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3.63 AVERAGE
3.63 AVERAGE
Awesome book! I couldn't put it down! I plan on reading the rest of the series!
The most fun I have had with a book in a long time! I can't wait for the next one.
I really enjoyed this book. It’s super interesting and a fun adventure. I would definitely recommend and I’m excited for the rest of the series.
Ce fut une lecture aussi agréable que trépidante qui m’a permis de passer un très bon moment avec les jumeaux et autres personnages secondaires de ce début de saga. Un vrai bonheur qui nous appelle à lire la suite ! Lire ma chronique : https://songedunenuitdete.com/2019/09/16/lalchimiste-de-michael-scott/
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review!
I was very excited to read this since I remember loving The Alchemyst years ago when it first came out. Unfortunately, this fell a bit flat. This graphic novel is pretty faithful to the original novel, but some things got lost in transferring mediums that hurt the story a bit. In the original, there is more introspective to what the twins are feeling and thinking during the course of the book. They also took out a LOT of the twin's interactions with each other. Without those introspective moments and interactions between them, the twins feel a bit empty as characters. They're kind of just...there. You don't really connect with them, because you don't get to know them. The graphic novel seems to think that Nicholas is the main character. I know the book is named after him, but he's not the main character. The art style also felt a bit stale to me. Characters don't really emote that much, and there's pretty much no page flow. The magic scenes also felt lackluster, something about the way the effects were drawn just didn't look good. Also, who gave the character descriptions to the artists? They're sort of right but have some key elements wrong. This is technically nit-picky, but it was enough that I noticed. Nicholas's eye color is described as "so pale they were almost colorless". I would assume they are an insanely pale blue or a very pale gray. Why was his eye color the exact same shade of bright blue as the twins? Similar issues for Hekate and Dee. Hekate is described in the book as having "-lips so thin they were almost none existent. Her pupils were the color of butter." Yet in the book, she has large bright red lips (the way this is drawn, paired with her jet black skin is uh...not great. I don't mean as in badly done art, I mean in an "insensitive" way if you catch my drift) and the same shade of blue eyes as Flamel and the twins. Dee is described as a "small, rather dapper-looking man, dressed in a neat charcoal-gray three-piece suit-" and "His iron-gray hair was pulled back from an angular face into a tight ponytail, while a neat triangular beard, mostly black but flecked with gray, concealed his mouth and chin." In the graphic novel, he has no beard and his suit is a purple-ish blue. They're minor details that some people might not care about, but it was enough of a divergence from the book that it became annoying. If you want to experience this story in its best form, read the original novel This graphic novel is alright but pales in comparison.
I was very excited to read this since I remember loving The Alchemyst years ago when it first came out. Unfortunately, this fell a bit flat. This graphic novel is pretty faithful to the original novel, but some things got lost in transferring mediums that hurt the story a bit. In the original, there is more introspective to what the twins are feeling and thinking during the course of the book. They also took out a LOT of the twin's interactions with each other. Without those introspective moments and interactions between them, the twins feel a bit empty as characters. They're kind of just...there. You don't really connect with them, because you don't get to know them. The graphic novel seems to think that Nicholas is the main character. I know the book is named after him, but he's not the main character. The art style also felt a bit stale to me. Characters don't really emote that much, and there's pretty much no page flow. The magic scenes also felt lackluster, something about the way the effects were drawn just didn't look good. Also, who gave the character descriptions to the artists? They're sort of right but have some key elements wrong. This is technically nit-picky, but it was enough that I noticed. Nicholas's eye color is described as "so pale they were almost colorless". I would assume they are an insanely pale blue or a very pale gray. Why was his eye color the exact same shade of bright blue as the twins? Similar issues for Hekate and Dee. Hekate is described in the book as having "-lips so thin they were almost none existent. Her pupils were the color of butter." Yet in the book, she has large bright red lips (the way this is drawn, paired with her jet black skin is uh...not great. I don't mean as in badly done art, I mean in an "insensitive" way if you catch my drift) and the same shade of blue eyes as Flamel and the twins. Dee is described as a "small, rather dapper-looking man, dressed in a neat charcoal-gray three-piece suit-" and "His iron-gray hair was pulled back from an angular face into a tight ponytail, while a neat triangular beard, mostly black but flecked with gray, concealed his mouth and chin." In the graphic novel, he has no beard and his suit is a purple-ish blue. They're minor details that some people might not care about, but it was enough of a divergence from the book that it became annoying. If you want to experience this story in its best form, read the original novel This graphic novel is alright but pales in comparison.
buku 1 dr seri nicholas flamel yg terdiri dr 6 buku. stlh baca menurutku ini jauh lebih menarik dibanding seri fablehaven ataupun seri percy jackson krn gk membuat ak bosan ataupun ngantuk. menarik idenya...
I loved this book series when I was a kid and I still think it’s the perfect blend of magic and mythology, but I forgot how much of a whiny b*tch Josh is, so it loses a few points for that.
Rating: 3.5/5
Rating: 3.5/5