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A review by maryehavens
Escape from Lucien by Kazu Kibuishi
2.0
As I journey through Amulet, there are some good parts, some great parts, and some ho-hum parts. I don't know if Kibuishi is moving the story along and the readers have to go through some growing pains of if I'm missing a larger point.
My main complaint is that I forget some of the characters/plot points and Kibuishi doesn't do a good job of referring back. Maybe he expected the readers to read these over and over again and we would remember Balan was from.....????
This volume also had finer plot points that I glossed over or were not explained clearly. Suddenly this girl from that place is trying to turn on a beacon? Was that discussed?
I think this series suffers from too many characters, too much plot at times. At other times, it's so tight and works so well is truly amazing, almost transportive.
I'm going to finish the series (well, 9 is still out there) because it's good enough to complete. And if I missed something, that's on me. This isn't the first time I've felt that something is missing so I think it is a lack of editing.
My main complaint is that I forget some of the characters/plot points and Kibuishi doesn't do a good job of referring back. Maybe he expected the readers to read these over and over again and we would remember Balan was from.....????
This volume also had finer plot points that I glossed over or were not explained clearly. Suddenly this girl from that place is trying to turn on a beacon? Was that discussed?
I think this series suffers from too many characters, too much plot at times. At other times, it's so tight and works so well is truly amazing, almost transportive.
I'm going to finish the series (well, 9 is still out there) because it's good enough to complete. And if I missed something, that's on me. This isn't the first time I've felt that something is missing so I think it is a lack of editing.