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laurab2125's review
5.0
My first foray into graphic novels (on a recommendation) and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The depth of writing and the full-of-expression artwork combine to create a wonderful story about the book you loved as a child and then struggle the rest of your life to find it and recreate it.
jennysaisquois's review
4.0
I can't recall why exactly I put this on my library holds list (although slightly-alternate-magical-world stories, esp ones with book lovers, are my jam) but I wish I'd paid more attention when I did. I didn't realize that this was the fourth volume of a series, so although I was able to read it fine, there was clearly a lot I was missing, which became abundantly clear when I got to the end notes which referred to some of the earlier volumes. I enjoyed it even so, and am planning to go back and read the first three.
kfan's review
5.0
Reread this again recently and upped it from 4 to 5 stars. I can't think of a book that depicts creative struggle better than this one. The heartache and frustration that comes from the heavy lifting of carrying the world inside your mind out into the open, idea by idea. Loving books and storytelling SO MUCH that you want to give back, by writing your own stories. Coming to terms with the truth and disappointment that nothing you write will ever be good enough. But not giving up.
kateofmind's review
5.0
A comic about the magic of the love of books. If you don't love this, I don't even.
staraice's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness and Cursing
mariakazantzi's review
4.0
Carla Speed McNeil manages to describe the life of each one of us who love books, how we feel about them, how frantically we are searching for new stories to devour and our love for the stories that touched our soul.
She describes the life of aspiring authors, their efforts to express with words their unrestrained imagination, their agony whether the readers will enjoy their story.
All that within the context a science-fiction comics series, that dates from 1996 and has many fans. The graphic novel "Finder:Talisman" is the only comic of the series I've read, and though it isn't necessary to have read the other comics of the series for the story to make sense, I will definatelly read the rest!!
The writer in her website allows readers to read a story from the Finder series.Enjoy!
http://www.lightspeedpress.com/?webcomic_post=001
She describes the life of aspiring authors, their efforts to express with words their unrestrained imagination, their agony whether the readers will enjoy their story.
All that within the context a science-fiction comics series, that dates from 1996 and has many fans. The graphic novel "Finder:Talisman" is the only comic of the series I've read, and though it isn't necessary to have read the other comics of the series for the story to make sense, I will definatelly read the rest!!
The writer in her website allows readers to read a story from the Finder series.Enjoy!
http://www.lightspeedpress.com/?webcomic_post=001
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