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hobbitfreddie's review against another edition
3.0
Love fairy tales so of course I enjoyed this. There are two of Oscar Wilde’s fairy tales adapted here. The Selfish Giant and the Starchild. I’ve only read the former before so the Starchild I was comepltey unfamiliar with.
I liked the art. 4.5/5 stars for the art. The art in the selfish giant bothered me cuz the kids were wearing like t shirts and shorts like what time period is this supposed to be. But other than that I liked looking at the art, checked all the boxes for good comic art to me.
I do think the comic was too wordy, something that I’ve noticed happens in comic book adaptions. In a comic I feel like less words and narration is better. It feels more like a picture book than a comic.
I’d say my favorite story is the Starchild like holy shit I need to read the original story. That was fucking crazy.
Selfish giant is a classic, can’t go wrong with it. I think since I already liked the story I like seeing in comic form cuz it’s a pretty faithful adaptation.
It’s hard to review comic adaptations like this. It really comes down to for me if I liked the art and felt it told the story well. It checks those boxes but it wasn’t anything too crazy, it was just a well drawn adaption of these classics.
If you’ve never read these stories or love them I’d reccomend this. It’s pretty short too defiantly worth a read if you like fairy tales.
I liked the art. 4.5/5 stars for the art. The art in the selfish giant bothered me cuz the kids were wearing like t shirts and shorts like what time period is this supposed to be. But other than that I liked looking at the art, checked all the boxes for good comic art to me.
I do think the comic was too wordy, something that I’ve noticed happens in comic book adaptions. In a comic I feel like less words and narration is better. It feels more like a picture book than a comic.
I’d say my favorite story is the Starchild like holy shit I need to read the original story. That was fucking crazy.
Selfish giant is a classic, can’t go wrong with it. I think since I already liked the story I like seeing in comic form cuz it’s a pretty faithful adaptation.
It’s hard to review comic adaptations like this. It really comes down to for me if I liked the art and felt it told the story well. It checks those boxes but it wasn’t anything too crazy, it was just a well drawn adaption of these classics.
If you’ve never read these stories or love them I’d reccomend this. It’s pretty short too defiantly worth a read if you like fairy tales.
natze_berlin's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
sonja1112's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
5.0
mil4's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-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
3.0
mairywo's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
patrickwadden's review against another edition
5.0
This is for 'The Devoted Friend', great piece here
niamh_reads13's review against another edition
3.0
I've never read a word written by Oscar Wilde and I only picked up this book as it was on my compulsory list of readings for a Myth and Fairy Tale unit I am taking this semester at uni. While this is not something I would have picked up on my own, I quite enjoyed it.
aemoline's review against another edition
4.0
"The Nightingale and the Rose" is so tragic and so beautiful. "The Selfish Giant" brought tears to my eyes. All the stories and beautiful.
piamoomin's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5