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3.63 AVERAGE
3.63 AVERAGE
Not the same plot as that of the movie, which I thoroughly enjoyed. So read the book as though it is another episode with the same characters.
In other words the book is clever in its own right. Some of the memorable lines of dialog are in both venues. Such as "I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way."
I was tickled by the descriptions of speech balloons, causing me to visualize a comic strip.
In other words the book is clever in its own right. Some of the memorable lines of dialog are in both venues. Such as "I'm not bad, I'm just drawn that way."
I was tickled by the descriptions of speech balloons, causing me to visualize a comic strip.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Racism and sexism are frequent occurrences. It’s written like hard boiled noir but overindulges in tropes that color the narrative and dialogue.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder
So different from the film Who framed Roger Rabbit. So much darker. I loved it.
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The original idea for this story is so good - the narrative style is generally engaging and I love some of the worldbuilding details (the toons mainly communicating via speech bubbles which can interact with their surroundings, for instance, which sadly didn’t make it to the film version). This being said, while I’ve come to expect a base level of misogyny, racism and queerphobia from noir as a genre, especially for stuff written in the 80s, this one aged pretty poorly: using the toons as an allegory for racial discrimination only works to a certain point and has questionable ramifications; there’s a bucketload of misogyny (culminating in Eddie punching out Jessica Rabbit and calling it a “love tap”), and a truly gross transphobic scene two thirds of the way in. While I can see the narrative potential in the series, I think I’ll just stick to the film.
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
I like books with an adaptation that takes things in a different direction
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Preferred the deviations in the movie, but I thoroughly enjoyed this read.