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galachevaillier's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
3.75
Depuis La légèreté, j'ai un a priori plutôt positif sur le travail de Mme Meurisse. Et les grands espaces sont dans cette même lignée : très beaux dessins de paysage, quête de sens, amour des autres.
vizira's review
2.0
a sweet little story about growing up in the french countryside. it was pleasant enough, but the art did nothing for me and personally i had some trouble deciphering the font at times.
kierli's review
informative
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
The perspective of a child growing up in the French countryside, with a focus on plants.
annakoptenko's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
5.0
silvae's review against another edition
5.0
TW: Animal death
I remember my summers as a child, spent in the sunny countryside, drawing, reading, making weird collections of things I found in nature and just enjoying my time away from our usual house and all that entailed. Thus, summertime has always put some very nostalgic sunglasses on me, and The Great Outdoors managed to capture this feeling perfectly. Catherine Meurisse recounts her childhood spent in a rebuilt farmhouse with her plant-cutting-stealing parents, her bookish sister, their cat, chickens and her very own Versailles-esque garden gnome in a charming and heartfelt manner. If you are ever looking for a failsafe gift to give someone (maybe your mother that loves gardening or someone who considers childhood summers to have been the best part of their life), I would definitely say that this is it.
Plus: I would think it's quite accessible even to those who do not enjoy reading comics.
I remember my summers as a child, spent in the sunny countryside, drawing, reading, making weird collections of things I found in nature and just enjoying my time away from our usual house and all that entailed. Thus, summertime has always put some very nostalgic sunglasses on me, and The Great Outdoors managed to capture this feeling perfectly. Catherine Meurisse recounts her childhood spent in a rebuilt farmhouse with her plant-cutting-stealing parents, her bookish sister, their cat, chickens and her very own Versailles-esque garden gnome in a charming and heartfelt manner. If you are ever looking for a failsafe gift to give someone (maybe your mother that loves gardening or someone who considers childhood summers to have been the best part of their life), I would definitely say that this is it.
Plus: I would think it's quite accessible even to those who do not enjoy reading comics.
bluemoon8's review against another edition
5.0
Une BD fantasque et fantastique sur la nature, la famille, l'héritage et le changement.
On y suit l'autrice lors de son déménagement alors qu'elle était enfant dans un village de 200 habitants. Les considérations liées à la nature, sa beauté et son importance sont entrelacées de références littéraires et sont prolongées par des réflexions sur l'écologie et les chamboulements qu'a subi la campagne française ces dernières années. L'humour désopilant de Catherine Meurisse complète agréablement ce portrait familial inoubliable.
On y suit l'autrice lors de son déménagement alors qu'elle était enfant dans un village de 200 habitants. Les considérations liées à la nature, sa beauté et son importance sont entrelacées de références littéraires et sont prolongées par des réflexions sur l'écologie et les chamboulements qu'a subi la campagne française ces dernières années. L'humour désopilant de Catherine Meurisse complète agréablement ce portrait familial inoubliable.
paulalovesbooks's review
3.0
Gracias Net Galley por el ARC
The Great Outdoors es un breve libro con comic sobre la infancia de Catherine Murisse. Es un libro muy bello, con ilustraciones que me recordaron a mi propia infancia en la naturaleza, todo mezclado con un humor bastante particular (a veces oscuro) y los recuerdos de la autora.
Catherine se mudó de la ciudad a una casa en ruinas cuando era muy pequeña, y toda su infancia la pasó con sus padres remodelando la casa del campo y aprendiendo a divertirse entre los árboles y mirando a los animales. Es en este nuevo hogar donde encuentra su amor por el arte y su imaginación vuela. Tal como es el caso de su fabuloso dibujo de una cabra posando entre arboles y flores (bastante fabuloso). Los dibujos son tan bellos, es que es algo que tienen que ver. A veces me quedaba varios minutos mirando los detalles, y me dieron muchas ganas de dibujar.
Es una historia muy adorable, de las aventuras de una niña que tiene todo un mundo verde para explorar. Totalmente recomendado.
The Great Outdoors es un breve libro con comic sobre la infancia de Catherine Murisse. Es un libro muy bello, con ilustraciones que me recordaron a mi propia infancia en la naturaleza, todo mezclado con un humor bastante particular (a veces oscuro) y los recuerdos de la autora.
Catherine se mudó de la ciudad a una casa en ruinas cuando era muy pequeña, y toda su infancia la pasó con sus padres remodelando la casa del campo y aprendiendo a divertirse entre los árboles y mirando a los animales. Es en este nuevo hogar donde encuentra su amor por el arte y su imaginación vuela. Tal como es el caso de su fabuloso dibujo de una cabra posando entre arboles y flores (bastante fabuloso). Los dibujos son tan bellos, es que es algo que tienen que ver. A veces me quedaba varios minutos mirando los detalles, y me dieron muchas ganas de dibujar.
Es una historia muy adorable, de las aventuras de una niña que tiene todo un mundo verde para explorar. Totalmente recomendado.
caarolparker's review
3.0
A lovely read.
This graphic novel is about a family that moves to the countryside and the parents introduces to their children the nature around them. WIth one child excited to plant and discover this new world, the other quotes books along her journey to grow a garden like Versailles.
The characters are simple drawings with expression, but the entire graphic novel have beautiful landscapes scenarios. The reading is filled with curiosities about gardening and plantations, all about the farming life.
What did not work for me was the cursive letter, it was a bit difficult to read it.
This graphic novel is about a family that moves to the countryside and the parents introduces to their children the nature around them. WIth one child excited to plant and discover this new world, the other quotes books along her journey to grow a garden like Versailles.
The characters are simple drawings with expression, but the entire graphic novel have beautiful landscapes scenarios. The reading is filled with curiosities about gardening and plantations, all about the farming life.
What did not work for me was the cursive letter, it was a bit difficult to read it.