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devannm 's review for:
Le Royaume d'Azur
by Xavier Dorison
I received an ARC copy of this book from NetGalley
I think this is more a case of this book not being my personal preference than it actually being 'bad' in any way. I really like the idea of the story and the art is very good as well, but there is just a certain ratio of text to pictures in a graphic novel where if there is 'too much' text my brain just automatically shuts off and I can't focus on it anymore. I am just in a very specific head space when I read graphic novels and when the text is very small and dense it really turns me off of the whole thing. Obviously you still have to have words to tell a story, but graphic novels are by default a visual medium and I think that cluttering up the page with too many small text boxes really takes away from that and makes me feel like I am just plodding along instead of being carried away by the story. I've noticed that a lot of the translated European comics I get from NetGalley have this 'problem' though so maybe it's more of a cultural thing and what you are used to as a reader.
I think this is more a case of this book not being my personal preference than it actually being 'bad' in any way. I really like the idea of the story and the art is very good as well, but there is just a certain ratio of text to pictures in a graphic novel where if there is 'too much' text my brain just automatically shuts off and I can't focus on it anymore. I am just in a very specific head space when I read graphic novels and when the text is very small and dense it really turns me off of the whole thing. Obviously you still have to have words to tell a story, but graphic novels are by default a visual medium and I think that cluttering up the page with too many small text boxes really takes away from that and makes me feel like I am just plodding along instead of being carried away by the story. I've noticed that a lot of the translated European comics I get from NetGalley have this 'problem' though so maybe it's more of a cultural thing and what you are used to as a reader.