Reviews

Lowriders in Space by Raúl Gonzalez III, Cathy Camper

txpamcakers's review against another edition

4.0

Read cover to cover and you will appreciate it more.

romafo's review

adventurous informative fast-paced

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

2.0

roseleaf24's review against another edition

5.0

I really enjoyed this graphic novel. It was a fun story, and a great snapshot of a culture. Bonus points for being a story that thoroughly entertained my four-year-old; this is not aimed at the preschool set, but a story about an octopus (and friends) who fix up a car and end up driving it into space pretty much hit his major fandoms.

danileighta's review against another edition

4.0

Super cool illustrations combined with a weird/fun story! I liked the Spanish sprinkled in and how interested I felt in cars while I was reading even though I'm not very interested in cars otherwise.

Definitely a fan (of the whole series).

mfrisk's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

This is such a fun and colorful read that is a love letter to cars and especially low rider culture. Highly recommend it! 

jkw7072's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

The whiteout part had me rolling. This was such a fun story and the art reminds me of Miss Minutes from Loki - that old timey art style. I wasn’t sure going in how I would feel but I really enjoyed how goofy and fun this was! Also shout out to the author who is a librarian! (Fellow librarian here 😋) go lowriders!!

libwinnie's review against another edition

3.0

I appreciated the endnotes on the history of lowriders and found that so interesting. I wish more of that was reflected in the story.

squirrelsohno's review against another edition

4.0

3.5/5

This was a book for kids so the text was pretty simple (checking out books from Libby kinda obscures what age it's for haha) but I really enjoyed the creative artistic style with only Bic ballpoint pens. That was by far my favorite part. I probably will keep reading the rest of the series since it was a pretty short, intriguing read.

johnnymacaroni's review against another edition

4.0

This book is original and inventive just like the lowrider in space. Combines fantasy, astronomy, car detailing and Mexican-American culture into one fun story. The artwork is really amazing-done with ballpoint pen!

uselysses's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

Art is astonishing!