Reviews

Blue in Green by Ram V., Anand R.K.

pagesinpages's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

obnorthrup's review

3.0

I picked this up based on the title, didn't read any reviews or blurbs, and was surprised a page in that it wasn't a Miles Davis biography. Still glad to have read it, mostly for the art.

satyajitc's review

3.0

Ram V wants to be Neil Gaiman so bad.

lattes_lipstick_literature's review

4.0

I knew I would really like this. A graphic novel with interesting and captivating artwork? Check. Heavily influenced by music? Check. Mild horror elements? Check. These things made Blue in Gree (named after the Miles Davis song) such a fantastic read. In this novel we meet Erik a music teacher at a college where life seems to just be middling by. Suddenly he is called back to his childhood home by his sister to attend his mother's funeral.

This is when the story picks up as we are introduced to a complicated mother-son relationship, a mysterious man, and a mystery that captures Erik's attention. This novel really had me hooked, on one hand we are dealing with a man who is struggling to understand his life and lack of musical success. On the other we have forces tat work that seem inescapable.

While it did take me a while to get used to the art style by the end of the book I was enraptured and wished I had some of the artwork to hang on my walls. The reasons this doesn't get perfect makes is because I felt like it needed more the story, at the end I was left with more questions then answers.

Overall, if your a fan of music and a great story brought to life by lovely artwork this is for you

*A Thank you to Edelweiss+ for allowing met to read this. Here is my honest and unbiased review*

myqz's review

3.0

Liked the tone this book was going for, but don’t feel like there was enough character building for how dense the text was (or to make the ending feel earned). Ram V certainly has promise and vision. Anand Rk’s art was really engaging, and clearly worships at the altar of McKean- that’s not a bad thing; many have tried to imitate it, and this book certainly gets close to some of the ghostly vibes created by the composite style. Good, was just hoping for more.

reads_vicariously's review

5.0

Blue in Green is a story first and foremost about music and the creative pursuit. But it also weaves in ideas about the burdens of the past and the ghosts that haunt our present. It’s about family secrets, loss, rapture, unexplainable feelings, and cosmic dread. We are confined to the mind of Erik, and as the story progresses we have to question how reliable of a narrator he really is. I may not have understood everything that happened, but I know it was well worth the experience. This is a story that is ripe for further read throughs and I’m already itching to dive back in.

Full review available at Beyond the Veil (https://gobeyondtheveil.co.uk/comics/blue-in-green-review).

jekutree's review

4.0

Really great stuff. Adopts a horror aesthetic for a story who’s themes are scarier than its content.

hopeful_reader_2020's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

jazhandz's review

dark

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

allyreadabook's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25