Reviews

Eternaut by Francisco Solano López, Héctor Germán Oesterheld

cvetka's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

zee87's review against another edition

medium-paced

5.0

neon_capricorn's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-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

5.0

dlfletcher's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

56bumblebees's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

mandarinis's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, War, Animal death, Colonisation, Death, Grief, Alcohol, Body horror, Misogyny, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Genocide, Gun violence, and Violence

kakrucke's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

While some elements of the book are dated (gender politics, for instance), the central metaphor about totalitarianism remains compelling.

sarabz's review against another edition

3.0

A deadly snow blankets Buenos Aires. Juan Salvo, his family, and his friends find that they have survived by chance. The layers of the alien invasion uncovered throughout the story are eerie and fascinating. And we never meet the mysterious aliens that have controlled and enslaved the alien species forced to conduct the invasion. A mixture of luck, shared skills among the small group of survivors, and reliance on reason and science allows Juan to survive and eventually escape this dark future.

You could tell this was originally a serial comic - lots of repetition and getting the reader up to speed - which felt odd and made for a slow read in this collection which felt odd in this collection that presented the comic as one long adventure. And parts of it, especially the gender roles, were very dated. But overall the story was interesting and there was a lot to chew on with the ideas and social criticisms woven into the narrative.

reneoro's review against another edition

5.0

Es como para creer en fantasmas.

pauleelibros's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

5.0

Novela grafica sobre una invasión extraterrestre en Buenos Aires!!!! Que más querés??