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A review by periwinklegeo
Agatha H. and the Airship City: Girl Genius, Book One by Phil Foglio, Kaja Foglio
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I used to read the web comic and picked this up to sort of "reread" it. As with anything Girl Genius related, if you like Steampunk this is your one-stop shop. If you don't, you might still enjoy the novelization for it's fast-paced story and wit.
The web comic is full of snark, and one thing I loved about the book is how it adapted everything to suit the media but kept the integrity of that humor. It doesn't make anything dark or edgy to make the story more realistic for the novel, but let the bright, sarcastic, manic story shine through. It really was like reading Girl Genius for the first time.
I gave it four stars because most of the story is taken from the web comic verbatim. Nothing wrong with that since the dialogue is A+ (and I loved the descriptions of the characters and settings where before you would have just seen them via illustration). There are, however, a few moments where the novel might have fleshed out or cut down a scene or two for the sake of pacing. Most often, the authors found a great balance between the source and adaptation, so I know they were definitely paying attention to this! I still want to mention the point for the sake of acknowledgment so others won't hold it against what is otherwise a great read!
The web comic is full of snark, and one thing I loved about the book is how it adapted everything to suit the media but kept the integrity of that humor. It doesn't make anything dark or edgy to make the story more realistic for the novel, but let the bright, sarcastic, manic story shine through. It really was like reading Girl Genius for the first time.
I gave it four stars because most of the story is taken from the web comic verbatim. Nothing wrong with that since the dialogue is A+ (and I loved the descriptions of the characters and settings where before you would have just seen them via illustration). There are, however, a few moments where the novel might have fleshed out or cut down a scene or two for the sake of pacing. Most often, the authors found a great balance between the source and adaptation, so I know they were definitely paying attention to this! I still want to mention the point for the sake of acknowledgment so others won't hold it against what is otherwise a great read!