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oriolbt's review
2.5
This one is super rough in its content. Like CW: SA, CSA and more. Otherwise Idk it’s… fine?
trevoryan's review
4.0
Probably the most R-rated thing I've read by one of my favorite graphic novelists. Disturbing, weird, and great.
kidzikcan's review
3.0
Honestly not quite sure what to make of this story. I get hints of what it's going for but perhaps is a bit too out of context for me. Felt a bit disjointed but otherwise I thought the art was very nice.
unladylike's review
2.0
This was by far the least enjoyable book by any of los Bros Hernandez I've come across so far. It was depressing, made me want to throw up and take a shower, and should have a few trigger warnings for all the depictions of children being raped, children killing each other and being killed, and sex workers being violently abused. Yuck.
matt4hire's review
3.0
One of the odder Beto stories, and that's saying something. There's a strange ending that seems to just serve as a very dark punchline to a very dark joke, and it seems like the rest of the story is that, too. However, Beto's storytelling skills are fully on display here, and his art is superb as ever. I'm just left befuddled as to what he's trying to say.
devinr's review
4.0
This is a horrifyingly exquisite book, a beautifully-drawn nightmare of a story. Gilbert Hernandez uses his round, almost-innocent style to tell the story of innocense, corruption, sensuality, and brutality, through the story of Empress, a young girl who grows up in the book's three acts. It's hard for me to describe this book: it's certainly not easy to read but I think it's worthwhile. It has beautifully drawn pictures of terrible things and it tells a story that has the opportunity to surprise you even as you wallow in the bleakness. A great book from one of my favourite cartoonists.
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