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indigoblue777's review against another edition
4.0
Good book, but a bit difficult to follow at times.
autumnleeves's review against another edition
3.0
This was fairly interesting - I didn't know much about Isadora Duncan before reading it. But the style was super choppy, so it flitted through time quickly without giving much meat at any one point. Someone said it was more of an illustrated timeline than a biography, and I agree with that.
paigicus's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Car accident and Child death
dawnoftheread's review against another edition
3.0
Solid biography with well suited art. Good stuff.
liralen's review against another edition
4.0
It sounds like it was hard going to get a real grasp on Isadora Duncan, not through any fault of the author but because she was something of an enigma. (What a shame that no video of her exists!) Still, Jones did an admirable job of bringing her to life on the page -- Duncan is a whirling, dancing free spirit in this interpretation, spinning across the pages with little regard for how her needs might affect others. It's not an unflattering portrayal, though; we see Duncan as selfish and stubborn and maybe a bit oblivious, but also as idealistic and generous and in many ways very strong.
Lots of questions remain, but...well, I suppose that seems appropriate somehow. I haven't read Duncan's autobiography or essays, but it does seem somehow that she'd be satisfied with a little bit (or a lot) of mystery, doesn't it?
Lots of questions remain, but...well, I suppose that seems appropriate somehow. I haven't read Duncan's autobiography or essays, but it does seem somehow that she'd be satisfied with a little bit (or a lot) of mystery, doesn't it?
ljrinaldi's review against another edition
3.0
This is a good book. As someone pointed out though when you are writing a biography you have to write what really happened and if it isn't exciting well what can you do.
The thing is this book is exciting and interesting in bits But other bits are confusing or boring.
Isadora Duncan was a woman ahead of her time. She believed in free love and acted on it every chance she got. She believed that a woman's body should not be tied up in corsets. And she believed and practiced what is now known as modern dance. This was all happening over a hundred years ago, and of course she caused a scandal. That was the cool parts of the book to read.
I think the main problem is, and the author mentioned this, no film was ever made of her dancing, so we have no reference, and despite this being a book about the mother of all modern dance, we do not actually see her dancing. We only see her posing, as those are all the photos we have to show how the dances went.
This is not a fault of the author. This is not a fault of the medium, but it does make what should be an exciting book not quite a exciting.
The thing is this book is exciting and interesting in bits But other bits are confusing or boring.
Isadora Duncan was a woman ahead of her time. She believed in free love and acted on it every chance she got. She believed that a woman's body should not be tied up in corsets. And she believed and practiced what is now known as modern dance. This was all happening over a hundred years ago, and of course she caused a scandal. That was the cool parts of the book to read.
I think the main problem is, and the author mentioned this, no film was ever made of her dancing, so we have no reference, and despite this being a book about the mother of all modern dance, we do not actually see her dancing. We only see her posing, as those are all the photos we have to show how the dances went.
This is not a fault of the author. This is not a fault of the medium, but it does make what should be an exciting book not quite a exciting.
nightqueen's review against another edition
4.0
The writing almost made it feel like it was aimed for a younger audience but overall and enjoyable read about a fascinating woman who I'd like to learn more about so, well done.
hogsandwich's review
2.0
Some beautiful images, but it reads far more like a collection of sketches than a graphic novel. The artist doesn't really match faces with their emotional intent and it's a bit distracting.
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