Reviews

Cheshire Crossing by Sarah Andersen, Andy Weir

kittymamers's review against another edition

4.0

tundub, et inimesed, kes teavad, kes on Andy Weir ja mida ta varem kirjutanud on, on selles koomiksis kohutavalt pettunud. mina, pean tunnistama, ei teadnud. st kui ma olin eessõna läbi lugenud, siis ühendasin ära, et ta on jah kirjutanud mingit päris kuulsat kosmoseulmet - millest ma olen end hoolega eemale hoidnud. "Cheshire Crossing" on mingi ta noorpõlvevallatus, mis kaevati välja, kui ta oli "Martianiga" hirmkuulsaks saanud. nagu ta ise kenasti üles tunnistab, joonistab ta kohutavalt halvasti, nii et koomiksi väljaandmiseks tuli appi leida kunstnik. Sarah Andersoni ma tean küll, ta joonistab neid nunnusid introverdikoomikseid ("Adulthood is a Myth" jne).

aga "Cheshire Crossing" on täiega minu tüüpi lugu - eksklusiivsesse "erakooli" tuuakse kokku Imedemaa-Alice, Ozi-Dorothy ja Eikunagimaa-Wendy, keda juba aastaid (nende suurtest seiklustest saadik) on hulludeks peetud ja ravida üritatud. siin saab dr Ernest Rutherford ("I'm a scientist. Quite a good one, if you believe the Swedes") aru, et nad on hoopis superkangelased ja nende võimeid tuleks uurida. aga enne, kui teadus alata jõuab, on noored daamid juba kadunud ja järgneva actioni käigus kohtuvad omavahel kuri nõid Läänest ja kapten Hook, Irvik kass ja Tinkerbell...

taas kord on mu ainus palve, et ärme ehk uusi osasid hakkagi kirjutama, las ta jääb nüüd nii. aga viimase lehekülje põhjal otsustades, ei usu, et see soov täitub.

biblio_amy's review

2.0

Short read/listen. It was a fun concert but I had higher hopes for this. Enjoyed the audiobook with a full cast but I feel the character development could have been better.

bethlynch's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

3.0

I love the inspiration of this, but the execution is rushed. Also, too much going on for the pages that we get. Illustrations are great, though. 

stormtraveler's review

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

enit_cj's review

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

3.25

keelinreads's review

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

guntergirl13's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I wish that there was more of this book. It built up well only to end abruptly like there was going to be another book. 

alexandria_in_wonderland's review

adventurous funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

liliya_klein's review against another edition

3.0

Love the art but the story was lackluster.

groves1987's review

4.0

This was a really cute comic by a really strange team. Sarah Andersen, of Sarah’s Scribbles fame and Andy weir, hard sci-fi author of The Martian. Making a graphic novel retelling of children’s stories. Together. Okay, I can get behind that. Even though it’s not super original, its a nice retelling of the many tellings of Dorothy Wendy and Alice meeting each other. It’s a bit like every heart a doorway in the “boarding school for children who have to deal with returning to their home world after going to magic-town.” It was fun to watch the girls visit each other’s worlds.