Scan barcode
_blueberry_pie_'s review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
3.0
It was a very different style of comic in the sense that it was very heavy on the exposition.
radikaliseradgroda's review against another edition
4.0
4.5
It's been a really long time since I enjoyed a graphic novel this much.
It's been a really long time since I enjoyed a graphic novel this much.
mihaela1995's review
3.0
Na trenutke interesantan, na trenutke frustrirajuć, ali solidni likovi i priča o dogodovštinama zbunjenih pisaca.
mallorylocklear's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
octanexit's review against another edition
dark
reflective
sad
medium-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
4.0
saidtheraina's review against another edition
4.0
Sped through this in two sittings. Fun, large pages with fun, simple illustrations and many large chunks of text. I enjoyed how [a:Simmonds|296241|Posy Simmonds|http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/nophoto-U-50x66.jpg] layered the chunks of text and the illustrations on each other, so that in some cases, you could read and look interchangably. And when that's not the case, the flow is usually very easy to follow.
The illustrations remind me of the work of Stephen Cartwright, who did a lot of Usborne books. But maybe that's just me. Definitely adult, with lots of intrigue caused by the arrival of a very worldly young woman into the English countryside. A little like reading a slightly trashy celebrity gossip novel. In a good way.
The illustrations remind me of the work of Stephen Cartwright, who did a lot of Usborne books. But maybe that's just me. Definitely adult, with lots of intrigue caused by the arrival of a very worldly young woman into the English countryside. A little like reading a slightly trashy celebrity gossip novel. In a good way.
natniss's review against another edition
4.0
Laid out like no other graphic novel I've read. I love the scrapbook-style look of panels, text and newspaper clippings collaged on each page. Plus the illustrations are just lovely. The story is good, with an array of characters who are painfully recognisable in their poor decisions and lack of self-awareness.
msliz's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
waclements7's review against another edition
4.0
Pondering. I didn’t like this as much as I thought I would. I’m wondering if maybe I missed the point. If writers at writers retreats are just jerks. With the earnest ones who keep plugged away at it while the players go after younger and younger women. Meanwhile, Tamara undergoes rhinoplasty, which undoes everyone around her (what would it have done for Cyrano, one wonders?) and draws men to her left and right, except for the one man who liked her the way she was to begin with. I saw a preview for the movie, and I’m wondering (I’m using that word a lot here) if it didn’t quite miss the point. It felt quite honest, and the graphic work was really lovely. I should read it again now that I’ve had time to think on it, because I think it’s a subtle work, and doesn’t leap at out you like a chest-bursting (or nose-bursting) alien. As a person who has had many issues with my own facial protuberance (my dad says I got his nose—I said it looks fine on _him_) I can relate to wondering how/if my life would be different. I think my _confidence_ would be different.