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Bttm Fdrs by Ezra Claytan Daniels, Ben Passmore

jekutree's review

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4.0

A fantastic horror story about gentrification of minority neighborhoods. Ezra Claytan Daniels delivers another solid graphic novel and this time takes a step back from art duties to just write it. Ben Passmore does a great job on the art. At first I didn’t dig the shape of the book, but the story worked in tandem with the format so it ended up being a plus.

8/10

greenranger666's review

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

3.0

deweyreads's review

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dark mysterious tense 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? No

3.25

wastedwings's review

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5.0

Really enjoyed this one- couldn't put it down so I stayed up late last night reading. Lots of good talk about gentrification and white people being white people.

lucie_b's review

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challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

zombiezami's review

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challenging mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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ian_se's review

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dark funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

sabesaw's review

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4.5

For the first read a few years ago I gave it 5 stars. With this second read I am doing 4.5. I still love this graphic novel. The social commentary is spot on. I often identified with Darla, especially in relation to her at times shitty white best friend. The sci-fi horror aspects had my skin feeling itchy and gross and had me squirming in my seat, fantastic elements. I absolutely love the art style and the color coding. 

I did however have a few issues, hence the half a star drop. Some of the dialoge scenes seemed a tad awkward and forced. I imagine that was the point, but they didn't read well for me. I also wish we could have gone into more depth about the creature and Jay Jay. That part of the story felt a bit rushed. 

Lastly, while I do love the color coding it also didn't work well for a few scenes. Particularly some scenes towards the end when the characters were the exact same color as the background.

Even with this issues I still enjoy this graphic novel and will do a second reread here soon (for book club). I highly recommend this to anyone!

thomw's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

3.25

abitbetterbooks's review

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challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
This is honestly one of the strangest things I’ve ever read and I have no idea how to rate it. I liked the concept and I love the “building is alive” trope, but it felt too short for me to really be invested in the characters.
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