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alenka's review
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This style is really interesting. There is a big essay in the back from Baker about how he and Goux went about conceptualizing the captions, and then he reflects on them again in the shorter essay added for the 2018 update. I like them - like getting this extremely detailed and expansive glimpse into all the characters, even ones met very briefly - but they are also very... specific? I think this is the kind of thing I have to be in the right mood for. It's interesting though; a step beyond doing something like popping a character into their bedroom and populating it with objects that help define them. The captions give more of the rationale behind all the things you see on and with the characters. I like it, but it's very weighty.
Goux's art in general feels very careful and precise, which is a funny contrast to these extremely messy characters. I almost felt surprised by them and their mistakes, which are laid on so carefully across the page, in neat panels and detailed full-page splashes.
Yeah. Very interesting! Also shout-out to Silver Sprocket for having their comics available on hoopla.
Goux's art in general feels very careful and precise, which is a funny contrast to these extremely messy characters. I almost felt surprised by them and their mistakes, which are laid on so carefully across the page, in neat panels and detailed full-page splashes.
Yeah. Very interesting! Also shout-out to Silver Sprocket for having their comics available on hoopla.
indeedithappens's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
annabelle42688's review
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Great looking comic.
rhollister's review
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
reallifereading's review
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
con's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
gisellenguyen's review
2.0
Loved the concept and wanted to like this much more than I did. The colours are beautiful but the story was pretty flat and unengaging. Reread any Bryan Lee O’Malley instead cause that’s pretty much what this is trying and failing to be.
kaleskorner's review
4.0
This is a slice of life graphic novel. Normally, I don't like slice of life stories but this one kept me intrigued. Also, the thing that really kept me reading this novel was the art. It was beautiful! I thought the panels were creative and well-plotted. Holy crap, it was gorgeous. I found myself flipping through pages and just staring. They were well-crafted and wonderful.
The stories were rather ordinary, but in a relatable way. I seriously kept reading for the drawings and the illustrations that just captured my entire attention. I want to read more by Nicole Goux because she was great. I think she is underrated and I absolutely fell in love with her work.
Conclusion: Discover more from Nicole Goux
The stories were rather ordinary, but in a relatable way. I seriously kept reading for the drawings and the illustrations that just captured my entire attention. I want to read more by Nicole Goux because she was great. I think she is underrated and I absolutely fell in love with her work.
Conclusion: Discover more from Nicole Goux
hypops's review
3.0
This blends the slice-of-life qualities of Jaime Hernandez’s half of Love & Rockets with the winks and nods of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s Scott Pilgrim books. It’s a heartfelt book that wears its sincerity on its sleeve—which unfortunately means that it can feel a bit saccharine at times. The use of pink against white mostly looks great, but it also makes certain scenes and techniques *very* hard to read (one scene with an extended text message conversation was a massive strain on my eyes).
The writer also includes a long essay at the end of the book that feels strangely like an apology for being a straight white man who writes about queer people of color. While I appreciate the transparency and well intentioned account, it makes me wonder if the only reason that these characters are queer POCs is so that he might extract a sense of greater “authenticity” from them. Regardless, the characters are portrayed fairly, humorously, and with obvious care.
The writer also includes a long essay at the end of the book that feels strangely like an apology for being a straight white man who writes about queer people of color. While I appreciate the transparency and well intentioned account, it makes me wonder if the only reason that these characters are queer POCs is so that he might extract a sense of greater “authenticity” from them. Regardless, the characters are portrayed fairly, humorously, and with obvious care.