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captwinghead's review
4.0
The most compelling part of this series for me is Jen's recovery story. Tamaki does a wonderful job of portraying Jen's life after CW II without making it seem like there's a "miracle cure". She attends support groups, she has her coping techniques to manage anxiety and this series shows her finding a way to function while helping people around her.
Overall, I didn't enjoy this one as much as the previous volume because of the last, sort of hammy issue and it just didn't seem to flow as well as the first one. It's still wonderful but it didn't resonate with me the same way the first one did.
That being said, there is still a LOT to love here:
- the couple, Oliver and Warren, were written well enough that I got attached and cared about their plight. They're actually people with their own goals and lives so I really cared what happened to them. They truly care about them and I was so angry on their behalf during this book.
- Jen is wonderful as always. Tamaki has a great handle on the character and I root for her everytime. I'm enjoying this book a lot more than Slott's run which is saying something. Sorry, but a part of me will always think women write female characters better than 99% of male writers. It's all in how you choose to portray our motivations. Which brings me to:
- Patsy Walker and her friendship with Jen. I really love this! They're really supportive of each other and Patsy is never scared of Jen or the Hulk. It's a great female friendship.
- the plot is actually interesting. Sometimes, it's hard for authors to accomplish great characterization and development and still give us a decent plot. Tamaki doesn't struggle with that at all.
- the metaphor and Jen wondering about what Bruce would think if he read Mary Shelley's Frankenstein really resonated with me. Bruce didn't read a lot of fiction but I'd be interested to see his thoughts on who was the more sympathetic character: Victor or his monster?
Overall, I didn't enjoy this one as much as the previous volume because of the last, sort of hammy issue and it just didn't seem to flow as well as the first one. It's still wonderful but it didn't resonate with me the same way the first one did.
That being said, there is still a LOT to love here:
- the couple, Oliver and Warren, were written well enough that I got attached and cared about their plight. They're actually people with their own goals and lives so I really cared what happened to them. They truly care about them and I was so angry on their behalf during this book.
- Jen is wonderful as always. Tamaki has a great handle on the character and I root for her everytime. I'm enjoying this book a lot more than Slott's run which is saying something. Sorry, but a part of me will always think women write female characters better than 99% of male writers. It's all in how you choose to portray our motivations. Which brings me to:
- Patsy Walker and her friendship with Jen. I really love this! They're really supportive of each other and Patsy is never scared of Jen or the Hulk. It's a great female friendship.
- the plot is actually interesting. Sometimes, it's hard for authors to accomplish great characterization and development and still give us a decent plot. Tamaki doesn't struggle with that at all.
- the metaphor and Jen wondering about what Bruce would think if he read Mary Shelley's Frankenstein really resonated with me. Bruce didn't read a lot of fiction but I'd be interested to see his thoughts on who was the more sympathetic character: Victor or his monster?
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