge 2018 | Task 18: Comic not published by Marvel, DC, or Image
Book Riot Read Harder Challenge 2018 | Task 18: Comic not published by Marvel, DC, or Image
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