Reviews with content warning for Terminal illness - Victor und Nora - gegen die Zeit

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Victor und Nora - gegen die Zeit by Lauren Myracle, Isaac Goodhart

13 reviews

nettles's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Content warnings: terminal illness, suicide, images of body horror

The art! Is very well done, and there's some cool style shifts to reference different media (Tim Burton style, Hungry caterpillar, old comic cover illustration style to name a few) and it's done in a way thats not jarring. Five stars for art.

The story was clear and easy to follow, but with uneven pacing. Also Nora was a bit tooo quirky at first and Victor too possessive. Three stars for story, it was just okay

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frantic_vampire's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

This….wasn’t what I was expecting. But also? Now that I think back on what I know of DC comics and how things tend to go in Gotham, this is kind of what I would expect to see. It’s been really interesting diving into all these new retcon’ed backstories for DC’s villains. Victor Fries is one that I didn’t really know anything about other than the basics.

I think the thing that I enjoyed the most about this graphic novel was the slow transition from a love story to a tragedy. While this wasn’t my favorite graphic novel I’ve ever read, I did think that the author handled Nora’s illness, her mental health, and her suicidal thoughts, in a really thoughtful way. They didn’t pull any punches with any of it and I really appreciated that. So, with that said, I’m giving this 3.25 stars.

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nerdysread's review against another edition

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emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.75

Sympa mais sans plus. La romance est un peu rapide et on s’attache pas énormément aux personnages. Je connaissais l’histoire de Mr. Freeze déjà donc je savais comment ça allait se terminer. Je pense que l’âge des protagonistes n’a pas joué leur faveur. Par contre j’ai bien aimé la discussion sur la mort, le deuil. Mais aussi les différences de couleurs quand les deux protagonistes sont chacun dans « leur monde »

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lunarxcross's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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rachelizx's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional 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

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carochacord's review against another edition

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dark sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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mikaelaandherbooks's review against another edition

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dark sad medium-paced

2.0

My least favorite of the DC Young Adult graphic novels so far. It was very Romeo and Juliet-esque, but didn't have me actually caring that much about the characters.

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