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A review by litpages3
Ghost in the Shell Volume 1 2nd edition TPB by Shirow Masamune
3.0
3.5 rating for me
This was the first time reading a manga and I can honestly say it was a bit confusing.
1st I had to get used to reading backwards-reading the pages left to right. Once I got the hang of that I then learned that the novel itself had to be read left to right which I didn't figure out until I was about 5 pages into it.
The story overall was a bit confusing. My husband suggested this manga to me after watching the anime series and the latest movie with Scarlett Johannson. If it wasn't for the movie I would have probably put this down only because it's written in such a style that Shirow assumes that everyone understands what's happening which was not the case. There were things happening that had no meaning or took it for granted that the reader already knew about it.
I took my time with this one and read it as individual stories per chapter and that seemed to help a bit as well as asking my husband for help when I was unsure. Overall it wasn't a bad story and by the end I was wanting to know what happened and where things go from there so I will be reading the other 2 books.
I probably should have started with something simpler to get me into the reading pattern and something that I may favor. Also take into account that it was 344 pages and I read it in one day was probably not the best idea since it was all new to me.
This was the first time reading a manga and I can honestly say it was a bit confusing.
1st I had to get used to reading backwards-reading the pages left to right. Once I got the hang of that I then learned that the novel itself had to be read left to right which I didn't figure out until I was about 5 pages into it.
The story overall was a bit confusing. My husband suggested this manga to me after watching the anime series and the latest movie with Scarlett Johannson. If it wasn't for the movie I would have probably put this down only because it's written in such a style that Shirow assumes that everyone understands what's happening which was not the case. There were things happening that had no meaning or took it for granted that the reader already knew about it.
I took my time with this one and read it as individual stories per chapter and that seemed to help a bit as well as asking my husband for help when I was unsure. Overall it wasn't a bad story and by the end I was wanting to know what happened and where things go from there so I will be reading the other 2 books.
I probably should have started with something simpler to get me into the reading pattern and something that I may favor. Also take into account that it was 344 pages and I read it in one day was probably not the best idea since it was all new to me.