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A review by scarletohhara
A Contract with God by Will Eisner
5.0
I didn't know I was picking up the master of graphic novels when I picked up this one. Such beautiful artwork, with details to show what the protagonist feels in every panel, gripping narration making you feel for the characters and interwoven plots on the same panel - this book is different from every other graphic novel I've read. And now I know why Eisner has awards named after him.
The preface sets the tone for the book, and you know the stories are real, the people are too.
And that makes it hard to just read this book and forget, coz now these people are in your mind and you cannot forget them when you are similar protagonists around you. Who knows what tragedies the rich, grumpy man has seen? Who knows how lonely and sad that supervisor is? And who can imagine the misery a few people go through to find love!
These are not just stories, but slices of someone's lives and hence needed to be dealt with care, all of it done with ease by Eisner.
The preface sets the tone for the book, and you know the stories are real, the people are too.
And that makes it hard to just read this book and forget, coz now these people are in your mind and you cannot forget them when you are similar protagonists around you. Who knows what tragedies the rich, grumpy man has seen? Who knows how lonely and sad that supervisor is? And who can imagine the misery a few people go through to find love!
These are not just stories, but slices of someone's lives and hence needed to be dealt with care, all of it done with ease by Eisner.