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A review by imperfectcj
Ruins by Peter Kuper
2.0
The story in this book is scattered. It seems as though the author spent more time on the illustrations---which are quite nice---than he did developing the story.
As with other graphic novels I've read, I don't really see how the illustrations add to the story, and the story seems to lack the depth that it might have had if it were written in prose. Maybe I'd prefer a graphic novel in which the words are the most important part and the pictures secondary, rather than the other way around. But it's possible that it just isn't the genre for me. They're really quick to read, though. If my TBR were filled with these, I could be done in a year or two rather than seven years.
As with other graphic novels I've read, I don't really see how the illustrations add to the story, and the story seems to lack the depth that it might have had if it were written in prose. Maybe I'd prefer a graphic novel in which the words are the most important part and the pictures secondary, rather than the other way around. But it's possible that it just isn't the genre for me. They're really quick to read, though. If my TBR were filled with these, I could be done in a year or two rather than seven years.