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kwichris's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
I found this by chance at the library and thought the premise seemed interesting. While the artwork is undeniably beautiful, the story is wildly uneven. The pacing is all over the place, the plot gets muddled at times, and some things are never really explained enough to the reader even with visuals to try and back things up. The place the story should have ended isn't where it ends; some last minute tacked on side quest is where it ends. Overall, this was cute and lovely in terms of representation and being unique, but the overall story could've used so revisions.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Blood
karapillar's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death and Death
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Blood, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Terminal illness
readandfindout's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
3.5
Style/writing: 3.5 stars
Themes: 3.5 stars
Characters: 3.5 stars
Plot: 3 stars
Worldbuilding: 3.5 stars
Art: 3.5 stars
Themes: 3.5 stars
Characters: 3.5 stars
Plot: 3 stars
Worldbuilding: 3.5 stars
Art: 3.5 stars
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Grief and Child death
Minor: Terminal illness, Blood, and Car accident
ruthmoog's review against another edition
hopeful
sad
fast-paced
3.75
The colours of the ghosts are so pretty. I loved the idea of gardening needing balance because it grows life - I would never have expected something like that. But overall the comics seem to be concatenated and doesn't flow, and the characters aren't developed so I felt shallow towards them. But the ideas are inspired and the artwork is nice!
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Child death, and Blood
insectsbaileythebeagle04's review against another edition
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
The art is beautiful and the character interactions were cute. However, the plot was lacking and hard to follow at times.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Grief and Child death
Minor: Blood and Car accident
greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Blood
rickireadss's review against another edition
4.0
super cute graphic novel. really good illustrations! i loved the reaper, and the permit bit had me laughing. also the BIPOC rep made me really happy :)
⚠️: death, child death, grief, car accident, terminal illness, blood
⚠️: death, child death, grief, car accident, terminal illness, blood
Content Warnings
Moderate: Grief, Death, and Child death
Minor: Car accident, Terminal illness, and Blood
thereaderfriend's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
fast-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? No
5.0
Warm, cozy, soulful, beautiful <3 a new favorite :)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Child death
Moderate: Car accident, Blood, and Terminal illness
literarypenguin's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-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? No
5.0
Taproot is such an adorable and lovely written and drawn graphic novel! The colors and drawings are so great, especially the character designs!
Taproot is a story of a gardener named Hamal who communicates with ghosts including his best friend a ghost named Blue. Blue has trouble moving on and admitting his feelings for Hamal and Hamal has trouble accepting his powers and losing these ghosts that he has come to call his friends. All of these characters have so much sass and the interactions between them easily make this book so much more enjoyable! Though at times I did feel like we should have gotten more of the background characters and their development. I loved the relationship between Hamal and Blue and felt like it was genuine and caring. I did believe that they cared about each other and their friendship turned into something more.
I did feel like the pacing was a bit off at times, especially toward the end and towards the end, and it made it harder for me to figure out the story at the end. I felt like I didn't know where the story was headed at the end because things moved by very quickly. The drawings were so beautiful and great to look at! I loved how the Reaper was drawn and the land of the dead was also amazing too! There was just a bit of information about the land of the dead but not too much enough to help us understand the story.
I do very much recommend this sweet and touching graphic novel just for the fact of how much I loved Blue and Hamal! The drawings and story were pretty awesome as well!
Taproot is a story of a gardener named Hamal who communicates with ghosts including his best friend a ghost named Blue. Blue has trouble moving on and admitting his feelings for Hamal and Hamal has trouble accepting his powers and losing these ghosts that he has come to call his friends. All of these characters have so much sass and the interactions between them easily make this book so much more enjoyable! Though at times I did feel like we should have gotten more of the background characters and their development. I loved the relationship between Hamal and Blue and felt like it was genuine and caring. I did believe that they cared about each other and their friendship turned into something more.
I did feel like the pacing was a bit off at times, especially toward the end and towards the end, and it made it harder for me to figure out the story at the end. I felt like I didn't know where the story was headed at the end because things moved by very quickly. The drawings were so beautiful and great to look at! I loved how the Reaper was drawn and the land of the dead was also amazing too! There was just a bit of information about the land of the dead but not too much enough to help us understand the story.
I do very much recommend this sweet and touching graphic novel just for the fact of how much I loved Blue and Hamal! The drawings and story were pretty awesome as well!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Child death
Moderate: Grief
Minor: Terminal illness, Car accident, and Blood
amieco's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Child death
Minor: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Terminal illness