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unladylike's review against another edition
3.0
I somehow managed to plough (lol, inside reference for those who have read at least the first volume) through this during my breaks at work in a single day. Whereas the first volume failed to grab me much, this one was a fun page-turner.
antoniossomatos's review against another edition
4.0
Um 3.5, em parte à boleia da arte (que não só é bem boa, como é bastante inventiva). A história não é má, mas a coisa é um bocadinho "descomprimida" demais para o meu gosto.
nancywif's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
blairconrad's review against another edition
3.0
Left me a little flat. While I enjoy Sorrentino's work (the panel layouts in particular are often quite effective), at times (usually during issue/book climaxes), they can sometimes go over the top and make the story harder to understand.
Probably part of my frustration is not having read anything since the last collection came out. I should refresh my brain before reading the concluding volume…
Probably part of my frustration is not having read anything since the last collection came out. I should refresh my brain before reading the concluding volume…
ppetropoulakis's review against another edition
4.0
The story of Gideon Falls continues in a faster pace in the second volume. Father Fred Wilfred and Norton Sinclair will try to solve the mysteries of their past. The black barn is still the evil mystery the protagonists try to solve. A sequel that expands the series' scope and brings even more questions about the town.
treezus's review against another edition
4.0
8/10
gets much more into the mystery aspects after the slower, more character building heavy vol 1
gets much more into the mystery aspects after the slower, more character building heavy vol 1
helpfulsnowman's review against another edition
3.0
I took another crack at volume one and then went straight through volume 3. Which is definitely the way to read this book.
I’m going to say this book has a “mystery threshold” problem. That’s a term I just made up, even if someone else made it up first, I’m taking credit.
By the way, a great way to make money if you find yourself stuck back in time is to work with dictionaries providing definitions for stuff.
Although my ultimate low key investment of I could travel back and forth would be buying pay to park lots in Denver. You could probably buy those lots for nothing 25 years ago, and now you’d be making good money. Not like a fortune where you need to go into space now, just a steady income for absolutely no work on your part.
Anyway: mystery threshold.
Every story with a mystery at the core has a point at which you need some answers. In a whodunnit, at some point you need a couple people ruled out, a few rock solid clues, and a clear sequence of basic events. You need a little something, then we can have a character development sequence, then a little something, and so on.
Gideon Falls kind of keeps the mystery at the same level, which just experience it through the eyes of three different characters. It’s almost like a whodunnit where we go through the initial investigation with three different people being confused by the same eary info. We go through the same mystery three times and don’t really get any answers.
My threshold for mystery has been crossed, and I need some answers from Gideon Falls to keep me interested.
Because at some point it starts to feel like there aren’t going to BE any.
I’m going to say this book has a “mystery threshold” problem. That’s a term I just made up, even if someone else made it up first, I’m taking credit.
By the way, a great way to make money if you find yourself stuck back in time is to work with dictionaries providing definitions for stuff.
Although my ultimate low key investment of I could travel back and forth would be buying pay to park lots in Denver. You could probably buy those lots for nothing 25 years ago, and now you’d be making good money. Not like a fortune where you need to go into space now, just a steady income for absolutely no work on your part.
Anyway: mystery threshold.
Every story with a mystery at the core has a point at which you need some answers. In a whodunnit, at some point you need a couple people ruled out, a few rock solid clues, and a clear sequence of basic events. You need a little something, then we can have a character development sequence, then a little something, and so on.
Gideon Falls kind of keeps the mystery at the same level, which just experience it through the eyes of three different characters. It’s almost like a whodunnit where we go through the initial investigation with three different people being confused by the same eary info. We go through the same mystery three times and don’t really get any answers.
My threshold for mystery has been crossed, and I need some answers from Gideon Falls to keep me interested.
Because at some point it starts to feel like there aren’t going to BE any.