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roseaboveitreads's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
misssusan's review
3.0
saw a couple of reviews comparing this to the wizard of oz and like. yes, that is the correct children's novel comparison, i vaguely recall someone using alice in wonderland which is frankly not even close. oz is perfect though, the fact that the fantasy element of the stories are both entirely real and reflective of primary world tensions gets at what's going on with bayou perfectly
speaking of the man himself,
does anybody know what's going on with the rest of the series? can't seem to find a third volume anywhere and this has been out for five years. i want to know where love takes this!
3.5 stars
speaking of the man himself,
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NOOOOO, bayou. ;_; he was such a sweet gentle giant and now lee's gotta go to nawlins without a protector, i'm so saddoes anybody know what's going on with the rest of the series? can't seem to find a third volume anywhere and this has been out for five years. i want to know where love takes this!
3.5 stars
ollie_lee's review
2.0
Like the first volume the story looks great, I love the artwork. But it was to confusing, it moves to fast and side parts are added into the story without any detail as to why they are part of the story.
themadmaiden's review
4.0
I should probably look to see if a series finishes before starting them. You'd think I'd know better at this point.
library_hungry's review
4.0
A little more complicated than the first one--faster paced, more jumping around--but a lot more parallels. I love the way it submerges you simultaneously in two different worlds--both the fantastic world ruled by the Boss Man and populated by fables and magic, and the equally strange and mystical and dangerous South of the 1920s. We spend almost no time in the "real" world in this book, but it doesn't matter--it's there, part of the characters and the speech and everything that's happening in the fantasy. It's strange and dangerous and beautiful all at once.
meghan_is_reading's review
so gooood "nawlins is no joke" too bad vol 3 is in limbo.