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jacintaeve's review
4.0
I am not sure how I came across this comic but I had been searching for comics that involve music and this one did have a few songs written within the text or as part of the drawings. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I enjoyed the story though so, I will be grabbing the other volumes from the library!
toebean5's review
3.0
Points for the author if the title is a reference to the Polaris song. I'm just kind of tired of graphic novels where the storyline is about being depressed and needing a girlfriend. I couldn't stand Jeffrey Brown until he started drawing cats and robots. Then he became a bit more original. There's potential here- I like the characters... it's just the overall premise that annoys me. I would read more, though.
kidclamp's review
5.0
Lonely introverted boy meets crazy fun girl who brings him out of his shell and crushes him to bits.
I really like this series, the art is well done, the rag-doll appearance of LDB is great.
My biggest complaint is how short this volume is.
I really like this series, the art is well done, the rag-doll appearance of LDB is great.
My biggest complaint is how short this volume is.
vinkalinka's review
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
Sad geek boy meets manic pixie dream girl. They date.
jekutree's review
1.0
Picked this up on sale at my local comic shop based off the design of LDB. The art in this book is great and some of the layouts in this volume were actually pretty impressive. However, the writing was overall pretty poor. The dialogue ranges from quality to passable to straight up cringe and the pacing of the story is down right awful. Characters just pop up and pop out of the story with no explanation or introduction and everyone but LDB is annoying and poorly written. The book tries hard to be quirky and is chock full of pop culture references that don’t land. Overall, I wouldn’t recommend this book and I’m likely not going to pick up the other volumes.
2/10
2/10
shanyreader's review
5.0
2/2 for artwork. It's not "pretty" or anything, but it just made me smile. I LOVED how he was a doll, and when he smiled or frowned, it was really such a powerfully simple thing. It's not a unique style I think, I'd find it in other graphic novels maybe, but it's a style I like, with unique characters and clothing and a sketchy feel to it. It's not too complicated, something I'm thankful for in a graphic novel sometimes.
3/3 for plot/characters/overall awesomeness: Ok, I won't lie--anything that has video game references that I actually understand, with simple jokes about life, etc. I'm bound to like. It wasn't "depressing" at all. I thought that it was funny, sweet, and I think I'll read it again soon since it took only a few minutes. Honestly, this is going to go in my favorites for when I'm feeling down. I thought all the characters were funny--the main character who we can all relate to, kinda nerdy, falls for the girl; the girl, whom is incredibly spunky and wild and overall nuts who quickly befriends the main character; the girl's roommate who is actually a pretty cool guy who also befriends boy; etc. etc.
It kinda reminds me of John Green...therefore...<3 <3 <3 it.
3/3 for plot/characters/overall awesomeness: Ok, I won't lie--anything that has video game references that I actually understand, with simple jokes about life, etc. I'm bound to like. It wasn't "depressing" at all. I thought that it was funny, sweet, and I think I'll read it again soon since it took only a few minutes. Honestly, this is going to go in my favorites for when I'm feeling down. I thought all the characters were funny--the main character who we can all relate to, kinda nerdy, falls for the girl; the girl, whom is incredibly spunky and wild and overall nuts who quickly befriends the main character; the girl's roommate who is actually a pretty cool guy who also befriends boy; etc. etc.
It kinda reminds me of John Green...therefore...<3 <3 <3 it.
bluenicorn's review
3.0
Points for the author if the title is a reference to the Polaris song. I'm just kind of tired of graphic novels where the storyline is about being depressed and needing a girlfriend. I couldn't stand Jeffrey Brown until he started drawing cats and robots. Then he became a bit more original. There's potential here- I like the characters... it's just the overall premise that annoys me. I would read more, though.
corncobwebs's review
very much in the spirit of the early autobiographical books by Jeffery Brown, and also books like the Scott Pilgrim series. also reminded me of a bunch of people I knew in college, including myself. was annoyed about how some characters (including LDB) scoff at hipsters, when they are so clearly hipsters themselves. Loved the idea of "style points" bowling, and am hoping Jason Poole will want to do this with me sometime. Am sufficiently curious about how LDB will cope with his insensitive crush (and perceived girlfriend) revealing that she has a boyfriend that I ordered the next few volumes in the series.