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anneliesb 's review for:
The Tale of Genji: Dreams at Dawn, Volume 1
by Waki Yamato
Thank you NetGalley for the free review copy
This is a beautiful first volume in the manga-adaptation series of the Tale of Genji. The coloured chapter pages are splendid and the black and white story pages are beautifully drawn, very elegant, with a style that sometimes reminds of art nouveau or Mucha.
I did however find the story hard to follow. Possibly because I had no knowledge of the tale of Genji, but also because it is hard to distinguish between the different characters. The several ladies look quite similar and in some instances the same person has dark hair in one picture and light in the next.
Overall it was an interesting story and I enjoyed the style of the drawings.
This is a beautiful first volume in the manga-adaptation series of the Tale of Genji. The coloured chapter pages are splendid and the black and white story pages are beautifully drawn, very elegant, with a style that sometimes reminds of art nouveau or Mucha.
I did however find the story hard to follow. Possibly because I had no knowledge of the tale of Genji, but also because it is hard to distinguish between the different characters. The several ladies look quite similar and in some instances the same person has dark hair in one picture and light in the next.
Overall it was an interesting story and I enjoyed the style of the drawings.