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cimorene1558's review against another edition
3.0
Strange little wordless book about a caveman-type boy who has very odd adventures.
areaxbiologist's review
5.0
I wonder why the artist changed colors throughout the book. It was neat to see the outlining change to blue when the cave-man discovered water. The mummy was so sweet - he deserves his own spin-off. Cute end page art of the mischievous rat. Can't wait to see what Brian Ralph will come up with next.
hollowspine's review
3.0
As with Daybreak Ralph tells this story using illustration alone. This story follows the journey of a underdweller. It starts out a simple search for food, but soon turns into a strange adventure story as our hero ventures through strange dream-like landscapes.
It reminded me of a dream I had, one where I was chased through strange rooms, bizarre creatures surrounding me. Like my dream the illustrations sometimes made a our cavedweller rather small in comparison with his surroundings, other times he became a giant towering over the scene. He follows a strange trail, one event leading into the next, tunnels becoming caverns, becoming lakes, flowing into underwater tubes.
I enjoyed the change in color and tone at the turn of each scene. Like a dream I found the flow, although strange, enjoyable and smooth. Despite the absence of any word (difficult for a reader like me!) I was completely engrossed in the story, it's focus at times heroic and other times rather villanious. There were moments of triumph, terror and heartbreak.
I enjoyed Daybreak for it's more traditional story and plotflow, but the dream evoking scenes of Cave-in are something not to be missed.
It reminded me of a dream I had, one where I was chased through strange rooms, bizarre creatures surrounding me. Like my dream the illustrations sometimes made a our cavedweller rather small in comparison with his surroundings, other times he became a giant towering over the scene. He follows a strange trail, one event leading into the next, tunnels becoming caverns, becoming lakes, flowing into underwater tubes.
I enjoyed the change in color and tone at the turn of each scene. Like a dream I found the flow, although strange, enjoyable and smooth. Despite the absence of any word (difficult for a reader like me!) I was completely engrossed in the story, it's focus at times heroic and other times rather villanious. There were moments of triumph, terror and heartbreak.
I enjoyed Daybreak for it's more traditional story and plotflow, but the dream evoking scenes of Cave-in are something not to be missed.
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