Reviews

Lodger by David Lapham, Maria Lapham

3rdrate's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

This book really suffers from holding back the basic conceit, that the killer can magically turn his face into other people. I’m fine with it as an idea, but the story dodges on being explicit about it for too long. 

rebus's review against another edition

2.75

Another terrible effort from the folks at Black Crown (and these 'creators' in particular). It's incoherent, discursive, full of time shifts and flashbacks that make the story almost impossible to follow (not dramatic build up with all the pieces given, but a big reveal that makes no sense). The art is average and one can barely tell the characters apart without a scorecard. It also expresses the classic upper middle class trope about how travel is about experiencing others and walking in their shoes, when we live in the most gentrified and bland society on earth and are really expressing our desire to colonize. 

Pathetic. 

dizzymissizzyy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No

3.5

jekutree's review against another edition

4.0

Probably David and Maria’s most simple work, Lapham is a simple story of revenge. I really love the Laphams’ constant use of female protagonists, David’s ridiculously great lettering and visual storytelling and their pension for noir.

chloesnotscared's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75