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geekwayne's review against another edition
3.0
'Banana Sunday' by Paul Toin and Colleen Coover with art by Rian Sygh is a fun story about a normal young woman and her three extraordinary primates.
Kirby Steinberg is going to a new school and she announces it on a Sunday. The reason she does is because of her three talking primates. Chuck is an orangutan and whip-smart. Knobby is a spider-monkey who is in love with love thanks to the love poems he has read. Go-Go the gorilla is small, kind of simple, and indestructible.
Kirby meets a new friend, a reporter named Nickels who wants to know the story behind Kirby's friends. Kirby also makes a new enemy in Skye, the school snob who is out to smear Kirby's name. Can Kirby survive her first week at her new school?
It's an early collaboration from Tobin and Coover, and it's not as good as others. It's still kind of fun, as long as you don't scratch the surface too much. If you do, there are things that don't seem to work so well. I liked the art too. It's bright and the lines are clean.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Oni Press and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
Kirby Steinberg is going to a new school and she announces it on a Sunday. The reason she does is because of her three talking primates. Chuck is an orangutan and whip-smart. Knobby is a spider-monkey who is in love with love thanks to the love poems he has read. Go-Go the gorilla is small, kind of simple, and indestructible.
Kirby meets a new friend, a reporter named Nickels who wants to know the story behind Kirby's friends. Kirby also makes a new enemy in Skye, the school snob who is out to smear Kirby's name. Can Kirby survive her first week at her new school?
It's an early collaboration from Tobin and Coover, and it's not as good as others. It's still kind of fun, as long as you don't scratch the surface too much. If you do, there are things that don't seem to work so well. I liked the art too. It's bright and the lines are clean.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Oni Press and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
sducharme's review
4.0
Give this graphic to fans of SMILE and DRAMA. A girl comes to a school as a guest for the year. With her, she brings three talking primates. The school news reporter quickly befriends her and tries to find out how, exactly, these animals became so smart. Another girl tries to destroy her social standing because she's jealous of the attention the "monkey girl" is getting. And there's a love interest, too.
Quick, fun, fluffy read for middle school and up.
Quick, fun, fluffy read for middle school and up.
mckinlay's review against another edition
2.0
*I received an ARC from Oni Press at ALA, but I also received a DRC off of netgalley. This does not affect my review.*
[2.5 stars]
I asked Oni Press for queer comics and they gave me this. It is not queer.
But anyway, that aside, this was just okay. There were definitely some cute moments, I especially liked Go Go. But there was instalove, and i seriously hate when there's a mean girl for literally no reason. Plus it's kind of creepy to see a monkey constantly hitting on human girls. But maybe that's just me.
[2.5 stars]
I asked Oni Press for queer comics and they gave me this. It is not queer.
But anyway, that aside, this was just okay. There were definitely some cute moments, I especially liked Go Go. But there was instalove, and i seriously hate when there's a mean girl for literally no reason. Plus it's kind of creepy to see a monkey constantly hitting on human girls. But maybe that's just me.
ljrinaldi's review against another edition
3.0
This is cute enough. A typical high school story, with the New Girl &trademark; and the Mean Girl &trademark;, and the Cute Boy&trademark;.
The only thing different is three odd talking primates, that hang out with Kirby.
The primates are silly, and Go-Go is my favorite, but that isnt' enough to make this book special. If you like middle-school romance, with monkeys, this could be the book for you. Otherwise, it is a skip.
#BananaSunday #NetGalley
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
The only thing different is three odd talking primates, that hang out with Kirby.
The primates are silly, and Go-Go is my favorite, but that isnt' enough to make this book special. If you like middle-school romance, with monkeys, this could be the book for you. Otherwise, it is a skip.
#BananaSunday #NetGalley
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
jhstack's review against another edition
3.0
Definitely geared toward younger audiences who will go bananas over the monkey-related humor (no puns included). (e-galley from NetGalley)
giantarms's review
3.0
Charming little book for young adults, I guess. A bit heavy handed on the personality stereotypes. I don't believe some blond girl could really get away with stomping somebody for long. I picked it up because I respect Oni books. That's all. I don't actually like monkeys that much. Or teenagers. Or high school drama. Or bananas.
Wow.
Considering all that, I guess it was pretty good after all.
Wow.
Considering all that, I guess it was pretty good after all.
cemeterygates's review
4.0
Why can't every Sunday be Banana Sunday? A charming little read. Go-Go the Gorilla speaks for the man/ape/child in all of us.
kasiasosnowski's review against another edition
3.0
A fun and light comic. A bit outdated - but Go-Go is the cutest character
glitterandtwang's review against another edition
3.0
Early Paul Tobin - pretty cute, but not quite up to the standards of his more recent work. It's still a lot of fun, though.