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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This isn't as good as Bone. In terms of a comic unconnected to Bone it is proably good, but like the Star Wars prequels, some of the plot doesn't match what came before. Which annoys me, though this is faaaaarrrrr better than SW.
I want to know what happened to the cows. There is horses here, not cows. There should be cows. I don't care if it is nitpicking. The cows were cool.
But what I really, truly didn't like was the whole Briar foreshadowing thing. If you've read Bone then you know Briar is the bad master. Here that is foreshadowed by three things. (1) Briar doesn't like dogs (2) Briar doesn't like the outside (3) Briar shows her cleveage. Simplstic characterstics of evil always annoy, especailly the dog one. The reversal of that is that everyone who loves dogs is good, and we know from history that is not true.
Yet, the story was overall engaging.
I want to know what happened to the cows. There is horses here, not cows. There should be cows. I don't care if it is nitpicking. The cows were cool.
But what I really, truly didn't like was the whole Briar foreshadowing thing. If you've read Bone then you know Briar is the bad master. Here that is foreshadowed by three things. (1) Briar doesn't like dogs (2) Briar doesn't like the outside (3) Briar shows her cleveage. Simplstic characterstics of evil always annoy, especailly the dog one. The reversal of that is that everyone who loves dogs is good, and we know from history that is not true.
Yet, the story was overall engaging.
This is one of those prequels that you shouldn't read until you're nearly done with the original - best slotted when it came out, which is around book 6 of the regular story. I'm a fan of Chalres Vess but I don't think this was his best work - some of the character designs were a bit jarring (Briar's neck is pure vampire porn in some panels) - which drags it down a bit. The fairy tale nature of the story is rock solid, and it does show the depth of failure of the older generation that we are seeing the consequences of in Bone proper.
This book had high expectations. After I read Bone, I was ready to go into anything Jeff Smith wrote. Then I read RASL and couldn't get enough. Rose is a prequel to the Bone story that focuses on Rose (obviously). It is about her and her sister going through tests on their dream eyes. Even though I have read the Bone book, this was very exciting. Some of the major characters are still there, including the red dragon PLUS its in color. Nothing surprising in the story but, like I said, still exciting.
Thijs prequel to the Bone series actually wasn't my favorite. The worst thing about it is the font is very difficult to read! Also, the story is kinda boring and I felt myself wanting to skip through some parts. This was still okay, just not the exciting, thrilling prequel I was expecting!
A fast moving prequel to the Bone series that is best appreciated if the reader has already finished the original run of the series. An effective tie in to the series.
Nörttityttöjen lukumaraton 2019. Olin aloittanut tämän, joten jatkoin sivulta 68 loppuun. Niin hieno kirja ja tarina! Jos olet Luupää-fani niin suosittelen tätä. Tämä tarina sijoittuu aikaan ennenkuin Luupäät tulivat laaksoon, kun heinäsirkkojen herra alkoi heräillä. Eri piirtäjä kuin Luupäissä, se hiukan häiritsi, tämä ei ollut yhtä hyvä ihmisten piirtämisessä, mutta ihan riittävän hyvä viemään tarinaa eteenpäin.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A great complement to Smith's amazing Bone series, although a more dramatic and touching story is told in this brief prequel.