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dennyb1's review against another edition
4.0
Non aspettatevi di trovarvi di fronte un fumetto dove la protagonista uccide i giganti come se fosse uscita da L’attacco dei giganti.
Svelando le carte man mano, gli autori narrano una triste storia di solitudine, di bullismo, di odio, che poi si apre verso l’accettazione di sé stessi e allo svelamento di una verità spesso nascosta sotto strati di insicurezza: siamo più forti di quel che pensiamo.
Svelando le carte man mano, gli autori narrano una triste storia di solitudine, di bullismo, di odio, che poi si apre verso l’accettazione di sé stessi e allo svelamento di una verità spesso nascosta sotto strati di insicurezza: siamo più forti di quel che pensiamo.
jenmangler's review against another edition
3.0
Barbara is smart and angry, and she lashes out at everyone. She's very lucky to have supportive people who don't give up on her, because she doesn't make it easy. Eventually, Barbara learns how to deal with the unthinkable, and learns that she is stronger than she thinks.
sailor_marmar's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
gabepants's review against another edition
5.0
Such a beautiful sentiment to struggle and perseverance. It really hit home for me and was a truly amazing ride start to finish. Its good to know that I too have killed giants.
zachnachazel's review against another edition
5.0
Haiku Book Review.
Right in the feelings.
Gut-wrenchingly painful,
Beautiful read.
Right in the feelings.
Gut-wrenchingly painful,
Beautiful read.
lisamchuk's review against another edition
3.0
Barbara is a weird kid with an impressive active imagination: she's prepping to kill some giants. She's got problems at home. She's got problems at school. And then one day the giant comes and a secret is revealed and all is solved.
The story of this is good, but the art was...confusing? Especially at first. I had a hard time following along for awhile. I guess it's just not quite my style. But it works with the story, which is good. How's that for a deep review?
The story of this is good, but the art was...confusing? Especially at first. I had a hard time following along for awhile. I guess it's just not quite my style. But it works with the story, which is good. How's that for a deep review?
guppyur's review against another edition
2.0
Released as a seven-issue, self-contained comic book series, about a teenage girl in the modern day who claims to kill giants. Difficult to expand much on that without spoilers. This book will upset you.
Nothing about this is well-done on a technical level, but I still found it effective. The writing is... okay, but there's very little payoff until the end. The art is not great and sometimes make it hard to tell what's going on.
The creators have pre- and post-issue comic book conversations between each other. These are terrible in both their art and prose and will make you hate them both.
Nothing about this is well-done on a technical level, but I still found it effective. The writing is... okay, but there's very little payoff until the end. The art is not great and sometimes make it hard to tell what's going on.
The creators have pre- and post-issue comic book conversations between each other. These are terrible in both their art and prose and will make you hate them both.
ciuuu's review against another edition
5.0
I cried. A lot.
Bound to happen as I went to a similar experience of losing a loved one, though I was older than Barbara was (on that side I identified a good deal with the older sister dealing with her grief as well as keeping the house together and doing all that stuff you have to do when... well)
I liked that Barbara was not a good relative-of-someone-ill. She's angry, she's abrasive, she's loud. She cant't just accepting.
And it's heartwrenching to see her create the giant, a physical enemy she can try and stop because she can't truly understand what's going on, needs to have someone she can beat up for her mom sake.
Her mom she can't bear to look at, because to her the woman that can barely speak and is hooked to machines is not her mom.
But at the end she's able to let other people in, to confront the reality of what's happening and in spite of everything life will go on... i already said i cried right?
The art works really well with the story, all the pages during the climax are: woah.
Bound to happen as I went to a similar experience of losing a loved one, though I was older than Barbara was (on that side I identified a good deal with the older sister dealing with her grief as well as keeping the house together and doing all that stuff you have to do when... well)
I liked that Barbara was not a good relative-of-someone-ill. She's angry, she's abrasive, she's loud. She cant't just accepting.
And it's heartwrenching to see her create the giant, a physical enemy she can try and stop because she can't truly understand what's going on, needs to have someone she can beat up for her mom sake.
Her mom she can't bear to look at, because to her the woman that can barely speak and is hooked to machines is not her mom.
But at the end she's able to let other people in, to confront the reality of what's happening and in spite of everything life will go on... i already said i cried right?
The art works really well with the story, all the pages during the climax are: woah.
mehsi's review against another edition
1.0
Wow, dit was gewoon slecht. :| De hoofdpersoon is onuitstaanbaar, vreselijk, en agressief, en zegt vreselijke dingen die je nooit, maar dan ook nooit, moet zeggen. En sorry, hoor, sneu voor wat er in haar leven gebeurd, maar dat excuseert haar niet van alle dingen die ze deed en nog steeds doet.
De stukken met de moeder waren verdrietig, maar ik was nog steeds nijdig om dat die meid maar met alles wegkomt dus kon ik niet volledig het moment in komen.
De art was zo-zo. Niet echt de beste, maar het past wel bij het verhaal.
De stukken met de moeder waren verdrietig, maar ik was nog steeds nijdig om dat die meid maar met alles wegkomt dus kon ik niet volledig het moment in komen.
De art was zo-zo. Niet echt de beste, maar het past wel bij het verhaal.
tblum312's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
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? Yes
5.0