Reviews

Le Monde d'Edena by Mœbius

aldoojeda's review against another edition

4.0

It is very interesting how the story started as a small comic made for Citröen, to become an epic story that encompasses dreams within dreams. It is not the weirdest stuff from Moebius, but his world of Edena is captivating. The ending, though, felt a little rush. Many things where happening at the same time and Atana, one of the protagonist, was barely there.

liamroush's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

con's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

themightycheez's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

indeedithappens's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation, Misogyny, Murder, Sexism, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicide, Animal death, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Torture, Toxic relationship, War, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Kidnapping, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Classism, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, and Vomit

brunjact's review against another edition

3.0

For sure it has many stunning illustrations but the plot seems to sidetrack toward the end.

ury949's review against another edition

3.0

A big, beautiful book. It's five episodes of the adventures of Sal and Atan on Edena, with notes about the story's history and the author's progression with the work. The end got... weird. Also, a bit machismo for my taste - for a pair of people who'd lived their whole lives genderless, they certainly snap quite quickly into their rolls of masculine hero and damsel in distress.

cifb's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

jo_in_bookland's review against another edition

3.0

3 stars
I'd never heard of Jean "Moebius" Giraud, French author and illustrator. Not surprising since I was never into sci-fi and graphic novels. Ends up he's a big name. He's worked on movies such as Alien and The Abyss and completed significant projects including one with Stan Lee.
I'm trying to read genres I'm not too familiar with so when I saw this one mentioned on Bookstagram I thought I'd give it a shot.
This story was quite bizarre, but certainly interesting. It still did not appeal to me very much though. I'm giving this 3 stars for the author's originality and artwork. If you're a fan of the genre, I would highly encourage you to read this as you will surely be able to appreciate it more than me.

mattait's review against another edition

5.0

Trippy sci fi mysticism, very much in the vein of The Incal, beautifully illustrated.