Reviews

Square Eyes by Luke Jones, Anna Mill

hazelbynature's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

mallorylocklear's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

daisysbookmusings's review against another edition

3.0

An interesting futuristic story that feels incredibly black mirror that is accompanied by beautiful drawings throughout. The plot did feel somewhat confusing and it was as if there had been chunks of dialogue missing from one character to the next. A beautiful book and good read that could have ended triumphantly.

laurenvoice's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Did I judge this book by its cover? Yes. Of course, it's purple!

I am not sure what happened, nor am I sure about how it ended. Square Eyes was quite a confusing book. However, the artwork was beautiful, and the artwork/colour scheme kept me hooked.

If there were a sequel to Square Eyes, I would read it; the storyline reminded me of Paper Girls. 

witchintherain's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

poorcate's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

oksi's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

snivets's review against another edition

4.0

I picked this up on recommendation from the partner of the author via his podcast on architecture. The plot was a bit opaque for me, which lost it a few points, but the art is so gorgeous, luscious, and lovely that I felt totally immersed and wrapped up in the world, and for that it felt totally a 4-star. It did feel like something I could re-read in a year or two and find even more depth waiting for me.

rosof5's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

3.5

Les dessins sont si contemplatifs. Une vraie inspiration et un ode à la SF. Très K. Dick coloré. On remarque l'effort esthétique qui nous montre les limites glauques du capitalisme. Seulement qu'il y a tellement d'éléments que ça devient déroutant pour l'intrigue où le dévoilement est parfois trop lent. Par exemple j'ai trouvé les vignettes de convo du portable n'aidaient ni à l'ambiance ni à l'intrigue. Tout ça fait qu'on ne se retrouve qu'à plus de la moitié du livre. Tout ce choix de ce qu'il fallait montrer et ce qui restait ouvert à réflexion fait que d'autres aspects ont été explorés superficiellement, par exemple les comportement du reste de la population et la notion même de la réalité augmentée parallèle remplie de pubs 'a pas été développé à sa juste valeur.

chestopherreks's review against another edition

Really slow and kind of confusing. Maybe I'm just not in the mood for it. Beautiful art, though.