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A review by anbar
The Man Who Laughs by Victor Hugo
3.0
The life story of an orphaned boy disfigured with a permanent grotesque grin (inspiration for the Joker from 'Batman') illustrates Hugo's underlying themes of class and social injustice, as the orphan finds a family, loses it, and finds it again. Keep in mind, this is the same author who wrote 'Les Miserables', so it's on the tragic side.
The art works best for male characters, I find--'beautiful' women tend to look like big-eyed, fish-lipped aliens--but the story is well told and not too preachy, since the adaptation abridged it down to the essential points. Conveys emotion very well. A good and fairly fast stand-alone read.
The art works best for male characters, I find--'beautiful' women tend to look like big-eyed, fish-lipped aliens--but the story is well told and not too preachy, since the adaptation abridged it down to the essential points. Conveys emotion very well. A good and fairly fast stand-alone read.