267 reviews for:

The Road: a Graphic Novel Adaptation

Manu Larcenet

4.27 AVERAGE

hmetwade's review

3.0

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail

kurezan's review

4.25

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

bukushelves's review

5.0

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

pumpkinywumpkiny's review

4.25

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Desolate, beautiful art. Prob worth 5 stars. Solid but not stellar adaption.

coppitz's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

j_roth's review

5.0

challenging dark sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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an excellent graphic novel adaptation of an excellent book 

youraveragedave's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This visually captures the world that Cormac McCarthy created with words.  Is it the same as reading the original?  No. I'd be curious to hear from someone who came to this first, and then read the book. 

avengewash's review

5.0

dark emotional sad tense

kaylasavery's review

2.0

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

jilliant's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Definitely an amazing idea to put this into a graphic novel format. The art’s amazingly well done. Holy shit though this one’s a DOWNER

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Cannibalism, War

Moderate: Vomit