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O Inescrito, Vol. 6: Tommy Taylor e a Guerra de Palavras Parte I
Peter Gross, Mike Carey
4.11 AVERAGE
79 reviews for:
O Inescrito, Vol. 6: Tommy Taylor e a Guerra de Palavras Parte I
Peter Gross, Mike Carey
4.11 AVERAGE
I have found this series to be rather hit and miss thus far... but sweet holy crap did this volume deliver!
It was thrilling to see nearly every single plot thread in the series pay off simultaneously. Furthermore, we get some crucial back story that really enriches our understanding of some of the more mysterious characters.
Related quibble: I find Pullman and Rausch to be much more interesting than any of our main characters.
Now to see if Carey can maintain this momentum going forward.
It was thrilling to see nearly every single plot thread in the series pay off simultaneously. Furthermore, we get some crucial back story that really enriches our understanding of some of the more mysterious characters.
Related quibble: I find Pullman and Rausch to be much more interesting than any of our main characters.
Now to see if Carey can maintain this momentum going forward.
Did drift away from what I normally liked about these books, but it does expand the mythos of the world a lot and that was interesting.
Well, stuff happens. A LOT of stuff happens. We get some answers, actually, rather a lot of them. There are laugh-out loud funny lines, and overall this was a very entertaining segment of this engaging ongoing series about stories, literature, and a grown-up boy magician.
Finally fleshes out Pullman's back story, and heads even deeper down the rabbit hole and further into heady lit territory.
Okay, so they're bringing it back together a bit in this volume. The main storyline of Tom going against the cabal is still written like a shitty cartoon, but at least they're starting to delve into the backstory of two of the big bad antagonists.
It's still weaker than the earlier entries, but I'm willing to try the next volume. After a break, maybe. I think real books for a while first.
It's still weaker than the earlier entries, but I'm willing to try the next volume. After a break, maybe. I think real books for a while first.
This comic series is fascinating and involved. I would recommend checking them all out at once so you can keep track of the multitude of characters and their motivations. The story unfolds slowly and Carey does a good job of building suspense. The little works of historic fiction inserted into the larger story arc are fantastic, as well. There are so many literary references, I felt a little embarrassed that I didn't know more.
As with a long complicated series, it's hard to write a meaningful synopsis for someone who hasn't read the first without spoiling it for those who are still working on earlier books.
I'd say that this series is written specifically for book lovers.
As with a long complicated series, it's hard to write a meaningful synopsis for someone who hasn't read the first without spoiling it for those who are still working on earlier books.
I'd say that this series is written specifically for book lovers.
Pretty much every story line that has been building up through the last 6 volumes of this terrific series finishes here. Indeed, it is hard to see where Mike Carey goes next, though I understand that the series will continue. I just hope that it doesn't make some of the mistakes that Fables has.
Tommy Taylor finally reaches the heart of the Cabal that has been hounding him since the beginning, and gets the answers and the revenge he has been looking for. It's probably no real surprise that Pullman is, and that he has all the real answers. Indeed, we get to see a lot of his story here, in a series of tales set throughout history.
It's all very dark and powerful stuff, though there are a few lighter moments, such as Tommy pulling a Harry Potter, Richie pulling a Scooby Doo moment, and a great "This is Sparta!" reference. Pullman's death wish is no surprise either, as he gets a Moby Dick moment of his own, though is he really dead? It looks like he is, but I wouldn't bet on it. What did surprise was. I wasn't expecting that..
A final chapter shown from the perspective of an outsider we have never met before gives us the way forward. Apparently there are things still to learn in this universe, and for that I'm grateful as I'm not willing to let this one go just yet. I just hope that the author doesn't let it drift on for years to come until it becomes a parody of itself.
Tommy Taylor finally reaches the heart of the Cabal that has been hounding him since the beginning, and gets the answers and the revenge he has been looking for. It's probably no real surprise that Pullman is
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CainIt's all very dark and powerful stuff, though there are a few lighter moments, such as Tommy pulling a Harry Potter, Richie pulling a Scooby Doo moment, and a great "This is Sparta!" reference. Pullman's death wish is no surprise either, as he gets a Moby Dick moment of his own, though is he really dead? It looks like he is, but I wouldn't bet on it. What did surprise was
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Lizzie's deathA final chapter shown from the perspective of an outsider we have never met before gives us the way forward. Apparently there are things still to learn in this universe, and for that I'm grateful as I'm not willing to let this one go just yet. I just hope that the author doesn't let it drift on for years to come until it becomes a parody of itself.
Now I remember why I stopped reading this series in 2012. It is the platonic ideal of the two star, ”it’s okay”, rating.