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El Nao de Brown by Glyn Dillon

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ajaggers324's review against another edition

5.0

I found this book deep and complex. The art is incredible. I loved the connections between the stories. It highlights the possibilities behind hope and second chances.

rvlgonzalez's review against another edition

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4.0

The end was rushed, but overall I liked the style and story. The concept was compelling and the way the fable was worked into the main storyline was well done and interesting. 3.5 if I could.

joshuanovalis's review against another edition

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Haven’t stopped thinking about those last 50 pages since I read them last night. A beautifully-illustrated and down-to-earth tale about the paradox of living at peace in this world.

foggy_rosamund's review against another edition

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3.0

The drawing in this is stunning. Great detail and sense of depth -- well designed characters, places, details of objects. Really gorgeous and fun to look at. At first, I also really enjoyed the story: Nao is a half-Japanese woman trying to make her way in London but struggling with intrusive thoughts due to OCD. However, I felt the plot fell apart towards the end. The author raises many different elements -- OCD, Buddhism, alcoholism, brain trauma -- but doesn't explore any of them in enough depth, which makes what could have been an excellent graphic novel feel shallow.

caedocyon's review against another edition

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4.0

Surreal in the best possible way.

Buddhist philosophy has never appealed to me, but The Nao of Brown made me rethink my aversion. A messy, lifelike story with big beautiful colorful watercolor pages. I also really liked the even more surreal/mythic side-story.