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A review by eesh25
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children: The Graphic Novel by Ransom Riggs
4.0
As a fan of Cassandra Clare, I'm quite familiar with Cassandra Jean's art, and I wanted to know how it would translate to a graphic novel. So when I stumbled across this book on Kindle Unlimited, I thought, why not?
Besides, I've read the original novel. It was over four years ago, but I know I liked it then, even though I didn't make it very far with the sequel. So this was like revisiting the story—just in a different format, and much faster. And I'm glad to have done it. In fact, since the sequel has a graphic novel as well, I might read it at some point. Unfortunately, it's not on KU.
Anyway, the book is about a teenage boy, Jacob, who grew up with his grandfather telling him stories about his friends with peculiar abilities. Jacob stopped believing in the stories as he got older. Until something terrible happened, which lead to him going on a trip to find the peculiar children, hoping it'll help him understand his grandfather better.
Now, if you're already familiar with the novel or the movie (which, I've heard, was very disappointing) then I'd definitely recommend this book. The art is great—it's simple yet atmospheric. Despite Jacob's perpetual frowny-face. But even if you aren't familiar with either, I think you can read it. Yes, there's a lot of jumping from scene to scene, but it's easy to fill in the gaps between them. And the narration from Jacob's perspective helps.
As for the story, I liked it. It's fast-paced but easy to follow because it doesn't try to dump too much information on you. And it's interesting. You don't get to know the characters very well, but that's expected. There are so many of them and so little time to introduce them.
Finally, some things remained unchanged from the novel, like the concept, which still felt unique. And the Jacob-and-Emma romance is still gross. One thing that changed is the way I see Miss Peregrine. She's the caretaker of all the kids and, I don't if it's because I'm older or if it's specific to this format of the story, but I can't help but think of her as the real villain of the story.
Miss Peregrine has basically trapped a bunch of kids so they'll remain children forever. Yeah, she says it's for their protection, but she could've easily allowed them to get older, thanks to something that was mentioned by her in this very book. But she didn't. And she's made them afraid to leave. It seems like an attempt to keep everyone under her thumb, don't you think? Kids, after all, are easier to control than adults.
I know that's not what the novel is trying to portray (at all), but I would like to know if anyone else feels that way about her. She's gotta be at least a little evil, right?
Besides, I've read the original novel. It was over four years ago, but I know I liked it then, even though I didn't make it very far with the sequel. So this was like revisiting the story—just in a different format, and much faster. And I'm glad to have done it. In fact, since the sequel has a graphic novel as well, I might read it at some point. Unfortunately, it's not on KU.
Anyway, the book is about a teenage boy, Jacob, who grew up with his grandfather telling him stories about his friends with peculiar abilities. Jacob stopped believing in the stories as he got older. Until something terrible happened, which lead to him going on a trip to find the peculiar children, hoping it'll help him understand his grandfather better.
Now, if you're already familiar with the novel or the movie (which, I've heard, was very disappointing) then I'd definitely recommend this book. The art is great—it's simple yet atmospheric. Despite Jacob's perpetual frowny-face. But even if you aren't familiar with either, I think you can read it. Yes, there's a lot of jumping from scene to scene, but it's easy to fill in the gaps between them. And the narration from Jacob's perspective helps.
As for the story, I liked it. It's fast-paced but easy to follow because it doesn't try to dump too much information on you. And it's interesting. You don't get to know the characters very well, but that's expected. There are so many of them and so little time to introduce them.
Finally, some things remained unchanged from the novel, like the concept, which still felt unique. And the Jacob-and-Emma romance is still gross. One thing that changed is the way I see Miss Peregrine. She's the caretaker of all the kids and, I don't if it's because I'm older or if it's specific to this format of the story, but I can't help but think of her as the real villain of the story.
Miss Peregrine has basically trapped a bunch of kids so they'll remain children forever. Yeah, she says it's for their protection, but she could've easily allowed them to get older, thanks to something that was mentioned by her in this very book. But she didn't. And she's made them afraid to leave. It seems like an attempt to keep everyone under her thumb, don't you think? Kids, after all, are easier to control than adults.
I know that's not what the novel is trying to portray (at all), but I would like to know if anyone else feels that way about her. She's gotta be at least a little evil, right?