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A review by aquaflowerchild
Giant Days by Boom! Studios, Non Pratt
In the last year, I discovered the graphic novel series Giant Days by John Allison, Lissa Treiman, and Whitney Cogar. I fell in love with the illustrations of the characters and the different personalities of Daisy, Susan, and Esther. Each character was vibrant and extreme: Daisy the innocent, organized, and colorful; Susan the sardonic, frumpy smoke addict; and Esther the dramatic, gothic attire wearer, and skipper of classes. Often the “college girl” is seen with a stereotypical appearance. The graphic novel broke that representation by giving diversity to its characters. I also liked that the characters faced real issues. So, when I found out that there was going to be a novella based on those same characters I felt I had to get my hands on it.
The novella delves deeper into portraying the characters and the issues they face. While I did miss the lovely illustrations that the graphic novel offered, Non Pratt captured university life with the gang beautifully. Often when a new work is released, and it is based off something else, the original gets lost. Sometimes there becomes a battle between the original and the new. With this novella, that is not the case. I felt Pratt kept the characters’ actions and thought processes closely to the original graphic novels. I loved both interpretations of the characters.
The novella delves deeper into portraying the characters and the issues they face. While I did miss the lovely illustrations that the graphic novel offered, Non Pratt captured university life with the gang beautifully. Often when a new work is released, and it is based off something else, the original gets lost. Sometimes there becomes a battle between the original and the new. With this novella, that is not the case. I felt Pratt kept the characters’ actions and thought processes closely to the original graphic novels. I loved both interpretations of the characters.