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kajoreads's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
I really enjoyed the first half. It took time to establish the world and set the mood.
Unfortunately, the ending felt like reading a brief summary of the events. I wanted it to slow down.
Graphic: Violence, Body horror, Drug use, Sexism, Blood, Death, Gore, Grief, and Misogyny
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Sexual content, Chronic illness, Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Vomit, Suicide, Child death, and Classism
Minor: Transphobia, Animal death, and Homophobia
charrlee's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Carmen Maria Machado and Dani have created a wondrous narrative around monstrosity and autonomy through an exploration of the corporeal. Truly, there is so much to interrogate and tease from within these pages; questions of temporality/spatiality, the relationship between women & the environment, the choice of memory (and privilege of forgetting), and the heartbreaking realities of sociopolitical and gendered violence. After finishing the comic, I have still been pondering and realizing new connections and avenues of thought; that, my friends, is the mark of a pretty damn good story. It's difficult to exactly mark how many astounding (yet horrific and challenging) themes are covered in so few pages, and the visuals only mark to further emphasize these points. That being said, The Low, Low Woods is one of the darkest -- I mean down right horrific -- graphic novels I have read, so do read with caution. Machado is masterful in utilizing the power of silence, and her work (along with Dani's brilliant art) is a beautiful, yet tragic homage to all victims of abusive power.
Also if you like:
*Greek mythology
*Magical mushrooms
*Witchcraft
*Deer women <3
AND SO MUCH MORE
Graphic: Body horror, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Grief, Kidnapping, Medical content, Gore, and Medical trauma
vigil's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
i did not expect that reveal towards the end, but in retrospect, when you remove the supernatural elements it’s horrifyingly true to life.
i had some issues with the formatting of this but that is likely due to the fact that i don’t read comics.
the characters are fully realized within this very atmospheric world. if you can stomach the heavy topics and graphic but abstract imagery i would highly recommend this.
Graphic: Body horror, Transphobia, Violence, Sexual content, Misogyny, Grief, Gaslighting, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
battybookworm's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Suicide
grey_reads's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Child abuse, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, and Rape