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A review by ambzillius
Lamentation #1 by Cullen Bunn
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
BOOK REVIEW
3.5 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
⚠️ MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS ⚠️
Lamentation by Cullen Bunn is a Graphic Novel where our main character, Jennifer, responds to an advert to take part in a theatre production, however, all is not as it seems when she realises there is no way to leave!
I enjoyed the art style of this graphic novel but found the story to be rather confusing and non-linear in the way it was told. You can tell based on costume changes whether it is 'Real Life' or 'The Play' in most cases, but the switching isn't explained and it is like the character doesn't question it until the end, when it has been happening throughout.
I have given this a 3.5/5 because of the reason I had to go back and read this a few times to understand the plot and ideas, sometimes this is much harder to grasp through images than text alone and it may be unfair of me to rate this as such, but it just couldn't redeem more stars because of the difficulty I had.
I do enjoy gore, and whilsy quite tame, there were scenes that definitely sated what I was looking for in a horror.
I truly believe that making this into a longer series of graphic novels, which explored the mysticism a little more and didn't feel as rushed, would actually be fantastic and worth picking up. Coming to the conclusion in such a short time with no answers seemed like a waste to me personally!
Thankyou NetGalley for allowing me to read this in exchange or a review. All opinions are my own and should not reflect badly on this work as it is personal preference!
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3.5 ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
⚠️ MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS ⚠️
Lamentation by Cullen Bunn is a Graphic Novel where our main character, Jennifer, responds to an advert to take part in a theatre production, however, all is not as it seems when she realises there is no way to leave!
I enjoyed the art style of this graphic novel but found the story to be rather confusing and non-linear in the way it was told. You can tell based on costume changes whether it is 'Real Life' or 'The Play' in most cases, but the switching isn't explained and it is like the character doesn't question it until the end, when it has been happening throughout.
I have given this a 3.5/5 because of the reason I had to go back and read this a few times to understand the plot and ideas, sometimes this is much harder to grasp through images than text alone and it may be unfair of me to rate this as such, but it just couldn't redeem more stars because of the difficulty I had.
I do enjoy gore, and whilsy quite tame, there were scenes that definitely sated what I was looking for in a horror.
I truly believe that making this into a longer series of graphic novels, which explored the mysticism a little more and didn't feel as rushed, would actually be fantastic and worth picking up. Coming to the conclusion in such a short time with no answers seemed like a waste to me personally!
Thankyou NetGalley for allowing me to read this in exchange or a review. All opinions are my own and should not reflect badly on this work as it is personal preference!
#Lamentation #CullenBunn #GraphicNovel #BookReview #Review #Bookstagram #Netgalley #Books