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Daytripper by Gabriel Bá, Fábio Moon

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marie_blanc's review

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emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

adrianp94's review

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challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

lsparrow's review

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4.0

I especially loved the drawings and also liked thinking about life - what makes a life, a death and how do we recognise it.

A lovely, life affirming work. Impressive how it manages to be so, despite featuring multiple gruesome deaths.

Whenever online discourse or friends describe a work as being "one of the greatest examples of its medium", I can never help but expect a grand, sweeping story full of ecstatic highs and moments where your heart leaps out of your chest. Daytripper had been described to me in such terms, but Daytripper isn't a rip-roaring, high-stakes tale.

That's because that's not what life is either, at least most of the time. Life is what Moon and Bá want to explore.

Because of my off-base expectations, when the novel's central conceit reveals itself, I was intrigued. Death is recurring, but why? I was sure I was about to delve into a fantastical tale of time-travel, time-loops or parallel realities.

Here's where I was wrong: deaths in Daytripper are not a mystery to be uncovered -in fact they're never explained at all- but that doesn't make them meaningless. Deaths in Daytripper are a tool to make the reader reflect upon their own lives and the moments that make them. Moon and Bá are reminding us that any one of us could be gone tomorrow, so savour every second and don't linger on decisions, before or after. I'm always grateful to read a story that reminds me of that.

whisperwind's review

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4.0

In our lives, there is an ever-present question: What if? What if we had taken a different path or made alternative choices? "Daytripper" elegantly confronts us with the captivating and intricate nature of life's boundless possibilities.

This book serves as a poignant reminder of the significance of our decisions and the value of cherishing each moment. It encourages us to embrace the journey of self-discovery and live our lives authentically, free from the weight of regrets or the fear of the unknown.

sleepingnerd's review

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4.0

A arte dessa hq é linda, e a história parece meio sonho, meio realidade. É uma jornada pela vida de Brás, pelo nascimento, morte e todos os momentos entre os dois, tudo fora de ordem, o que de certa forma faz tudo ficar melhor. No final, Brás parece uma pessoa de verdade, alguém que eu poderia conhecer, e esse livro uma exploração do que é ser ele, do que é estar vivo. Foi certamente uma experiência.