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nickdouglas's review
4.0
Dave Sim is wrong about his own characters, but he wrote the story so well that it doesn't matter.
barrybonifay's review
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
bent's review
3.0
Although interesting enough to read once, I never found myself compelled to pick it up again.
thebobsphere's review
4.0
Another one of the better Cerebus volumes. This time the focus is on Cerebus' true love, Jaka: her life from childhood to her present day marriage with Rick. Poignant.
gillysingh's review
4.0
Jaka is easily one of my favourite characters of the series, alongside Lord Julius. It is fitting that they're lives are so intertwined with the former being the latter's niece. Jaka's life is tragic in its own way and, similar to Cerebus in previous volumes, you get the impression that she is a victim and prisoner of the circumstances in which she finds herself. She does her best and in truth is one of few characters in the series who genuinely feels like she does not have a malicious bone in her body. That being said, she is not immune to the pressures of living a life.
This volume could be read as a stand alone graphic novel. The story is not dependant on earlier works for the reader to understand the characters, their motivations or actions.
It does provide an excellent continuation of the wider Cerebus saga though as well as demonstrating Dave Sim's ability to tell a story in diverse ways with considered pacing.
This volume could be read as a stand alone graphic novel. The story is not dependant on earlier works for the reader to understand the characters, their motivations or actions.
It does provide an excellent continuation of the wider Cerebus saga though as well as demonstrating Dave Sim's ability to tell a story in diverse ways with considered pacing.
ederwin's review
5.0
Loved it! My favorite in the series so far. The previous volume went rather crazy and hard to understand near the end, but this is a relatively simple story, focused on a few main characters, with a clear beginning, middle and end. It could probably be read and appreciated without the previous volumes.
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