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cafedetinta's review against another edition
4.0
Es una pasada.
Cada página está llena de detalles, la ilustración de Ramón K. Pérez es una maravilla y que incluya el guión al final es un buen punto a favor. La historia te hace sentir como Mac, que va de un lado a otro siguiendo un mapa que ni siquiera sabe a dónde le llevará.
Cada página está llena de detalles, la ilustración de Ramón K. Pérez es una maravilla y que incluya el guión al final es un buen punto a favor. La historia te hace sentir como Mac, que va de un lado a otro siguiendo un mapa que ni siquiera sabe a dónde le llevará.
sonshinelibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this, but I wish I had read the graphic novel first as this was sort of the "making of" along with the original screenplay. Now I have to go find that one!
lisamquinn's review against another edition
3.0
Um well, I bought this for Teen because I thought someone in our library should own it..and well it's not really for teens per say.
But the artwork is beautiful and colorful.
And teens could like a crazy trek through the desert, huh?
But then there's one panel of a topless lady ..and it's not going to get to stay..
(I really love the purple bookmark ban..it just makes me happy.)
But the artwork is beautiful and colorful.
And teens could like a crazy trek through the desert, huh?
But then there's one panel of a topless lady ..and it's not going to get to stay..
(I really love the purple bookmark ban..it just makes me happy.)
hopeevey's review against another edition
3.0
Genre: Graphic Novel
Short Summary: This book is a graphic novel adaptation of an un-produced screenplay. The surreal, abstract story is more about moods and feelings than actions, although there is some riveting action. Some of the action even makes sense! Our main character is on some kind of quest through the desert. Neither he nor the reader know why him, or why the quest exists, or if there's any purpose to the apparently random items in his backpack. Smoking is clearly an important thread in the narrative, but it's hard for this 2015 reader to get past modern associations with cigarettes to get to what it was meant to mean in the book.
I strongly suspect this story/experience would have worked much better as a film than it did as a graphic novel. The graphic novel was difficult to follow; adding a sound track might have made clearer what was going on, and how the disparate pieces fit together. The characters had remarkable depth, especially given how few words are used in this work. The artists conveyed a lot of movement and flow, giving a sense of urgency or calm as the story developed. I'd love to see how a modern director would produce this work, maybe a big animation house like Pixar, or even some indie group or individual using all CGI animation.
Short Summary: This book is a graphic novel adaptation of an un-produced screenplay. The surreal, abstract story is more about moods and feelings than actions, although there is some riveting action. Some of the action even makes sense! Our main character is on some kind of quest through the desert. Neither he nor the reader know why him, or why the quest exists, or if there's any purpose to the apparently random items in his backpack. Smoking is clearly an important thread in the narrative, but it's hard for this 2015 reader to get past modern associations with cigarettes to get to what it was meant to mean in the book.
I strongly suspect this story/experience would have worked much better as a film than it did as a graphic novel. The graphic novel was difficult to follow; adding a sound track might have made clearer what was going on, and how the disparate pieces fit together. The characters had remarkable depth, especially given how few words are used in this work. The artists conveyed a lot of movement and flow, giving a sense of urgency or calm as the story developed. I'd love to see how a modern director would produce this work, maybe a big animation house like Pixar, or even some indie group or individual using all CGI animation.
neven's review against another edition
3.0
Beautiful art and a superbly produced book. The story, what little there is of it, is art-school stuff, but Perez illustrates it very dynamically.
dereksilva's review against another edition
4.0
If you aren't familiar with this story, here's what you need to know:
Jim Henson (yes, the Muppet guy) was a pretty good filmmaker. He did some experimental/surrealist work in youth, including one short film, The Time Piece, that won him an Oscar (no, not the grouch). This book, Tale of Sand is adapted from a screenplay that Henson never got around to producing. It's a pretty cool story actually. He had worked on the screenplay for years and just didn't find anyone to produce it. Anyway...someone found the screenplay and decided to turn it into a graphic novel.
The Review
The story itself was really unique. I had never read surrealist literature (or seen much surrealist film), so I wasn't totally sure what to expect. I was bit confused at first because there was a lot happening. There were lots of people and lots of colors. The pictures weren't linear. But things made sense as I read more. The back story was still a mystery but I could at least follow what was happening. The story was weird (one might even say...surreal) but it was engaging. The art was also a joy to look at.
The best part of Tale of Sand was the ending. When you have a weird story like this, the ending needs to be well-written. If it's poorly-written, it just cancels out any good things that happened in the preceding story. I loved the ending. It wrapped everything up nicely but was still open-ended enough to keep you thinking after you closed the book. It was one of those perfect endings made me like the preceding story even more. It inspired me to go through the book a second time and as I went through again, I focused on different aspects of the art and story. Then I flipped though the book a couple more times.
The story itself was well-written. Henson get's an A+. It's a shame he never produced it while he was alive, but the graphic novel was a good choice. The artist did a fantastic job of bringing the story to life.
Jim Henson (yes, the Muppet guy) was a pretty good filmmaker. He did some experimental/surrealist work in youth, including one short film, The Time Piece, that won him an Oscar (no, not the grouch). This book, Tale of Sand is adapted from a screenplay that Henson never got around to producing. It's a pretty cool story actually. He had worked on the screenplay for years and just didn't find anyone to produce it. Anyway...someone found the screenplay and decided to turn it into a graphic novel.
The Review
The story itself was really unique. I had never read surrealist literature (or seen much surrealist film), so I wasn't totally sure what to expect. I was bit confused at first because there was a lot happening. There were lots of people and lots of colors. The pictures weren't linear. But things made sense as I read more. The back story was still a mystery but I could at least follow what was happening. The story was weird (one might even say...surreal) but it was engaging. The art was also a joy to look at.
The best part of Tale of Sand was the ending. When you have a weird story like this, the ending needs to be well-written. If it's poorly-written, it just cancels out any good things that happened in the preceding story. I loved the ending. It wrapped everything up nicely but was still open-ended enough to keep you thinking after you closed the book. It was one of those perfect endings made me like the preceding story even more. It inspired me to go through the book a second time and as I went through again, I focused on different aspects of the art and story. Then I flipped though the book a couple more times.
The story itself was well-written. Henson get's an A+. It's a shame he never produced it while he was alive, but the graphic novel was a good choice. The artist did a fantastic job of bringing the story to life.
sageorion's review against another edition
5.0
I love how completely surreal and magical this story is! The art really sells it, especially with the pieces of the script sprinkled throughout.
bemerson's review against another edition
4.0
This book is Indiana Jones meets Looney Tunes meets Alice in Wonderland meets Lawrence of Arabia meets The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly meets Jim Henson meets mescaline.