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A review by carroq
Monologues for the Coming Plague by Anders Nilsen
1.0
I feel like there were a lot of elements in this book that didn't work for me. Normally, I am pretty forgiving with the drawings, but these were basically doodles. It felt like there wasn't a lot of effort put into them. When the images aren't appealing, it makes it difficult to be as engaged with the work as a whole.
The second thing that I didn't care for was the lack of continuity between the pieces. With monologues in the title it stands to reason that there will be one shots meant to stand alone. It felt like the creator tried to string things together in some way, but it didn't work well enough. This could be described as stream of consciousness, though I tend to enjoy books that use that method a lot more than this one.
The actual monologues weren't very funny to me either. This is probably what really made me dislike the book. It seemed like it was supposed to be humorous and either I didn't get it or it wasn't done very well. There were sketches that I found amusing. A handful of panels in a 260 page book doesn't cut it though. Unless you are a fan of Nilsen's work, I recommend passing on this one.
The second thing that I didn't care for was the lack of continuity between the pieces. With monologues in the title it stands to reason that there will be one shots meant to stand alone. It felt like the creator tried to string things together in some way, but it didn't work well enough. This could be described as stream of consciousness, though I tend to enjoy books that use that method a lot more than this one.
The actual monologues weren't very funny to me either. This is probably what really made me dislike the book. It seemed like it was supposed to be humorous and either I didn't get it or it wasn't done very well. There were sketches that I found amusing. A handful of panels in a 260 page book doesn't cut it though. Unless you are a fan of Nilsen's work, I recommend passing on this one.