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A review by istaisa
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8 Library Edition, Volume 3 by Georges Jeanty, Doug Petrie, Steven S. DeKnight, Drew Z. Greenberg, Karl Moline, Jane Espenson, Joss Whedon, Cliff Richards, Jim Krueger
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This compendium has a very different feel to the other two, and unfortunately I didn’t enjoy it as much. There were some really interesting ideas in the shorter arcs, and I look forward to seeing what happens with Harmony. However, the multi-chapter ‘Retreat’ arc felt utterly out of place for the Buffy universe.
Like several other readers, I’m also finding it increasingly difficult to differentiate between characters with the sheer volume of slayers. Maybe this is an artistic choice to reduce the pain of losing them in this new gun-based warfare, but it does feel like it’s diverging at this point. There was also basically no development of the characters, which is a shame as Buffy has always been such a person-driven experience.
I look forward to reading book 4 to see how the season rounds off.
Like several other readers, I’m also finding it increasingly difficult to differentiate between characters with the sheer volume of slayers. Maybe this is an artistic choice to reduce the pain of losing them in this new gun-based warfare, but it does feel like it’s diverging at this point. There was also basically no development of the characters, which is a shame as Buffy has always been such a person-driven experience.
I look forward to reading book 4 to see how the season rounds off.