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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
I have yet to really see what all the major fuss is about - I enjoyed it, but perhaps this is just not my thing. I am still going to read number two with interest and I will definitely be taking my recent lacklustre state of mind into account!!!
3 1/2 stars. I don't normally read graphic novels, as this is only my second, but I did enjoy this book. I enjoyed the movie as well.
recensione sul mio blog:
http://chateau-ambulant.blogspot.com/2010/11/scott-pilgrim.html
http://chateau-ambulant.blogspot.com/2010/11/scott-pilgrim.html
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I recently got into Scott Pilgrim with the Netflix series Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, when people say the start is rough they mean it. Most because the controversial aspect at the beginning. Wallace is my spirit animal though.
I've never been an avid comic book reader, so I'm not sure if my review should be taken seriously by those of you who are. Anyway, I picked up Scott Pilgrim because I enjoyed the movie and wanted to get a taste of how different the comics are because the book is generally always better than the movie. In this case, the book and the movie couldn't be any more different. I mean the plot was the same, but the feel was totally different. The characters in the book were a little cocky (especially Scott) and totally random. But I liked the randomness. It was funny. The cockiness was not, however. It drove me insane. I don't know. I'm on the fence about this one.
On Chris's bookshelf, and I think it has been since we met Brian K. Vaughan at a Comic Con panel in 2005, and he wrote the title down on a piece of paper to recommend for us.
I like it! But I feel I am reserving the fourth star for additional volumes. I've been rating things conservatively lately.
The escalation to this beginning is pretty cool. You think it's just a funny book, with a funny style. Then in the middle it's like "There's a secret subspace highway running through your dream" and you are like WTF and then it is like "Also Scott is the best fighter in the world" and you're still like WAIT A SECOND.
So it should be fun.
Though, I'm afraid to say it, I do hope there is a little nuance arriving in later books to account for the "You have to defeat my evil ex-boyfriends before I can date you" thing. Which is, of course, the main thing. And it's not that big a deal, maybe, but at a basic level is not the most unconventional theme I've ever seen. And this seems to be a series that is proud of thinking outside the box, so I wonder what it's about, there.
I was super surprised how fast I read this, even for a comic book. Onward!
I like it! But I feel I am reserving the fourth star for additional volumes. I've been rating things conservatively lately.
The escalation to this beginning is pretty cool. You think it's just a funny book, with a funny style. Then in the middle it's like "There's a secret subspace highway running through your dream" and you are like WTF and then it is like "Also Scott is the best fighter in the world" and you're still like WAIT A SECOND.
So it should be fun.
Though, I'm afraid to say it, I do hope there is a little nuance arriving in later books to account for the "You have to defeat my evil ex-boyfriends before I can date you" thing. Which is, of course, the main thing. And it's not that big a deal, maybe, but at a basic level is not the most unconventional theme I've ever seen. And this seems to be a series that is proud of thinking outside the box, so I wonder what it's about, there.
I was super surprised how fast I read this, even for a comic book. Onward!
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes