118 reviews for:

The Walking Man

Jirō Taniguchi

3.92 AVERAGE

cooeeaus's review

2.0

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Makes me want to go and wander around a park somewhere.

shea_proulx's review

5.0

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This is a graphic novel that edges into the fine art world. It explores the idea of peaceful transitions through space simply for the beauty of moving through an environment. Taniguchi neglects the usual idea of story in favor of a calm journey. It's a weirdly bold move to commit so deeply.

teafairy's review against another edition

5.0

hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

dreamsinabook_irene's review against another edition

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“L’uomo che cammina” mi ha davvero colpita; non mi ha fatto rivalutare il genere, gli slice of life ancora non mi fanno impazzire, ma con i suoi disegni e con le scelte dei luoghi e oggetti rappresentati mi ha suscitato davvero delle forti emozioni, facendomi immergere completamente nella sua opera. Durante la lettura ho provato esattamente la stessa pace e tranquillità che avrei provato facendo io stessa una passeggiata in quei tranquilli quartieri giapponesi e devo dire che è una delle prime volte in cui provo dei sentimenti così vividi.

autumn_dannay's review

4.0

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My favorite kind of manga: quiet, beautifully drawn, and hold simple stories with much bigger meanings.

michareads's review against another edition

5.0

lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

sarah_grace04's review against another edition

3.75

reflective relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

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In the Expanded Edition there are 3 bonus stories at the end that follow different characters with darker themes. I didn’t like those, and felt they disrupted the lovely mood of the book, but since they aren’t part of The Walking Man story I’m just going to ignore them next time.

juannaranjo's review against another edition

3.0

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Disfrutón. Esa es la palabra que define al protagonista de este libro. Disfrutón. Esta obra trata sobre los paseos de un señor normal de mediana edad por su barrio. Y ya está. De él no sabemos nada, y en el libro no hay ningún tipo de hilo narrativo. Es solo un hombre paseándose y disfrutando de su entorno. Que si se compra un trozo de tarta, que si se le cruza un gato, que si descubre un callejón que nunca había visto, que si encuentra un cerezo debajo del cual se está a gustísimo. Y nada más, ni falta que le hace.
Esta obra es una oda a la vida contemplativa, al entorno urbano, a la soledad y a la tranquilidad. Es un bálsamo hecho libro. Un cómic que te reconcilia con tu propio entorno.

kojo0o's review against another edition

4.5

lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

dirtmidas's review

3.75

lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced