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scarletohhara's review
5.0
After reading this book, you'll start looking at everything with a new eye, asking yourself questions like is this a part of a painting, what happens after this stage, how would it look if I saw it from another direction, are these three inanimate things friends, etc.
The mastery, I guess, lies in the fact that with a few simple lines, McGuire makes you tell yourself a story as you flip the pages.
The mastery, I guess, lies in the fact that with a few simple lines, McGuire makes you tell yourself a story as you flip the pages.
dawnoftheread's review
4.0
I really enjoyed this, but I don't know how I would categorize it. An art book for sure. But a graphic novel? Nah.
jadejade's review
4.0
I didn't know this existed until I waddled into a bookstore that focuses on remainders, and stepped out with a new book. :-)
This little brick is a very quick 'read', with each spread having only a page number and a single, simple drawing. The brick is split into several short sequences, multiple pages in length. You flick through the pages - not like a flip book but almost as fast - although the careful reader is rewarded with details; I'll admit that I flicked back to the start of sequences to make sure I absorbed everything.
I found it really intriguing that I kept trying to see a narrative in each sequence, and personalities in simple objects. Some sequences spoke to me less than others but I still enjoyed them. I suspect the key to enjoying this brick is to *not* expect a story or point to a sequence (and be delighted when you see one regardless).
This little brick is a very quick 'read', with each spread having only a page number and a single, simple drawing. The brick is split into several short sequences, multiple pages in length. You flick through the pages - not like a flip book but almost as fast - although the careful reader is rewarded with details; I'll admit that I flicked back to the start of sequences to make sure I absorbed everything.
I found it really intriguing that I kept trying to see a narrative in each sequence, and personalities in simple objects. Some sequences spoke to me less than others but I still enjoyed them. I suspect the key to enjoying this brick is to *not* expect a story or point to a sequence (and be delighted when you see one regardless).
antlersantlers's review
4.0
Hooray! I read a 640 page book!*
I really loved Richard McGuire's Here, so I was thrilled that he has a new book. This is definitely more whimsical than that, but packs less of the punch too. A lot of the series' I liked best were the ones that, like Here, took place in one spot. I especially liked Framed, Bird Cages, Touring, Insect Fashion, and Burden. But they were all pretty great. Probably a longer review to come, but I make no promises.
*There's only one image on every odd page, so it's not any kind of accomplishment.
I really loved Richard McGuire's Here, so I was thrilled that he has a new book. This is definitely more whimsical than that, but packs less of the punch too. A lot of the series' I liked best were the ones that, like Here, took place in one spot. I especially liked Framed, Bird Cages, Touring, Insect Fashion, and Burden. But they were all pretty great. Probably a longer review to come, but I make no promises.
*There's only one image on every odd page, so it's not any kind of accomplishment.
lindalou's review against another edition
3.0
Simple, surprising and comical, the series of drawings create a surreal world of visual witticisms.
nightqueen's review against another edition
5.0
A soothing, charming and sweet book of stories told in simple illustrations.