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aw_reads's review against another edition
4.0
I've come to realize that the comic and the Netflix adaptation are vastly different, though I don't prefer one over the other. Both are amazing forms of storytelling. The show is a little more friendly while the comics are dark and brutal. The art is cartoonish and arguably a little rough on the eyes, but it's purposeful and has character. I got used to it by the end. I think the strongest aspect of Sweet Tooth is the characters and how their story unfolds. The story moves at a respectable pace and the transitions from one panel to the next are fluid and very clever in some places (especially past to present). For me, this was a very smartly told narrative and I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the volumes.
litterairealadaph's review against another edition
3.0
moins mon type d’histoire, mais la qualité des illustrations wow
sierra_color's review against another edition
5.0
I read this because I LOVE the show on Netflix, and while this book has some VERY big differences, I still think both are good works.
I have to admit that the book is way darker, and Gus' innocence is broken almost immediately, kind of. He's still trusting, but he knows that there's bad people in the world out there. I will say that this book does remind me of 'The girl with all the gifts' but it's also completely different. While 'girl with all the gifts' valued human knowledge and stories, and was even emotional at times, this book doesn't do that really.
It seems to despise what humans have become, and shows the world in dark, deep color palettes, full of bluish greys, dark reds, and deep browns, where 'Girl with all the gifts' described the world as the opposite.
I think it's a really good book, and I'd definitely read it if you're hungry for more Sweet Tooth content. I will admit the comic has been on my radar for a few years, and I'm glad I finally read it.
I have to admit that the book is way darker, and Gus' innocence is broken almost immediately, kind of. He's still trusting, but he knows that there's bad people in the world out there. I will say that this book does remind me of 'The girl with all the gifts' but it's also completely different. While 'girl with all the gifts' valued human knowledge and stories, and was even emotional at times, this book doesn't do that really.
It seems to despise what humans have become, and shows the world in dark, deep color palettes, full of bluish greys, dark reds, and deep browns, where 'Girl with all the gifts' described the world as the opposite.
I think it's a really good book, and I'd definitely read it if you're hungry for more Sweet Tooth content. I will admit the comic has been on my radar for a few years, and I'm glad I finally read it.
jbmorgan86's review against another edition
4.0
I ordered this from the library because it was on a “Best Graphic Novels of All-Time” list. I had no clue it was also a newly released show on Netflix.
In this graphic novel, there’s a global pandemic (weird, right?). People die en masse. At the same time (or not?), a species of hybrid animal-children appears. Somehow these two things are related. Gus is one of these children (he has deer antlers and ears). His dad takes him into the wilderness and lives off the grid. Apparently some think the hybrids caused the pandemic or that they could be a cure for the pandemic. When Gus’ dad dies, he’s forced to leave the woods and enter a post-apocalyptic world alone.
TL;DR Bambi meets The Walking Dead meets COVID-19
In this graphic novel, there’s a global pandemic (weird, right?). People die en masse. At the same time (or not?), a species of hybrid animal-children appears. Somehow these two things are related. Gus is one of these children (he has deer antlers and ears). His dad takes him into the wilderness and lives off the grid. Apparently some think the hybrids caused the pandemic or that they could be a cure for the pandemic. When Gus’ dad dies, he’s forced to leave the woods and enter a post-apocalyptic world alone.
TL;DR Bambi meets The Walking Dead meets COVID-19
jenmat1197's review against another edition
5.0
The Sweet Tooth Trilogy tells the story of Gus. A hybrid child in a post apocolyptic world who has no idea that he is different. He has been raised with his father in a cabine in the woods - never meeting another person. A pandemic has struck the earth and all babies born after the pandemic hits are hybrids of animals and people - all different levels of intelligence. The humans set out to kill all the hybrids, or bring them to scientist to study them and find out why all the humans are still dying while the hybrid children are thriving.
Gus' father dies and he meets a man named Jepperd who promises to help him. For the first time, Gus (nicknamed Sweet Tooth for his love of chocolate) leaves the safety of his cabin and his woods and follows Jepperd into the world. What follows is the discovery of other children like him, the people who want to help them and to harm them, and his quest to find out the truth of where he really came from.
This was a great series. It is an acclaimed graphic novel and soon to be a Netflix series, so I wanted to check it out. It was really good. I became invested in the story (of course it is my favorite genre - dystopian) and the mystery surrounding Gus and his beginning and the hybrid children. Once I read the first novel I quickly got the next two because I had to see how it ended and I was no disappointed. It is a well told story and it wraps up in my favorite way - in the future with a follow up of the characters.
If you like graphic novels, dystopian future stories and are curious about the Netflix show - check this out. IT was a pretty quick read, and I am so glad I read it.
Stars: 4 1/2
Gus' father dies and he meets a man named Jepperd who promises to help him. For the first time, Gus (nicknamed Sweet Tooth for his love of chocolate) leaves the safety of his cabin and his woods and follows Jepperd into the world. What follows is the discovery of other children like him, the people who want to help them and to harm them, and his quest to find out the truth of where he really came from.
This was a great series. It is an acclaimed graphic novel and soon to be a Netflix series, so I wanted to check it out. It was really good. I became invested in the story (of course it is my favorite genre - dystopian) and the mystery surrounding Gus and his beginning and the hybrid children. Once I read the first novel I quickly got the next two because I had to see how it ended and I was no disappointed. It is a well told story and it wraps up in my favorite way - in the future with a follow up of the characters.
If you like graphic novels, dystopian future stories and are curious about the Netflix show - check this out. IT was a pretty quick read, and I am so glad I read it.
Stars: 4 1/2
joshgauthier's review against another edition
5.0
Lemire's post-apocalyptic world of disease and human-animal hybrids is a stark and brutal work which digs into some of the core ideas and drives of our humanity--fear, love, faith, belonging, betrayal, isolation.
The first two volumes of the story set the tone from the opening pages, and the desperate journey for survival draws the reader deeper into the world in all its violence and emptiness. But neither do they ignore the occasional moments of beauty and hope--the things that keep us going even when all seems lost.
Sweet Tooth is Lemire delving into some of the darkest and strongest pieces of his writing to deliver the beginnings of a survival epic that is a heart wrenching and striking work of art.
The first two volumes of the story set the tone from the opening pages, and the desperate journey for survival draws the reader deeper into the world in all its violence and emptiness. But neither do they ignore the occasional moments of beauty and hope--the things that keep us going even when all seems lost.
Sweet Tooth is Lemire delving into some of the darkest and strongest pieces of his writing to deliver the beginnings of a survival epic that is a heart wrenching and striking work of art.
nbramanti's review against another edition
4.0
This is a really interesting comic so far and kept me well on my toes, very interested to see where things head.
userisoffline's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25