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absolutely's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
vernip's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
One thing I appreciate about these new graphic novels?
Despite being a relic from the 90s, it doesn't feel dated.
Sure, one can argue that if the kids had smartphones, they would be able to contact each other a lot easier, but when was the last time you saw a wolf work a smartphone that easily?
This one seems to have even more panels of body-horror-shapeshifting with accompanying gruesome onomatopoeia, but that does take away some of the appeal of fully becoming another animal.
Since this book focuses on our favorite nothlit, we can recapture the paradigm shift of the boy-trapped-in-hawk-body and the warring states of mind between fierce & impassionate predator and shy mousy boy, in heart-breaking graphic detail now!
Just holding out through all the drama for the unparalleled comedy of Ax discovering delicious food...some day.
Despite being a relic from the 90s, it doesn't feel dated.
Sure, one can argue that if the kids had smartphones, they would be able to contact each other a lot easier, but when was the last time you saw a wolf work a smartphone that easily?
This one seems to have even more panels of body-horror-shapeshifting with accompanying gruesome onomatopoeia, but that does take away some of the appeal of fully becoming another animal.
Since this book focuses on our favorite nothlit, we can recapture the paradigm shift of the boy-trapped-in-hawk-body and the warring states of mind between fierce & impassionate predator and shy mousy boy, in heart-breaking graphic detail now!
Just holding out through all the drama for the unparalleled comedy of Ax discovering delicious food...some day.
onarosebeam's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
naomidanae's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
ricoocri's review against another edition
5.0
Holy moley! This was great. Just as good as the novel, but with amazing art! Very fitting that Tobias' first pov graphic novel would include new lines from him cementing him as the trans icon he is. The ending was very beautiful. If you aren't in the know about these books, this one specifically is about Tobias' identity crisis. See when you morph into an animal if you stay in morph for more than 2 hours you become that animal permanently. Tobias is a hawk. But he's also a human, and he's trying to resist the hawk's urges to do things the human wouldn't, such as hunt mice and eat them live. The art in these sections is fractured into a lot of pieces to mirror how fractured his psyche is, the effect of it is *chef's kiss*.
gilmargirl's review
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
howlinglibraries's review against another edition
5.0
I'm so sad that I'm already caught up on these adaptations, and I really hope Grine is able to release more volumes soon. Reading these has made me want to go back and re-read the original series so badly! We get to see a lot of the heavy, sad themes in the series come into play in The Encounter, because this is the first book where it really starts to sink in for Tobias that his life is permanently changed, and he struggles with accepting that for a while.
It's also the first instance where I think it fully sinks in for the kids that there's a good chance they're going to die during these missions, and there's even a scene where they say they'd rather die than be taken alive by the Yeerks. It's heavy stuff and totally reminded me of why, despite how young the characters and audience for this series are, K.A. Applegate never went too easy on us or shied away from discussing the reality of how difficult and scary it would be to rebel against such a powerful, sneaky force of enemies.
It's also the first instance where I think it fully sinks in for the kids that there's a good chance they're going to die during these missions, and there's even a scene where they say they'd rather die than be taken alive by the Yeerks. It's heavy stuff and totally reminded me of why, despite how young the characters and audience for this series are, K.A. Applegate never went too easy on us or shied away from discussing the reality of how difficult and scary it would be to rebel against such a powerful, sneaky force of enemies.
reading_and_wrighting's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
rsopher's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5