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Strangers in Paradise, Volume 2: I Dream of You by Terry Moore

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rebus's review

4.25

I was reading this series from the start, and Moore ratcheted it up a bit in the second volume, turning it into a gritty crime drama. The artwork continues to impress, the characters showed more depth, and the storytelling is a bit stronger and more realistic, with quite a bit less of the soap opera pall that was cast over his promising early work. This marks the start of the strongest run in the series.

marigoldgem's review

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challenging emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

deepfreezebatman's review

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5.0

if you haven't read this comic yet, you need to get on that shit. READ THIS NOW it will rock your face off!

librovert's review

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3.0

Volume 2 didn't have the same pull for me as Volume 1 and I think it was a bit over the top.

One of the things I liked about Volume 1 was that it was about two normal girls and their daily lives. Volume 2 brings in some craziness. Emma I was okay with, but the Mrs. Parker story line was too absurd for me. It definitely could happen to someone, but it seemed out of place with the air of normalcy from Volume 1.

It also kind of irked me that none of the characters' weight seemed consistent - in one panel they would look an average size and the next their faces would be overly chubby.

I might read more of SiP one day, but I'm in no rush to jump into the next volume.

jsmithborne's review

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4.0

Even better than the first volume. Things are getting really interesting--and look to stay that way for a while.

jameshamill1997's review

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4.0

WOW. This was a good time and a "goodread". The women are messy and complex as any REAL woman is. "Wow! Real complex women? In comics!? Written by a MAN!?!?" As far as men go, Terry Moore sets the bar for writing characters who are women. It's disappointing that it took men until Neil Gaiman and Terry Moore to do a decent job at writing female characters. Which isn't true the other way around. Women, seemingly have always been good, if not great, at writing male characters. It just goes to show how far men still have to go in our understanding of the opposite sex, something Terry Moore hits on in his afterword.

If you stumble across any Strangers in Paradise, I highly recommend picking it up, especially if you are a man. Who knows! You may learn something about women.