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neon_capricorn's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
tense
medium-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? It's complicated
5.0
dlfletcher's review
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
56bumblebees's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
mandarinis's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Slavery, War, Animal death, Colonisation, Death, Grief, Alcohol, Body horror, Misogyny, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Genocide, Gun violence, and Violence
kakrucke's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
While some elements of the book are dated (gender politics, for instance), the central metaphor about totalitarianism remains compelling.
sarabz's review against another edition
3.0
A deadly snow blankets Buenos Aires. Juan Salvo, his family, and his friends find that they have survived by chance. The layers of the alien invasion uncovered throughout the story are eerie and fascinating. And we never meet the mysterious aliens that have controlled and enslaved the alien species forced to conduct the invasion. A mixture of luck, shared skills among the small group of survivors, and reliance on reason and science allows Juan to survive and eventually escape this dark future.
You could tell this was originally a serial comic - lots of repetition and getting the reader up to speed - which felt odd and made for a slow read in this collection which felt odd in this collection that presented the comic as one long adventure. And parts of it, especially the gender roles, were very dated. But overall the story was interesting and there was a lot to chew on with the ideas and social criticisms woven into the narrative.
You could tell this was originally a serial comic - lots of repetition and getting the reader up to speed - which felt odd and made for a slow read in this collection which felt odd in this collection that presented the comic as one long adventure. And parts of it, especially the gender roles, were very dated. But overall the story was interesting and there was a lot to chew on with the ideas and social criticisms woven into the narrative.
pauleelibros's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
5.0
Novela grafica sobre una invasión extraterrestre en Buenos Aires!!!! Que más querés??
germangfeler's review against another edition
5.0
El Eternauta es la historia de Juan Salvo, un viajero del futuro que se encuentra con el guionista de esta historia (Oesterheld) y le relata la invasión extrarrestre que sucedió en su tiempo.
Esta novela gráfica es, sin dudas, la más importante de su tipo en la historia argentina. El eje central es la historia de supervivencia de los seres humanos contra un enemigo desconocido, dado que en la historia original nunca conocemos a los enemigos reales, solo a las razas de otras planetas que ellos usan como "soldados". En su acercamiento a la ciencia ficción se notan parecidos a autores como Heinlein, y hoy es posible que sea vista como menos original que en el momento en que se publicó porque hemos visto cosas similares en cine y TV (por ejemplo la serie Falling Skies). Pero esto no le quita méritos a una historia que es entretenida y muestra una profundidad que le permite ser leída en varias capas donde se encuentran críticas a la situación política y social de su época.
Esta novela gráfica es, sin dudas, la más importante de su tipo en la historia argentina. El eje central es la historia de supervivencia de los seres humanos contra un enemigo desconocido, dado que en la historia original nunca conocemos a los enemigos reales, solo a las razas de otras planetas que ellos usan como "soldados". En su acercamiento a la ciencia ficción se notan parecidos a autores como Heinlein, y hoy es posible que sea vista como menos original que en el momento en que se publicó porque hemos visto cosas similares en cine y TV (por ejemplo la serie Falling Skies). Pero esto no le quita méritos a una historia que es entretenida y muestra una profundidad que le permite ser leída en varias capas donde se encuentran críticas a la situación política y social de su época.