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Brightly Woven: The Graphic Novel by Alexandra Bracken, Leigh Dragoon

montanackman's review

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adventurous inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

tcasto's review

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2.0

I am not a graphic novel fan. I miss the story of the story!!

luna_rondo's review

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2.0

Hurgh. I'm really starting to think that maybe I just don't like the way the author tells stories. I know as a graphic novel, some things are going to need to be shortened. But I don't think there was much of a story to use to begin with.

caylieratzlaff's review

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5.0

AWWWWWWW. My HEART. The art is BEAUTIFUL. I haven't read the book this is adapted from, but i wish they would do this for more "older" fantasy novels. Ugh, I need MORE.

jessicaludden's review

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adventurous inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Loved the illustrations and the plot was so fun!

aherro12's review against another edition

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4.0

The artwork was enjoyable, but the story could have been fleshed out a bit more.

jkw7072's review

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

jazzyjan94's review

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3.0

Overall, this was just okay, the illustrations were pretty decent, but I felt that there was too much dialog in each panel, I think it could have easily been increased by a few pages, as well as maybe cutting out some more of the dialogue by showing instead of telling the reader. I liked the concept of the story, but it felt rushed and somewhat cliched at times. I know part of that is because it is the graphic novel, but I can imagine that the actual novel wasn't any better.

readbyjoey's review against another edition

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5.0

I really enjoyed the story. It was fun to follow the characters in their journey and I enjoyed the beautiful art throughout the book as I feel it really brought the story to life. I would definetely like to read the original book this is based on.

anadantas's review against another edition

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3.0

Eu gostei, mas não consigo ignorar o quanto o quadrinho foi fraco.

A história é bem clichezinho romantasia hétero, a menina aparentemente sem nada de especial mora numa vila isolada, o carinha edgy de cabelo preto aparece e arrasta ela numa jornada porque ele tem um péssimo senso de direção, e precisa chegar na capital antes de uma votação para impedir uma guerra. O sistema de magia pareceu legal: por alguma razão os magos precisam usar capas de cores diferentes, e quem não tem dinheiro pra encomendar uma capa com todas as cores acaba usando uma por cima da outra - um efeito que fica legal de ver no quadrinho.

Não sei se o livro também tem essa secura de personagens, mas no quadrinho foram só esses dois interagindo 90% do tempo .

Mas onde acho que o quadrinho pecou mesmo foi na parte técnica. A maior parte das páginas tem os painéis todos do mesmo tamanho, estáticos. Nenhuma ilustração em ângulo ousado, nenhum momento que você virá a página e vê uma paisagem deslumbrante que passa um SENTIMENTO além de resumir o que em prosa seriam 2-5 parágrafos de descrição. Nenhum lettering diferente pra transmitir a emoção com mais do que palavras. Num livro você teria momentos de introspecção - por exemplo quando a menina está tecendo, seria uma ótima oportunidade pra viajar nas reflexões dela e apresentar o world building - mas o quadrinho tira todas as partes que seriam "narração" e deixa só "uma sequência de acontecimentos".
Ou seja, o quadrinho ficou bem básico.