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shereadsbecause's review
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
To be fair, I first read Clubbing when I was a precious tween and it definitely appealed to me at that time. Here is a "rebellious" goth named Lottie who was banished to the countryside to spend her summer at her grandparents because her parents wasn't understanding enough that she just wanted to live her life to the fullest.
Re-reading it again now..wow, the storyline definitely did not hold up and Lottie was kind of still part-relatable but also part-annoying just because she overdramatises anything and everything else around her.
It's fine for what it is - a cute fast-paced story for me to snooze my mind a lil but now that I've read it for the second time, I definitely had my fill of this comic for the rest of my life and won't be reading it again. Thank you.
Re-reading it again now..wow, the storyline definitely did not hold up and Lottie was kind of still part-relatable but also part-annoying just because she overdramatises anything and everything else around her.
It's fine for what it is - a cute fast-paced story for me to snooze my mind a lil but now that I've read it for the second time, I definitely had my fill of this comic for the rest of my life and won't be reading it again. Thank you.
rosseroo's review
2.0
Lottie is a rich, bratty, brand-obsessed London teenager who dresses (and is drawn) like a goth porn star. When she is arrested for trying to get into a club with a fake ID (has anyone, in the history of ever, actually been arrested for this?), her parents pack her off to the grandparents in the Lake District. Naturally, she has utter contempt for the locals and their town, and recoils in horror at the prospect of being a salesclerk at a small golf store.
When a local lady turns up dead in a golf course water trap, with a possibly occult symbol on her arm, Lottie somewhat inexplicably suddenly decides she's Nancy Drew. Unfortunately for the reader, the mystery is somewhat clumsy, and the red herrings far too obvious. And when things take a turn for the supernatural, the book spirals into out of control silliness. The art is fairly simple and mundane (unless you're a 12-year-old boy), and Lottie is completely annoying as a protagonist. Can't recommend this to anyone.
When a local lady turns up dead in a golf course water trap, with a possibly occult symbol on her arm, Lottie somewhat inexplicably suddenly decides she's Nancy Drew. Unfortunately for the reader, the mystery is somewhat clumsy, and the red herrings far too obvious. And when things take a turn for the supernatural, the book spirals into out of control silliness. The art is fairly simple and mundane (unless you're a 12-year-old boy), and Lottie is completely annoying as a protagonist. Can't recommend this to anyone.
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