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A review by gillysingh
Flight by Dave Sim, Gerhard
3.0
Date Sim has well and truly gone off the deep end in this volume. The narrative isn't so much dense as it is being the literary equivalent of attempting to swim through treacle. If you haven't read all of the preceding volumes, and if you're unable to remember much of their content, you will be well and truly lost here.
The artwork continues to be excellent and has really improved since Church and State.
The Mother's vs. Daughters concept feels like an oversimplification of feminist debate shot through the lens of an unsatisfied man's experience. The characterisation of a number of players feels hollow and it feels like Sim is missing a trick with the Illusionists.
As a whole I am still enjoying the series but I can see why people would give up after Church and State, Jaka's Story or Melmouth.
I am going to continue on until the end of the saga but, I can imagine the story gets patchy from here on out as well as having sections which are difficult to follow.
The artwork continues to be excellent and has really improved since Church and State.
The Mother's vs. Daughters concept feels like an oversimplification of feminist debate shot through the lens of an unsatisfied man's experience. The characterisation of a number of players feels hollow and it feels like Sim is missing a trick with the Illusionists.
As a whole I am still enjoying the series but I can see why people would give up after Church and State, Jaka's Story or Melmouth.
I am going to continue on until the end of the saga but, I can imagine the story gets patchy from here on out as well as having sections which are difficult to follow.