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A review by romankurys
Preacher, Volume 4: Ancient History by Garth Ennis
3.0
This caught me a bit off guard as this is not a continuation of where we left Preacher in the last volume. Which was, naturally, a bit of a cliffhanger so I was excited to see what happened and instead I found myself reading a collection of short stories set in the world of Preacher.
It was solid, however. I enjoyed learning about the Saint of Killers, that really was a heck of a story. Just enough packed to not miss the main events of the series.
The story of Assface was...ok. My least favorite of the three. I guess there were enough people wondering why he looks the way that he looks and so now they have their answer. I never wondered.
The last story was painful to read more so then anything, so I suppose: success! (At least from writing perspective). Digging deeper into Jessie’s past does give perspective as to what makes him tick. What kind of a man he really is.
None of these are essentially necessary to the overall story and could be safely skipped. If I’d known ahead of time, I probably would have, especially since short stories aren’t my favorite.
However, if you enjoy learning backstories of various characters, this might be a great one for you to pick up. And also now I get to feel good knowing I am following the series in a “proper order” and without skipping anything, so that’s a plus!
And now, onto the next book on my never ending To Read list.
Roman
It was solid, however. I enjoyed learning about the Saint of Killers, that really was a heck of a story. Just enough packed to not miss the main events of the series.
The story of Assface was...ok. My least favorite of the three. I guess there were enough people wondering why he looks the way that he looks and so now they have their answer. I never wondered.
The last story was painful to read more so then anything, so I suppose: success! (At least from writing perspective). Digging deeper into Jessie’s past does give perspective as to what makes him tick. What kind of a man he really is.
None of these are essentially necessary to the overall story and could be safely skipped. If I’d known ahead of time, I probably would have, especially since short stories aren’t my favorite.
However, if you enjoy learning backstories of various characters, this might be a great one for you to pick up. And also now I get to feel good knowing I am following the series in a “proper order” and without skipping anything, so that’s a plus!
And now, onto the next book on my never ending To Read list.
Roman