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oliver_the_reviewer 's review for:
Saga, Vol. 1
by Brian K. Vaughan
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I've heard a lot of good things about Saga, but I have been hesitant to dive in because most people's description of it as a "Star Wars-esque Family Saga Space Opera" was not compelling for me (since I am not a Star Wars fan)
BUT after reading the first page, I just couldn't stop.
The story-telling definitely sucked me in. We start in the middle of the action - no establishing prologue on world building, no character intros - the readers are as shocked as the characters. And seeing as we're following an obviously star-crossed lovers who just gave birth, it really makes one empathize a lot more. While the premise of the story is not something entirely new, the characters are written so well that I want to KNOW what happens to them and what brought them to this situation.
I also love how the narration was written almost poetically, how it compliments the dialogue and the setting while it's telling a different story altogether.
I wajt to say that it is so well-written that if we take out the scifi-fantasy elements of it, it will still be very intriguing. That is NOT the case because how the world is imagined -its quirks and visual appeal - adds a lot more interest to the story.
Good start to a series. I can't wait to binge it.
BUT after reading the first page, I just couldn't stop.
The story-telling definitely sucked me in. We start in the middle of the action - no establishing prologue on world building, no character intros - the readers are as shocked as the characters. And seeing as we're following an obviously star-crossed lovers who just gave birth, it really makes one empathize a lot more. While the premise of the story is not something entirely new, the characters are written so well that I want to KNOW what happens to them and what brought them to this situation.
I also love how the narration was written almost poetically, how it compliments the dialogue and the setting while it's telling a different story altogether.
I wajt to say that it is so well-written that if we take out the scifi-fantasy elements of it, it will still be very intriguing. That is NOT the case because how the world is imagined -its quirks and visual appeal - adds a lot more interest to the story.
Good start to a series. I can't wait to binge it.