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geekwayne's review against another edition
2.0
'The Client' by Zidrou with art by Manolo Carot is a graphic novel about a kidnapped daughter of a mobster and the man who has done it.
The story takes place in Ecuador in the houses of prostitutes. An ordinary guy falls in love with a prostitute, and in order to get her freedom, he kidnaps the daughter of a mobster. If those weren't enough bad choices, he drives with the mobster to get the daughter. Things can't possibly end well.
The plot is weirdly uninteresting. The main character seems so amazingly stupid with his choices and I never really felt invested in why this story was even happening.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Europe Comics and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
The story takes place in Ecuador in the houses of prostitutes. An ordinary guy falls in love with a prostitute, and in order to get her freedom, he kidnaps the daughter of a mobster. If those weren't enough bad choices, he drives with the mobster to get the daughter. Things can't possibly end well.
The plot is weirdly uninteresting. The main character seems so amazingly stupid with his choices and I never really felt invested in why this story was even happening.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Europe Comics and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
emmanovella's review against another edition
2.0
Not what I expected and I’m a little confused as to what exactly was going on but it was a quick read and enjoyable nonetheless
carroq's review against another edition
3.0
Disclaimer: I received a free ecopy via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
This book is okay. A man falls in love with a prostitute and goes up against a mobster to try to get her back. The art is decent. It didn't stand out in any way though. I like the character interactions the best. This is a fairly short book and it feels like it moves along a little too quickly at times. There are moments that could have been extended or scenes that could have used more of a bridge to have it flow better. It was a bit different than I was expecting, which worked well in its favor. The protagonist is pretty one dimensional though.
This book is okay. A man falls in love with a prostitute and goes up against a mobster to try to get her back. The art is decent. It didn't stand out in any way though. I like the character interactions the best. This is a fairly short book and it feels like it moves along a little too quickly at times. There are moments that could have been extended or scenes that could have used more of a bridge to have it flow better. It was a bit different than I was expecting, which worked well in its favor. The protagonist is pretty one dimensional though.
stefant's review
2.0
Picked this one up via NetGalley (thank you for the copy!) as it had interesting cover and description. European comics are a bit of hit and miss with me since I don't seem to fall head over heels for just about any comic like it seems to happen to me with the American ones. Nevertheless, I'm always in for a good surprise so I started reading with high hopes. From the get-go I have to say that I like the art style. Not my favorite, no, but pretty neat and clean for my taste that it kind of kept me going until the end of the book. Unfortunately not the same can be said about the writing - which was most of the times artificial and forced. It just did not seem natural, it did not have a natural flow to it. I was quite disappointed in the end but had it not been for the nice art, I'd've abandoned it way faster.
laurag22's review
3.0
This is a really interesting graphic novel set in the seedy world of Spanish strip clubs. It has a colourful art style with a hidden darkness to match the topic at hand. It's a battle of wills between the mob boss with little mercy and the client who has his daughter held hostage until his love who is part of the mob bosses staff is found and released. Who will triumph and how much blood will be shed?
clwojick's review
2.0
A harsh and gritty graphic novel about a divorced man who falls in love with a prostitute. After she gets into some trouble with her pimp, he decides to kidnap the mobsters daughter in order to save his girl. The illustrations were done beautifully, but the story line left me with some questions. In all, I definitely see how some will enjoy this, but it will not re a re-read for me.
I received a digital copy of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
I received a digital copy of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
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