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3.41 AVERAGE
3.41 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I had fun I didn’t read number one though. Am confused about Bourdains part in this
This second installment is not as good as the first: the story is pretty basic and not as food-oriented; the art is not as vibrant.
What use is a prequel if it reflects nearly nothing onto its partner story? "Jiro used to be involved with a gang and cared about food preparation even before he was a chef," okay.
What use is artwork that continuously obscures faces, figures, and backgrounds in service to padding out a featherweight script? I had this marked as 2-star for a while, but when asked what this book had going for it, I had nothing to say. The colors aren't bad? That's not even a compliment, just an acknowledgement that, yes, the book is in color. Appreciate the unique dish that was "Get Jiro" and forget this California Roll cash-in.
What use is artwork that continuously obscures faces, figures, and backgrounds in service to padding out a featherweight script? I had this marked as 2-star for a while, but when asked what this book had going for it, I had nothing to say. The colors aren't bad? That's not even a compliment, just an acknowledgement that, yes, the book is in color. Appreciate the unique dish that was "Get Jiro" and forget this California Roll cash-in.
How did the son of one of Japan's most powerful gangster become the deadly sushi chef who took down the LA food mafia in "Get Jiro!" (https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2530955840?type=review#rating_180785943)?
I loved the idea of a kid who only dreams of making the world's best sushi, but who's father expects him to take up the life of crime that has been the family business for all these years. However, the very bloody Yakuza drama strikes a much darker tone than the first volume; a lot of the tongue-in-cheek humor has been replaced by a few old-school mafia tropes: psychopathic brother, sweet and mostly passive girlfriend, her hopelessly dumb and big-mouthed roommate... I suppose "Get Jiro!" had set the bar pretty high: I preferred the artwork and the kooky story. This prequel is a bit predictable, and could have been fleshed out a bit more.
I think the real difference between volume one and this prequel is that "Get Jiro!" was really about food and food culture: you could see Bourdain's love for the good stuff shine through, his irreverent humor was all over the story, as where food is hardly mentioned at all in "Blood and sushi". We see Jiro at work, and his half-Italian girlfriend makes him sample some Italian food, but that's pretty much it. I didn't feel Bourdain's touch in this one - not as much as in volume one.
Still fun, just not quite as fun as the first book.
I loved the idea of a kid who only dreams of making the world's best sushi, but who's father expects him to take up the life of crime that has been the family business for all these years. However, the very bloody Yakuza drama strikes a much darker tone than the first volume; a lot of the tongue-in-cheek humor has been replaced by a few old-school mafia tropes: psychopathic brother, sweet and mostly passive girlfriend, her hopelessly dumb and big-mouthed roommate... I suppose "Get Jiro!" had set the bar pretty high: I preferred the artwork and the kooky story. This prequel is a bit predictable, and could have been fleshed out a bit more.
I think the real difference between volume one and this prequel is that "Get Jiro!" was really about food and food culture: you could see Bourdain's love for the good stuff shine through, his irreverent humor was all over the story, as where food is hardly mentioned at all in "Blood and sushi". We see Jiro at work, and his half-Italian girlfriend makes him sample some Italian food, but that's pretty much it. I didn't feel Bourdain's touch in this one - not as much as in volume one.
Still fun, just not quite as fun as the first book.
adventurous
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No