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meghan111's review against another edition
4.0
I picked this from the library shelves the other day because it looked like it was about a character named Nao, and I loved the character named Nao in Ruth Ozeki's [b:A Tale for the Time Being.] This illustrates the point that people pick up books for all sorts of weird and happenstance reasons.
This has the most beautiful artwork and character renderings. A story about OCD, obsessive thoughts, washing machines and Buddhism, taking place in an upscale Japanese novelty vinyl toy shop and an urban Buddhist center.
This has the most beautiful artwork and character renderings. A story about OCD, obsessive thoughts, washing machines and Buddhism, taking place in an upscale Japanese novelty vinyl toy shop and an urban Buddhist center.
jeffrey_e's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
slow-paced
3.0
The art was great, I'm still not entirely sure how I feel about the story but it was good.
taniguchi's review against another edition
medium-paced
2.75
I really wanted to enjoy this, but I just... didn't. Creating a graphic novel is hard. Creating a great one requires not only great skill as an illustrator, but also great skill as a writer and storyteller. Dillon is the former, but not the latter.
bogmyrtle's review against another edition
was reading it at a friend place, haven't got my hands on a copy since then! would love to restart/finish it some day!
saidtheraina's review against another edition
5.0
K, this is gorgeous, y'all.
I mean, LOOK at that cover. Then, rotate the book - the edges of the pages are colored red. You probably don't even notice that the jacket is double sided (especially if you're looking at a library book where the jacket is taped to the cover). Then, you flip through those red-tipped pages and see these stunning, full-color, totally frameable watercolors. There are sections which are colored fairly realistically, sections which are washed in blue or red, and sections which seem to be set in some fantasy world reminiscent of the work of [a:Miyazaki|4263|Hayao Miyazaki|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1260161336p2/4263.jpg], drawn in drastically crisper lines.
And then you read it.
It's the story of a girl, an illness, a novelty toy shop, a washing machine repair man, violence, out-of-the-box romance, obsession, race, poetry, and the struggles of daily life.
It is shocking, stunning, heart-breaking, sweet, awkward and gross in turns.
I think I read it in one sitting.
It's one of those where I'm teetering on the edge of buying the thing. I'm incredibly impressed at the achievement and scope. Although I didn't connect with it. I didn't feel a sense of ownership, of it being my story. But maybe that shouldn't matter. I thoroughly appreciate this window into a way of life that is so different from my own. It's out of the box. It's unexpected storytelling. Maybe that's why it hasn't won more acclaim. Innovation has a hard time finding an audience sometimes.
But THIS.
Deserves one.
I mean, LOOK at that cover. Then, rotate the book - the edges of the pages are colored red. You probably don't even notice that the jacket is double sided (especially if you're looking at a library book where the jacket is taped to the cover). Then, you flip through those red-tipped pages and see these stunning, full-color, totally frameable watercolors. There are sections which are colored fairly realistically, sections which are washed in blue or red, and sections which seem to be set in some fantasy world reminiscent of the work of [a:Miyazaki|4263|Hayao Miyazaki|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1260161336p2/4263.jpg], drawn in drastically crisper lines.
And then you read it.
It's the story of a girl, an illness, a novelty toy shop, a washing machine repair man, violence, out-of-the-box romance, obsession, race, poetry, and the struggles of daily life.
It is shocking, stunning, heart-breaking, sweet, awkward and gross in turns.
I think I read it in one sitting.
It's one of those where I'm teetering on the edge of buying the thing. I'm incredibly impressed at the achievement and scope. Although I didn't connect with it. I didn't feel a sense of ownership, of it being my story. But maybe that shouldn't matter. I thoroughly appreciate this window into a way of life that is so different from my own. It's out of the box. It's unexpected storytelling. Maybe that's why it hasn't won more acclaim. Innovation has a hard time finding an audience sometimes.
But THIS.
Deserves one.
sasha_in_a_box's review against another edition
3.0
I loved the art, it's breathtaking - 6/5 stars. But hated the story, which was all over the place about a girl who suffers from violent thoughts, OCD, and general insecurity, a strange romance, and an ending I didn't like. So it's an average of 3!
magratajostiernos's review against another edition
3.0
3,5/5
Impresionante el dibujo, la historia me gustó, pero el final no acabó de convencerme
Impresionante el dibujo, la historia me gustó, pero el final no acabó de convencerme