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A review by crispymerola
Berlin Book One: City of Stones by Jason Lutes
informative
inspiring
relaxing
medium-paced
3.25
It's impossible to effectively rate a portion of a larger work - there's a lot to love here, even if the narrative doesn't come together (which I'm sure is by design).
This is a sprawling epic. We see Berlin from the perspective of academics, journalists, the communists, the police - it's an impressive amount of breadth, and I rarely felt lost as to who I was with and why I should care. That said, the goal of this thing seems to be less narrative or character-driven, so I don't get a very intimate sense of who our characters are as I read. My heart is a wittle cold, but my brain is humming with activity.
There are a few sentimental moments that buck this trend, and they're usually presented with an impressionistic layout - this makes the moments hit even harder, considering how measured most of Lute's panels are otherwise.
This is a sprawling epic. We see Berlin from the perspective of academics, journalists, the communists, the police - it's an impressive amount of breadth, and I rarely felt lost as to who I was with and why I should care. That said, the goal of this thing seems to be less narrative or character-driven, so I don't get a very intimate sense of who our characters are as I read. My heart is a wittle cold, but my brain is humming with activity.
There are a few sentimental moments that buck this trend, and they're usually presented with an impressionistic layout - this makes the moments hit even harder, considering how measured most of Lute's panels are otherwise.