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floppy_dog777's review
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic Novel Night: Book 3
To finish off the night I’m back where I started: with an 18 year old girl who thinks she’s fucked up beyond repair. Like with Raleigh in Lost At Sea, she’s not really different, she just has complicated human emotions. Except this time, no one is there to give her a hug and everyone around her IS fucked up. Forsman’s world is full of sociopaths and creeps, its a dark and depressing view of society that doesn’t have a happy ending.
Alyssa was born into this world and its all she’s ever known. She struggles to connect with those around her and blames herself for this empty feeling, but it’s ultimately everyone else who is letting her down.
I’m not sure this book has a lot to say. Hurt people hurt people. Idk. But regardless the art in this graphic novel is just so incredibly well done and fits the story so perfectly that its hard not to give it five stars. It uses some similar black and white comic style techniques as Lost At Sea, but expands on them and even breaks its own rules in some exceptionally great moments. Incredible read.
My other graphic novel night reads don’t have reviews on here, but they do on Goodreads. Still figuring out the transition to Storygraph
To finish off the night I’m back where I started: with an 18 year old girl who thinks she’s fucked up beyond repair. Like with Raleigh in Lost At Sea, she’s not really different, she just has complicated human emotions. Except this time, no one is there to give her a hug and everyone around her IS fucked up. Forsman’s world is full of sociopaths and creeps, its a dark and depressing view of society that doesn’t have a happy ending.
Alyssa was born into this world and its all she’s ever known. She struggles to connect with those around her and blames herself for this empty feeling, but it’s ultimately everyone else who is letting her down.
I’m not sure this book has a lot to say. Hurt people hurt people. Idk. But regardless the art in this graphic novel is just so incredibly well done and fits the story so perfectly that its hard not to give it five stars. It uses some similar black and white comic style techniques as Lost At Sea, but expands on them and even breaks its own rules in some exceptionally great moments. Incredible read.
My other graphic novel night reads don’t have reviews on here, but they do on Goodreads. Still figuring out the transition to Storygraph
readingpicnic's review
dark
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
Idk I didn’t really like this one. It put me in a sour mood…
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual harassment, Torture, Murder, and Gore
moonlightdrive's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
erincataldi's review
3.0
This was a wild ride from start to finish. Fast paced and quick to read in it's comic format this story about a lonely teenage couple roaming around aimlessly is gripping from start to finish. James is an odd duck, he doesn't feel deeply and as a child he had no problem killing animals. He's not a remorseful guy, he's just looking to feel something, anything. He meets Alyssa and he pretends to fall in love with her in an attempt to feel some feelings. She goes along with it because she's lonely and why not. Together they runaway and bum around. They break into a house to sleep while it's owners are on vacation. While there they discover some disturbing satanic items and pictures of mutilated bodies. They stay anyway When the owner returns home Alyssa and James are in for some serious shit. Dark and compelling. Like, really dark, I wonder how the TV adaptation will be.
blila's review against another edition
3.0
pretty underdeveloped compared to the tv show, but still deserves stars as it influenced one of the best (if not the best) tv shows of all time, and some of its best scenes :D
slewan's review
2.0
inte ofta man säger det men - serien var bättre. boken föll platt och hade så lite bakgrund. det var svårt att känna empati för karaktärerna när man i princip endast kan deras namn. serien tog allt det platta från boken och gav den djup.
ett av mina favoritcitat från serien är ”i was never alyssa’s protecter. she was mine”. det var taget från boken MEN SÅ EXTREMT DÅLIGT I BOKEN. jag kunde knappast bry mig mindre om vad fan han känner för alyssa men DE GÖR DET SÅ BRA I SERIEN!!!
charles forsman har en specifik stil som jag inte nödvändigtvis tycker är dålig. han har bra idéer som han hade kunnat utveckla och göra mycket bättre. jag är så glad att det blev en serie av det här med BRA skådespelare som gjorde karaktärerna till så mycket mer än vad de var i boken. om du är intresserad av storyn - läs inte boken. se serien!!!!
ett av mina favoritcitat från serien är ”i was never alyssa’s protecter. she was mine”. det var taget från boken MEN SÅ EXTREMT DÅLIGT I BOKEN. jag kunde knappast bry mig mindre om vad fan han känner för alyssa men DE GÖR DET SÅ BRA I SERIEN!!!
charles forsman har en specifik stil som jag inte nödvändigtvis tycker är dålig. han har bra idéer som han hade kunnat utveckla och göra mycket bättre. jag är så glad att det blev en serie av det här med BRA skådespelare som gjorde karaktärerna till så mycket mer än vad de var i boken. om du är intresserad av storyn - läs inte boken. se serien!!!!
kayla_can_read's review
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Simple dialogue and fine figures
pooxs's review against another edition
1.0
Wtf did I just read? Why did Netflix make this into a tv show?