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3.79 AVERAGE
3.79 AVERAGE
De pronto creo que este es el mejor cómic que he leído en mi vida.
APOCATÁSTASIS
APOCATÁSTASIS
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Neil Gaiman is a terrible person, and I no longer have a desire to read his work
This was a radio adaptation of a graphic novel written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Dave McKean. Something must have been lost in translation as I was left thinking "I don't get it!"—yet I'm still thinking about it today even though I listened to it yesterday. So I want to find the graphic novel to see if I can figure out what I'm missing. It's Neil Gaiman after all—there's got to be something weird and wonderful to it.
It was a nice one to read and one of the things I liked the most in the Humble eBook Bundle (https://www.humblebundle.com/)
The story is meandering through different realities and the best part is that in 80 pages you can find so many minds. The visuals complement the text beautifully, giving off a dark mood that takes you head-on to your greatest fears. It's powerful and grand at the same time.
The story is meandering through different realities and the best part is that in 80 pages you can find so many minds. The visuals complement the text beautifully, giving off a dark mood that takes you head-on to your greatest fears. It's powerful and grand at the same time.
I finally read this after getting it as a birthday present a few months ago. I picked it up because I just finished reading another book co-authored by Neil Gaiman, Good Omens. As it turns out, this one has to do with the Apocalypse, too. No humor in this one, though, it's actually quite sad. A filmmaker finds out he has terminal cancer, and decides to finish a script for a movie that will never get made. The movie is about people living in the year 999, who are sure that Armageddon is at hand.
At times I found this book a little too self-consciously arty, but eventually the power of the story won me over. Coincidentally, I had been wondering not too long ago what the appeal of eschatology was, and I think I got a thoughtful answer from reading this book.
I can't wait to talk to the friend who gave it to me now that I've finally read it.
At times I found this book a little too self-consciously arty, but eventually the power of the story won me over. Coincidentally, I had been wondering not too long ago what the appeal of eschatology was, and I think I got a thoughtful answer from reading this book.
I can't wait to talk to the friend who gave it to me now that I've finally read it.
I did not like this much until the last part. A weirdly appropriate read for the last day of a strange year.
A touching and quiet little story about the power of film and one man's search for meaning that is let down by a lack of focus here and there on both Neil and Dave's sides, but it's definitely worth a read, ignoring the bits that make no sense whatsoever to the general story.
Thoughtful and beautiful, this book is about creation and death, told by a dying filmmaker and his mind's visions.