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geekwayne's review against another edition
3.0
'Octopus Pie, Volume 4' by Meredith Gran continues the lives of people living in Brooklyn, this time in color, sometimes.
I haven't been the biggest fan of the series, and this volume didn't help. The story still follows Eve and her mismatched roommate Hannah. There are additional supporting cast. There are house parties, and Eve's job at an organic grocery store. Breakups and boyfriends. Will considers a career change from being a pot dealer. A writer comes to do a party on how Eve and her friends hang out together.
I found some of the earlier volumes a bit more humorous. I didn't find this volume to be so. I'm not of the age group portrayed, and maybe that's the problem. I don't feel like I would want to hang out with any of these characters. I know this series has it's fans. I'm just deciding I'm not one of them.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Image Comics, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
I haven't been the biggest fan of the series, and this volume didn't help. The story still follows Eve and her mismatched roommate Hannah. There are additional supporting cast. There are house parties, and Eve's job at an organic grocery store. Breakups and boyfriends. Will considers a career change from being a pot dealer. A writer comes to do a party on how Eve and her friends hang out together.
I found some of the earlier volumes a bit more humorous. I didn't find this volume to be so. I'm not of the age group portrayed, and maybe that's the problem. I don't feel like I would want to hang out with any of these characters. I know this series has it's fans. I'm just deciding I'm not one of them.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Image Comics, Diamond Book Distributors, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
kryten4k's review against another edition
emotional
funny
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
3.25
mckenzierichardson's review against another edition
3.0
I received a copy of this through Goodreads in exchange for an honest review.
Disclaimer: I haven't read any of the other Octopus Pie comics so I am probably missing out on a lot of background information.
The storylines were kind of up and down for me. Some were humorous (I really like Hanna), but others were a bit dull and confusing. On the whole, it didn't really captivate me. Everything seemed very simple and flat. The characters showed a lot of emotion, but the context and reasoning behind those feelings weren't necessarily always expressed.
The artwork was simple and cutesy, but often it was difficult for me to tell the characters apart. The hardest thing for me was figuring out who all of the characters were and remembering them because of the similarities in their depictions. It was much easier in the section that was in color.
I did really enjoy the partially-colored scene in which Hanna is at the museum. Really, most of the scenes I liked had Hanna in them. She was the character that really popped for me.
So overall, it was a decent work. I'm sure I would have understood more depth having read the other books, but it was still readable. Cool depiction of the lives of twenty-somethings.
Disclaimer: I haven't read any of the other Octopus Pie comics so I am probably missing out on a lot of background information.
The storylines were kind of up and down for me. Some were humorous (I really like Hanna), but others were a bit dull and confusing. On the whole, it didn't really captivate me. Everything seemed very simple and flat. The characters showed a lot of emotion, but the context and reasoning behind those feelings weren't necessarily always expressed.
The artwork was simple and cutesy, but often it was difficult for me to tell the characters apart. The hardest thing for me was figuring out who all of the characters were and remembering them because of the similarities in their depictions. It was much easier in the section that was in color.
I did really enjoy the partially-colored scene in which Hanna is at the museum. Really, most of the scenes I liked had Hanna in them. She was the character that really popped for me.
So overall, it was a decent work. I'm sure I would have understood more depth having read the other books, but it was still readable. Cool depiction of the lives of twenty-somethings.
rowanoats's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- 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
5.0
spellingbat's review against another edition
4.0
Younger 20-somethings in the big city go through functional and dysfunctional relationships, break-ups, career questions, roommate and friendship growing pains, self-doubt and self-encouragement. This volume is best understood in context of prior volumes, although as a new reader I got enough to understand most of what was going on.
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