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rocketiza's review
1.0
Appears to be one of those things that was called "groundbreaking" at the time because it was doing something so radically different that people didn't have the perspective to be able to say yeah it's different, but its still trash.
thebobsphere's review
3.0
The first part of the Mothers and Daughters arc. Cerebus tries to stage a revolution then fails. Not the best of the series.
gillysingh's review
3.0
Date Sim has well and truly gone off the deep end in this volume. The narrative isn't so much dense as it is being the literary equivalent of attempting to swim through treacle. If you haven't read all of the preceding volumes, and if you're unable to remember much of their content, you will be well and truly lost here.
The artwork continues to be excellent and has really improved since Church and State.
The Mother's vs. Daughters concept feels like an oversimplification of feminist debate shot through the lens of an unsatisfied man's experience. The characterisation of a number of players feels hollow and it feels like Sim is missing a trick with the Illusionists.
As a whole I am still enjoying the series but I can see why people would give up after Church and State, Jaka's Story or Melmouth.
I am going to continue on until the end of the saga but, I can imagine the story gets patchy from here on out as well as having sections which are difficult to follow.
The artwork continues to be excellent and has really improved since Church and State.
The Mother's vs. Daughters concept feels like an oversimplification of feminist debate shot through the lens of an unsatisfied man's experience. The characterisation of a number of players feels hollow and it feels like Sim is missing a trick with the Illusionists.
As a whole I am still enjoying the series but I can see why people would give up after Church and State, Jaka's Story or Melmouth.
I am going to continue on until the end of the saga but, I can imagine the story gets patchy from here on out as well as having sections which are difficult to follow.
ederwin's review
4.0
The story begins to pick up again after the very static previous volume. Some of the many loose ends from earlier volumes begin to come together, but many more mysteries remain. (From what I've heard, most never will be really resolved.) Some parts leave me scratching my head too much, but the parts that take place down in the city states (rather than in some heavenly realm) are still quite interesting.
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