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Castello di sabbia by Pierre Oscar Lévy

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marslotus's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? No

3.75

Reading this after watching the movie feels like drinking water in a desert. It's fast but mysterious and uses some art style choices I don't quite understand (like putting dark shadows over the characters as they're talking making them appear a bit scary when all they're doing is sitting in the shade?). So.. solid story, wish it was a little more substantial.

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rory_john14's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense fast-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

2.5

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rebelstorm's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

2.0

Somehow M. Night Shyamalan made it better?

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kitten_nuisance's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced

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

1.5

My partner and I have a bad habit of watching M Night Shymalan's movies. We know we don't like his work anymore. . . we just want to be set up for the stupid twist and see the stupid twist. And we've seen all the episodes of The Twilight Zone!

However, I don't know if I can do it anymore. Someone needs to stop giving this man money!! (Including us, though we're a drop in the bucket!) Maybe my tolerance has gone down over time, but I felt that the writing of "Old" almost could not be worse. Why are all the characters just yelling everything that happens instead of it being shown??? Horrible acting, horrible shots, bad score, and racist also. And M. Night, through much of his body of work, spreads EXTREME misinformation about mental health conditions. I think it borders on hate speech, honestly.

Anyway, the way this relates to my review is that I heard that "Old" was based on a graphic novel, and I thought the idea had potential in graphic novel form. I decided to check it out. . . I did NOT like it!! Sad to report that this version was also racist, and even more misogynistic? Did not like the art style at all, did not care for the way the story was presented. Bad stuff! We need V.C. Andrews back among us to write one of the particularly shocking and gross twists in a way that we could also kinda enjoy in its horror.

I'm making a lot of bad book choices lately.

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anabar's review against another edition

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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

2.0

Relentlessly, and purposefully, it throws tragedy after tragedy at the characters who, like the reader, are staggering to keep up with what's happening. Sandcastle is an incredibly short graphic novel. I should have considered the length before I started reading because due to my expectations going in, I'm left disappointed that things weren't taken a bit slower. However, if you don't mind rapid pacing, that isn't an issue. I found the dialogue quite crude, and the characters unbelievable - especially the children.

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