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A review by woahno
George R.R. Martin's Wild Cards: The Hard Call by Daniel Abraham
3.0
Shout out to r/fantasy and the book bingo reading challenge. I am trying to fill squares right now and I don't think I would have read this otherwise. I borrowed this graphic novel using the Libby app on my phone and I discovered that reading them on your phone is way cooler than I thought. The guided cinematic view switching between pictures and dialogue boxes is well done. Without that feature I do not think I would have enjoyed this reading experience nearly as much.
The story here is tightly plotted and the cliff hanger chapter endings are great to keep you blazing through this novel. This was my first entry into the Wild Cards world and it was intriguing. The story itself is a bit out of my usual readings as well as, so it wasn't just the format that was new for me.
The constant card themes are used well. The different super powers people have in this story are largely interesting and different. The detective story on top of it is the real draw for me though. It brings in the over arching story and allows for that cohesive tightly plotted story I mentioned before. While this wasn't good enough for me to be interested in more Wild Cards stories I think i will try more graphic novels in the future.
The story here is tightly plotted and the cliff hanger chapter endings are great to keep you blazing through this novel. This was my first entry into the Wild Cards world and it was intriguing. The story itself is a bit out of my usual readings as well as, so it wasn't just the format that was new for me.
The constant card themes are used well. The different super powers people have in this story are largely interesting and different. The detective story on top of it is the real draw for me though. It brings in the over arching story and allows for that cohesive tightly plotted story I mentioned before. While this wasn't good enough for me to be interested in more Wild Cards stories I think i will try more graphic novels in the future.