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Saga, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan

28 reviews

prinsessenora4's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, War, Death, Blood, Sexual content, and Murder

Minor: Slavery, Pregnancy, Trafficking, and Pedophilia

mamareadstuff's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Cursing, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Deportation, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, and War

paper_pepper's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Genocide, Violence, Xenophobia, War, Sexual content, and Colonisation

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Trafficking, Pregnancy, Gun violence, and Murder

beccabookworm's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

I think the mark of a favorite book is wanting to immediately reread it. Granted, this would be an easy reread because it’s a graphic novel but it just love these crazy kids. I’m a sucker for a found family story. For hot badass people in love.

I really enjoy following the different characters so far and am excited to see when and how they all intersect with one another. The multiple POV really gets into the different facets and perspectives of an ongoing war. So many questions left open beyond just how Hazel and her parents make it out alive.

Like, wtf is going on with Prince Robot IV and what seem to be outburst glitches on his screen/face? Will The Will keep his promise to kill the Prince? Will he be able to save the little girl and how? Will Brian K. Vaughan really make me sympathize and root for a mass murderer in The Will? How will Marko’s parents react to their granddaughter, especially considering it seems they didn’t know Marko was alive? Does Izabel survive the blast from Marko’s parents (God, I hope so)?

This is how you get hooked on a series. I want so bad to know the answers to all these questions and just continue this journey with this family.

Also the gradual world-building made this much easier to digest. I’ve never been a big sci-fi or fantasy reader, but I think I’ve been more attracted to those genres if they’re grounded in some way to the real world (magical characters that exist peripheral to our real world, advanced nonexistent technology used in present day or a future Earth). While there are otherworldly creatures and magic in Saga, they’re really just aliens from presumably far off celestial bodies. I can believe that our Earth might exist far away from this galaxy.There’s also a familiarity to the relationships and characters that come through more for me because they’re not competing with the requisite long explanation of how this world works (something that’s necessary in a high fantasy story). I think that makes it easier for me to follow along with and enjoy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Slavery, Body horror, Trafficking, Violence, Xenophobia, Gun violence, Blood, Genocide, Gore, Sexual content, War, and Pedophilia

jnl00700's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Trafficking, Slavery, Murder, Gun violence, Death, War, Violence, Xenophobia, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Cursing

dodie_sullivan's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Sexual content, and Cursing

Moderate: Child abuse, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Xenophobia, Sexual violence, War, and Gun violence

achay91's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Blood, Violence, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Cursing, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racism, Trafficking, and War

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Kidnapping

hiddeninfantasy's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pregnancy, Racism, Slavery, Trafficking, Violence, and War

smasson13's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.5

For a story with such unique fantasy creatures, there is such a humanity about this story. It was really beautiful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Colonisation, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Trafficking, War, Blood, Child abuse, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Violence, Gore, and Gun violence

jadie_berg's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Blood, Slavery, Colonisation, Gun violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Classism, Death, and War

Moderate: Torture, Police brutality, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Blood, and Pregnancy

Minor: Violence, Adult/minor relationship, and Child death