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A review by bill_wehrmacher
Equinoxes by Cyril Pedrosa
3.0
I actually read the English language version of this book. I did so for two reasons:
1. I am exploring book genera with which I have no experience.
2. Someone recommended it. Unfortunately, I don't recall who as I would like to chat with them about the book.
Les équinoxes has an interesting story loop, although most of what is there escapes me. I guess I am not smart enough to read such things. At any rate, the part of the book I really liked is the graphic story of a boy as we learn to know him through the seasons. I get a glimpse into his life. We learn, among other things, he is self sufficient, can learn to entertain himself, and enjoys exploring the world around him and all its wonders.
The more "verbose" story line involves several people who are essentially unrelated, families who have typical generational confusion and friction and suffer from the impact of aging complete with weakening and regrets. It also explores the interaction between those with differing opinions on the value of preserving the past versus pushing to the future; the need to preserve jobs versus preserving ancient artifacts.
I don't really know why I gave this three stars. Probably, because I am willing to assume that this is a wonderful example of a graphic novel, as you can easily see in examples in the other reviews, and the difficulty in trying to deduce where the author is trying to take us.
In any case, the English title is Equinoxes and the ISBN is 978-1-68112-080-5. Goodreads might wish to add it to their database so that it can be found by searching on the English Title.
1. I am exploring book genera with which I have no experience.
2. Someone recommended it. Unfortunately, I don't recall who as I would like to chat with them about the book.
Les équinoxes has an interesting story loop, although most of what is there escapes me. I guess I am not smart enough to read such things. At any rate, the part of the book I really liked is the graphic story of a boy as we learn to know him through the seasons. I get a glimpse into his life. We learn, among other things, he is self sufficient, can learn to entertain himself, and enjoys exploring the world around him and all its wonders.
The more "verbose" story line involves several people who are essentially unrelated, families who have typical generational confusion and friction and suffer from the impact of aging complete with weakening and regrets. It also explores the interaction between those with differing opinions on the value of preserving the past versus pushing to the future; the need to preserve jobs versus preserving ancient artifacts.
I don't really know why I gave this three stars. Probably, because I am willing to assume that this is a wonderful example of a graphic novel, as you can easily see in examples in the other reviews, and the difficulty in trying to deduce where the author is trying to take us.
In any case, the English title is Equinoxes and the ISBN is 978-1-68112-080-5. Goodreads might wish to add it to their database so that it can be found by searching on the English Title.