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The Motherless Oven by Rob Davis
5.0
Book Review
Title: The Motherless Oven
Author: Rob Davis
Genre: Graphic Novel
Rating: *****
Review: Having never read many graphic novels before I was really excited to receive the Motherless Oven. The first thing I noticed was the art style it is very gothic in nature with thick lines and grey wash giving it a very ominous and dark feel. We learn that in this universe parents don’t make children, the children makes the parents. The parents range from robotic to painting that are alive. Also in this world there are no birthdays only death days and our main character Scarper has only three weeks left until his death day when a new girl arrive at his school called Vera Pike. Vera kind of reminded me of Yuno Gasai from Future Diary as she looks like a nice girl but does some really strange things and she seems to have a alternative personality.
This universe is quite strange with the gods, the wheels and the strange aliments some of the children have. The strange weather was also something very cool with laughing gales and knife rain. As Scarper’s death day gets closer he becomes quite detached from his life but Vera is constantly hanging around and following him. While we see a lot of Scarper’s mother his father lives in the shed and Scarper is often seen repairing him and then one night his father disappears after someone cuts his chains. This graphic novel was off very dark vibes so much so it gave me chills.
Scarper learns that his father might have run away in order to find the motherless oven which is sort of a myth in this society. With some help a small group of the kids run away to look for Scarper’s father which results in stealing and sleeping rough. Scarper is very confused by Vera, he likes her but also gets very jealous when she kisses another boy but I wasn’t really totally understanding what was going on. This graphic novel is also diverse with one of the characters; Castro being a person of colour and has problems and I really like him. Castro despite having problems is one of my favourite characters in this novel as he is really unique.
As the group gets closer and closer to the Black Wood or the end of the civilization they begin to unravel the mystery around the children and their parents. They even find the graveyard with disused mothers. The ending was very action packed and tense as it is the day before Scarper’s death day when the final reach the fence but as they are crossing over it something happens. This leave two of the group outside the fence and one in police custody.
Overall, I really like the Motherless Oven as it was dark, tense and gritty. I liked the characters especially Castro, they are all very different and unique. The world was dark and unique with a lot of mysteries. I can’t wait to pick up the sequel The Can Opener’s Daughter as soon as I can. Highly recommend for those wanting to get into graphic novel.
Title: The Motherless Oven
Author: Rob Davis
Genre: Graphic Novel
Rating: *****
Review: Having never read many graphic novels before I was really excited to receive the Motherless Oven. The first thing I noticed was the art style it is very gothic in nature with thick lines and grey wash giving it a very ominous and dark feel. We learn that in this universe parents don’t make children, the children makes the parents. The parents range from robotic to painting that are alive. Also in this world there are no birthdays only death days and our main character Scarper has only three weeks left until his death day when a new girl arrive at his school called Vera Pike. Vera kind of reminded me of Yuno Gasai from Future Diary as she looks like a nice girl but does some really strange things and she seems to have a alternative personality.
This universe is quite strange with the gods, the wheels and the strange aliments some of the children have. The strange weather was also something very cool with laughing gales and knife rain. As Scarper’s death day gets closer he becomes quite detached from his life but Vera is constantly hanging around and following him. While we see a lot of Scarper’s mother his father lives in the shed and Scarper is often seen repairing him and then one night his father disappears after someone cuts his chains. This graphic novel was off very dark vibes so much so it gave me chills.
Scarper learns that his father might have run away in order to find the motherless oven which is sort of a myth in this society. With some help a small group of the kids run away to look for Scarper’s father which results in stealing and sleeping rough. Scarper is very confused by Vera, he likes her but also gets very jealous when she kisses another boy but I wasn’t really totally understanding what was going on. This graphic novel is also diverse with one of the characters; Castro being a person of colour and has problems and I really like him. Castro despite having problems is one of my favourite characters in this novel as he is really unique.
As the group gets closer and closer to the Black Wood or the end of the civilization they begin to unravel the mystery around the children and their parents. They even find the graveyard with disused mothers. The ending was very action packed and tense as it is the day before Scarper’s death day when the final reach the fence but as they are crossing over it something happens. This leave two of the group outside the fence and one in police custody.
Overall, I really like the Motherless Oven as it was dark, tense and gritty. I liked the characters especially Castro, they are all very different and unique. The world was dark and unique with a lot of mysteries. I can’t wait to pick up the sequel The Can Opener’s Daughter as soon as I can. Highly recommend for those wanting to get into graphic novel.