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334 reviews for:
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children: The Graphic Novel
Cassandra Jean, Ransom Riggs
3.97 AVERAGE
334 reviews for:
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children: The Graphic Novel
Cassandra Jean, Ransom Riggs
3.97 AVERAGE
Having read the original book, I found this really good! I loved the illustrations and the story was just as good as I remember.
- This was a great adaptation of the book, but I felt like it sped through a lot of the story. I wish this had been in done in several or a couple of volumes.
- I loved how the different time periods were depicted between black and white sketches and color images.
- The story is strange, peculiar, and wonderful! I loved every moment!
- I liked how the old photographs from the original book was used in the panels. They add so much to the story! I'm still blown away that they are real.
- Seeing a visual version of the book helped me to understand certain aspects of the story better.
- I can't wait for Hollow City! I especially can't wait for the third book in this series to come out!
- I loved how the different time periods were depicted between black and white sketches and color images.
- The story is strange, peculiar, and wonderful! I loved every moment!
- I liked how the old photographs from the original book was used in the panels. They add so much to the story! I'm still blown away that they are real.
- Seeing a visual version of the book helped me to understand certain aspects of the story better.
- I can't wait for Hollow City! I especially can't wait for the third book in this series to come out!
Definitely think this would have made a smidge more sense if I'd read the actual book first. That's not to say though that I didn't enjoy it, just that I feel like I was missing things. I love though how Riggs took those old creepy photos and made it something 'real', that they weren't Victorian camera tricks...
I enjoyed the graphic novel version, but definitely prefer the original.
I think the story lost part of the mystery in this graphic novel version. I haven't read the book but I've heard great things about it and I think I'd like to read it someday.
adventurous
mysterious
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:
No
A good way to visualize some of the characters in action, as well as a refresher on the story! An enjoyable, quick read, with some impressive artwork.
I'm going to talk specifically of the artwork because my review of the actual story will be attached to the original book. I've always loved Cassandra Jean. I think she is a very sweet woman and is brilliant with a pen. So when I heard she was doing the artwork for the story, I KNEW I had to get my hands on it. She's responisble for bringing the world of The Mortal Instruments, The Infernal Devices, and The Raven Boys to life, and is also the reason why I fall in love with various fictional worlds.
When I was reading this graphic novel, I couldn't help but stare at the familiar detailing that I have grown so fond of. It was wonderful to see it paired with something created by Ransom Riggs. Overall, I really enjoyed the art paired with the words. It was quick, but it was also engaging and fun to read.
When I was reading this graphic novel, I couldn't help but stare at the familiar detailing that I have grown so fond of. It was wonderful to see it paired with something created by Ransom Riggs. Overall, I really enjoyed the art paired with the words. It was quick, but it was also engaging and fun to read.
I'm a glutton for punishment, I guess. I didn't like the original book, but still I couldn't resist picking up the graphic novel adaptation when I saw it at the library. What's good about the graphic novel? It's shorter and quicker. The illustrations are decent, using the old Wizard of Oz concept of the real world in black and white and the more fantastical world in color. But the graphic novel doesn't make me love the story any more than I did before, and it's so much streamlined that I wonder how much I would understand if I hadn't read the original novel first.
I saw the movie before I had any experience of the books/comic, so I decided to begin with the graphic novel, as it was the quickest to read on holiday.
I have to admit, I'm a bit disappointed. It was all very simply done, not clever, and not very complicated or well thought out. I'm holding out hope that this is a simple failing of trying to condense too much plot into one graphic novel, and not that the entire plot, even of the books, is as haphazardly put together.
I'm hoping the books will be better.
I have to admit, I'm a bit disappointed. It was all very simply done, not clever, and not very complicated or well thought out. I'm holding out hope that this is a simple failing of trying to condense too much plot into one graphic novel, and not that the entire plot, even of the books, is as haphazardly put together.
I'm hoping the books will be better.