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A review by booklover160
Odessa by Jonathan Hill
3.0
An interesting start to graphic series. ‘Odessa’ follows three kids, Ginny, 17, Wes, 14, and Harry, 8, as they decide to set out in search of their mother 8 years after the largest earthquake ever destroyed the West Coast. This post-apocalyptic world is full of violence and gangs and challenges to the siblings.
The art is fine, but I didn’t understand the style choice to make the two boys roughly the same size. We’re told from the start that Wes is around 6 years older than Harry but they are the same size and sometimes it’s hard to distinguish between them. It made the whole dynamic weirder; especially since I was under the impression the boys were nearly the same age and that explained their constant bickering. Knowing the age difference, I’m confused as to why Wes was such a dick the whole book to Harry.
Plot was okay, but the pacing was odd. It was so slow. I can see how this set up the series, but there’s not a lot going on until the last chapter and then it all happens at once.
Overall, an interesting start and I’ll maybe read on eventually but so far it’s just okay to me.
The art is fine, but I didn’t understand the style choice to make the two boys roughly the same size. We’re told from the start that Wes is around 6 years older than Harry but they are the same size and sometimes it’s hard to distinguish between them. It made the whole dynamic weirder; especially since I was under the impression the boys were nearly the same age and that explained their constant bickering. Knowing the age difference, I’m confused as to why Wes was such a dick the whole book to Harry.
Plot was okay, but the pacing was odd. It was so slow. I can see how this set up the series, but there’s not a lot going on until the last chapter and then it all happens at once.
Overall, an interesting start and I’ll maybe read on eventually but so far it’s just okay to me.