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mehsi's review against another edition
5.0
WAUW. Prachtig geschreven al waren er wat elementen die ik vreemd vond, maar verder echt ik zat er helemaal in. Dit gaat over een man, Sam, die voor zijn werk 60 dagen naar New York gaat... en niks mag zeggen tegen niemand. Het zal een mooie reportage worden en ook niet de makkelijkste want we zien dat Sam liefdesverdriet heeft (al dacht ik eigenlijk dat het om een ander soort liefdesverdriet ging dus moest ik nog harder huilen toen we achter de werkelijkheid kwamen, OMG). Maar terwijl Sam foto's maakt komt hij op heel veel van deze een vrouw tegen. En ik had dan ook het grootste plezier om, terwijl Sam bezig was, haar te zoeken in de tekeningen. Ik kan me ook voorstellen dat Sam enerzijds nieuwsgierig was, maar anderzijds huiverig. Hij wilde niet zijn vriendin vergeten, het is zo vers. Maar gelukkig hebben ze toch een kans om te "praten". En dat punt vond ik toch wel jammer. Plus gaf een verhaal dat zo met de voeten in de grond stond een magisch tintje en ik vond het er niet bij passen.
De tekeningen zijn mooi gedaan, en het verhaal (en het idee van de reportage) vond ik goed gedaan. Alleen jammer van dat laatste stukje.
De tekeningen zijn mooi gedaan, en het verhaal (en het idee van de reportage) vond ik goed gedaan. Alleen jammer van dat laatste stukje.
jollyhammer's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
geekwayne's review against another edition
3.0
'The Sound of the World By Heart' by Giacomo Bevilacqua is a graphic novel about an artist's experiment in silence and what that may cost him.
Sam is a photojournalist who has suffered a big loss. He decides to give himself an assignment of living in New York for 60 days without talking to another person. He does this by making sure he always wears headphones and doesn't eat at the same restaraunt too often. His ordered life becomes disordered when he develops his rolls of film and discovers all the pictures feature the same woman. He has been avoiding human contact, but the city has ways of turning Sam's world upside down.
I liked the art quite a bit. I understand why the entire book is narrated, but it's not my favorite way to read a graphic novel. I wasn't sure about the story at the beginning, but by the end, I realized that I liked where the story went.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Magnetic Press, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
Sam is a photojournalist who has suffered a big loss. He decides to give himself an assignment of living in New York for 60 days without talking to another person. He does this by making sure he always wears headphones and doesn't eat at the same restaraunt too often. His ordered life becomes disordered when he develops his rolls of film and discovers all the pictures feature the same woman. He has been avoiding human contact, but the city has ways of turning Sam's world upside down.
I liked the art quite a bit. I understand why the entire book is narrated, but it's not my favorite way to read a graphic novel. I wasn't sure about the story at the beginning, but by the end, I realized that I liked where the story went.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Magnetic Press, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
susytore's review against another edition
3.0
3.5*
Qualcosa non ha fatto click... E mi dispiace perché avevo sentito parlare molto bene di questa graphic novel e forse avevo aspettative un pó alte. Bellissime le tavole che rappresentano i vari scorci di new york. Il messaggio sull'inutilità del controllo perché tanto poi il mondo prende la piega che vuole (stile "mentre gli uomini fanno piani, dio ride") è direi quello più chiaro che l'autore ci ha fatto comprendere. La parte più debole di tutto credo sia il legame tra i due personaggi: poco motivato, un pó troppo surreale, forse andava meglio costruito. Peccato...
Qualcosa non ha fatto click... E mi dispiace perché avevo sentito parlare molto bene di questa graphic novel e forse avevo aspettative un pó alte. Bellissime le tavole che rappresentano i vari scorci di new york. Il messaggio sull'inutilità del controllo perché tanto poi il mondo prende la piega che vuole (stile "mentre gli uomini fanno piani, dio ride") è direi quello più chiaro che l'autore ci ha fatto comprendere. La parte più debole di tutto credo sia il legame tra i due personaggi: poco motivato, un pó troppo surreale, forse andava meglio costruito. Peccato...
knittyreader's review against another edition
4.0
I received a free e-copy through Netgalley, in return for an honest review.
I simply loved the pictures that portray the story of someone who chose to cancel the noise of daily interactions in a big city. The colour-contrasts made even more clear how different things started to stand out.
The text was wonderful too, although the (quite usual for a comic) style of the letters made it not easy to read in an e-format. I'd certainly buy 'The Sound of the World By Heart' for myself, but only as a hard copy, because of this.
I simply loved the pictures that portray the story of someone who chose to cancel the noise of daily interactions in a big city. The colour-contrasts made even more clear how different things started to stand out.
The text was wonderful too, although the (quite usual for a comic) style of the letters made it not easy to read in an e-format. I'd certainly buy 'The Sound of the World By Heart' for myself, but only as a hard copy, because of this.
mary_sh's review against another edition
3.0
I disegni di New York sono bellissimi e i colori creano la giusta atmosfera, tuttavia non ho apprezzato particolarmente la sceneggiatura.
mckinlay's review against another edition
4.0
*I received a copy of this book from netgalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review*
I don't even know how to review this. I think it went way over my head, but I still really enjoyed it. It's compelling, I couldn't stop reading. But I honestly can't even tell you why. I'm definitely going to have to read it again.
I don't even know how to review this. I think it went way over my head, but I still really enjoyed it. It's compelling, I couldn't stop reading. But I honestly can't even tell you why. I'm definitely going to have to read it again.
lilfrowggie's review against another edition
5.0
I received a free copy of this book through NetGalley.
Beautiful imagery - you feel the warmth of light and color, the dampness of the wet pavement, the crisp winter wind... amazing use of color and light to tell the story!
The text of the story took a bit to get used to - like a friend who's sentence structure that is vastly different from your own - but I blamed that on translation.
Loved this book!
Beautiful imagery - you feel the warmth of light and color, the dampness of the wet pavement, the crisp winter wind... amazing use of color and light to tell the story!
The text of the story took a bit to get used to - like a friend who's sentence structure that is vastly different from your own - but I blamed that on translation.
Loved this book!
ellispaw's review against another edition
5.0
Il libro è davvero bellissimo. I disegni sono fantastici e i colori creano un'atmosfera unica. La storia prende sin dalle prime pagine e ti lascia con quella bella sensazione di quando finisci un libro e ne vorresti di più. Di quando vorresti ricominciarlo subito, ma allo stesso tempo non vuoi che le sensazioni che ti ha lasciato cambino mentre lo rileggi. Non ancora, almeno... Gran bel lavoro!