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jascolib's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
justiceofkalr's review
4.0
Overall good, but some of the characters just wouldn't stick in my head despite the bios in the front. I kept mixing up Lew and Ben because neither is really developed quite enough for me to keep them separate. Which then meant I felt a bit left behind in terms of the mystery and figuring out what was going on. Definitely made me curious about the original novel though.
emwilliams's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
laejone's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.25
gnomechompsky's review
- 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
emalina17's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
3.5
poenaestante's review
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Cheesy 80s detective story with a lesbian twist gets the modern graphic novel treatment. The story and artwork were nothing to write home about, but it gets points for being somewhat unique and being heavily female-driven.
josb's review
4.0
Rounding up because this was a graphic novel adaptaion of an important piece of Canadian lesbian history.
Work for a Million was published in the 1970s by Eve Zaremba, and features a butch Private Detective, named Helen, helping to find out who is harassing a recent lottery winner in Toronto.
The graphic novel had the charm of an old detective novel but replace the schlubby detective with a badass butch in a leather jacket.
The story was pretty standard for a mystery and the art was quite well done. There were some parts of the script that did not transition nicely between panels.
It was worth the read to acquaint myself with a book series I never knew existed. I am glad they took the time to adapt the original novel into something that can be shared with current readers.
Work for a Million was published in the 1970s by Eve Zaremba, and features a butch Private Detective, named Helen, helping to find out who is harassing a recent lottery winner in Toronto.
The graphic novel had the charm of an old detective novel but replace the schlubby detective with a badass butch in a leather jacket.
The story was pretty standard for a mystery and the art was quite well done. There were some parts of the script that did not transition nicely between panels.
It was worth the read to acquaint myself with a book series I never knew existed. I am glad they took the time to adapt the original novel into something that can be shared with current readers.