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catnips777 's review for:
Sailor Twain: Or: The Mermaid in the Hudson
by Mark Siegel
3.5 stars
First of all, I loved the art. The use of charcoal for the drawings set the mood for the books' setting and time just right, and - although it was a bit confusing at first - the mix of comically, almost child-like drawn characters and beautiful scenery rich in details really did it for me.
As for the story... well. It didn't bore me, yet it didn't captivate me all that much either. I sometimes felt Siegel skipped important details in weird jumps in time, and there certainly wasn't too much time lost in establishing characters and their relationships with each other. The book mostly follows a "tell, don't show" kind of storytelling which was sad in a way. There are many promising characters whose backgrounds and stories would've greatly interested me but they were made to be so flat that I barely cared for them throughout the story.
What I did like was the interpretation of the mermaid lore. I'm not gonna go into too much detail as not to spoil anyone, but I definitely love me some dark takes on mermaids.
First of all, I loved the art. The use of charcoal for the drawings set the mood for the books' setting and time just right, and - although it was a bit confusing at first - the mix of comically, almost child-like drawn characters and beautiful scenery rich in details really did it for me.
As for the story... well. It didn't bore me, yet it didn't captivate me all that much either. I sometimes felt Siegel skipped important details in weird jumps in time, and there certainly wasn't too much time lost in establishing characters and their relationships with each other. The book mostly follows a "tell, don't show" kind of storytelling which was sad in a way. There are many promising characters whose backgrounds and stories would've greatly interested me but they were made to be so flat that I barely cared for them throughout the story.
What I did like was the interpretation of the mermaid lore. I'm not gonna go into too much detail as not to spoil anyone, but I definitely love me some dark takes on mermaids.