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milshollini's review against another edition
4.0
Страхотен разказ (включва и preview на Ocean at the end of the lane), който се разпространява безплатно в amazon.com
Най-доброто от Геймън, зловещо, романтично, трепетно.
Нямам търпение за този роман, честно.
А разказът е просто чудесен, написан с много чувство за хумор. Геймън е автор, който прекрасно показва богатствоото на английския език.
Ех, наистина нямам търпение нещо ново да излезе скоро от него и на български. А ако вземе да дойде в България, сигурно ще спя на летището.
Най-доброто от Геймън, зловещо, романтично, трепетно.
Нямам търпение за този роман, честно.
А разказът е просто чудесен, написан с много чувство за хумор. Геймън е автор, който прекрасно показва богатствоото на английския език.
Ех, наистина нямам търпение нещо ново да излезе скоро от него и на български. А ако вземе да дойде в България, сигурно ще спя на летището.
nssutton's review
4.0
Wasn't familiar with the short story before reading the graphic novel and from the cover was afraid the twist might be too scary for middle of the night nursing reading (where my heebie jeebies are the most intense). Clever, but it left me woefully dissatisfied as there was so much I still wanted to know.
caitcoy's review
4.0
I'm a huge fan of Neil Gaiman but wasn't familiar with the short story that this was adapted from (Fragile Things is definitely on my list now). Since I try to pick up anything Gaiman is involved with, I figured it would probably be right in my wheelhouse and I wasn't wrong.
How to Talk to Girls at Parties is an interesting mix of coming and age and mysterious, dark Gaiman fantasy. It's the story of how a shy awkward teenager (Enn) gets dragged to a party by his more charming, smooth friend (Vic) and the night ends up simultaneously painfully awkward and bizarrely fantastical. Like in many Gaiman stories, much of the magic is never spelled out, it's left dangerous and untamed and mostly unknown. If you're bothered by vagueness, this is probably not your thing. I don't mind that, especially with the way that Gaiman writes, so I ended up loving it.
The adaptation itself is well done. I wasn't sure how well translating text to the graphic format would work for something that wasn't originally a graphic novel but I was impressed that it wasn't just inserting huge blocks of text throughout. Moon and Ba did a fantastic job with the art and the three creators made for a damn good combination. Would definitely recommend this to anyone who enjoys stories that don't reveal every mystery and combine genres in a way that leaves you unsure what it really is.
Full review here: http://aeither.net/graphic-reviews-how-to-talk-to-girls-at-parties/
How to Talk to Girls at Parties is an interesting mix of coming and age and mysterious, dark Gaiman fantasy. It's the story of how a shy awkward teenager (Enn) gets dragged to a party by his more charming, smooth friend (Vic) and the night ends up simultaneously painfully awkward and bizarrely fantastical. Like in many Gaiman stories, much of the magic is never spelled out, it's left dangerous and untamed and mostly unknown. If you're bothered by vagueness, this is probably not your thing. I don't mind that, especially with the way that Gaiman writes, so I ended up loving it.
The adaptation itself is well done. I wasn't sure how well translating text to the graphic format would work for something that wasn't originally a graphic novel but I was impressed that it wasn't just inserting huge blocks of text throughout. Moon and Ba did a fantastic job with the art and the three creators made for a damn good combination. Would definitely recommend this to anyone who enjoys stories that don't reveal every mystery and combine genres in a way that leaves you unsure what it really is.
Full review here: http://aeither.net/graphic-reviews-how-to-talk-to-girls-at-parties/
luna_rondo's review against another edition
3.0
Quick story seemingly based off a joke: "girls aren't from different planets"
A little confused, but the writing as always was beautiful.
A little confused, but the writing as always was beautiful.
ladykatka's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This was confusing until I read a review suggesting to view it as teenage boys seeing girls as aliens. Ok so they aren't really aliens, that makes it make a little more sense but I still wouldn't call it good. Perhaps because the whole boys get weird and confused around girls isn't really a new or fresh concept is why this didn't land for me.
emiia's review against another edition
Astonishing. I prefer to think of the story, however, in a less fantasy-aliens sort of way, but rather a teenage boy's take on *girls*.
ninj's review
4.0
Short but delightful tale of two teenage boys who go to a party where the girls aren't quite what they were expecting. Splashy colours of yellow and green for some backgrounds, red and orange hues for others, very nicely done.
thestarlesscasea's review
4.0
I read this in non-graphic short story form in Fragile Things, and I think I liked it better in this graphic novel format. I would have loved a bit more ethereal vibe from the art style since this is such a strange, otherworldly story, but the art did have some strangeness and an interesting color-palette, and I think it added a lot. One strange thing about the artwork was that the two boys looked like they were at least in their mid-twenties but were supposed to be fifteen, so that was a strange disconnect for me. This isn't one of my all-time favorite Gaiman stories but is an interesting one for sure.