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A review by wendylioness
99 Ways to Tell a Story: Exercises in Style by Matt Madden
3.0
The concept of this book was the best thing about it. It makes me want to write a book that's similar, except not in comics and without language but with a fairy tale or two.
The introduction intrigued me the most, and a few versions of the comic (only one page long) are amusing.
"Can a story, however simple or mundane, be separated from the manner in which it is told? Is there an essential nugget from which all stylistic and physical characteristics can be stripped? What would that core look like? .... Suddenly it's clear that what appear to be merely 'stylistic' choices are in fact an essential part of the story."
The introduction intrigued me the most, and a few versions of the comic (only one page long) are amusing.
"Can a story, however simple or mundane, be separated from the manner in which it is told? Is there an essential nugget from which all stylistic and physical characteristics can be stripped? What would that core look like? .... Suddenly it's clear that what appear to be merely 'stylistic' choices are in fact an essential part of the story."