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The New York Five
by
Brian Wood (Goodreads Author),
Ryan Kelly
The long-awaited sequel to THE NEW YORK FOUR! There’s nothing more exciting than college life in the big city. But complications can follow you from dark places – and not just from your boring hometown. In THE NEW YORK FIVE, Riley’s sister Angie is making a name in the Lower East Side with her new band, and now Riley is the black sheep of the family. Lona’s murky past appe...more
Paperback, 144 pages
Published
September 27th 2011
by Vertigo
(first published 2011)
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I really disliked the New York Four. The plot just developed too quickly and wound up feeling unearned (for example, it seemed like as soon as the girls met, they became best friends without us witnessing any bonding whatsoever).
It surprised me to see other people proclaiming the New York Five just as disjointed and rushed as I felt the New York Four was. Maybe it was just the juxtaposition, but this seemed like a downright slow burn in comparison.
The New York Four felt like a sitcom, with fou...more
It surprised me to see other people proclaiming the New York Five just as disjointed and rushed as I felt the New York Four was. Maybe it was just the juxtaposition, but this seemed like a downright slow burn in comparison.
The New York Four felt like a sitcom, with fou...more
Having gotten this only because our monthly comic book club opted for it to be our February read, I didn't initially realize FIVE was a sequel to anything (I gather the recommending member didn't, either). Maybe if I'd read FOUR ahead of time I'd have enjoyed this one more; as it stands, while the artwork is lovely and I adore NYC, I didn't care for any of the girls whatsoever, and their fates felt kind of predictable and hollow. The entire Olive storyline fell short of any emotional connection...more
I was not a fan of the first book starring these characters, The New York Four, as that I found all the characters to be self-absorbed narcissists that even their own painful secrets couldn't humanize. The second installment is no different. Some things are so rushed that the characters never develop, while other characters don't seem to be doing much of anything.
However I do love the format and the art. It manages to show the rushing busy feel of NYC wonderfully. I just wish that the story liv...more
However I do love the format and the art. It manages to show the rushing busy feel of NYC wonderfully. I just wish that the story liv...more
Jun 29, 2012
Georgina Howlett
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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This graphic novel was really good. I enjoyed the story and the characters were clear to follow - the drawing style was also really nice and it was cool to look at the artists' interpretations of what their physical appearances would be.
I do have a few things to say about this book, though. The first is that I feel it should have been longer - there are quite a lot of things that end up left unexplained, and this is something which in a book always annoys and bugs me. I think that the book wasn'...more
I do have a few things to say about this book, though. The first is that I feel it should have been longer - there are quite a lot of things that end up left unexplained, and this is something which in a book always annoys and bugs me. I think that the book wasn'...more
Kinda wish this and the first book New York Four had all been one, or that this had come out as a Minx book as originally intended. the art in the last issue wasn't as good as the previous installments, either, I'm guessing due to the rush of deadlines (Jim Rugg came in and inked some of the pages, I'm guessing to help Ryan Kelly out). But it's a good conclusion to the previous story of NY4 and worth reading if you liked that book.
Just a quick message about this book. This is a continuation of The New York Four, but where Wood had good character development and interesting story for the main characters, this one just lacked that, and seemed to all be rushed into the conclusion.
A nice follow up to the "The New York Four." We are given the second half of the 4 girls story as freshmen at NYU. The graphics are very well done. The story is good (up to the same standard as other Brian Wood graphic novels I've read). The story line is rather complete, if there is a follow on book it could be sometime in the girls future lives.
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Jun 10, 2012
Michael Alexander Henke
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommended to Michael Alexander by:
David Telfayan
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A very quick but enjoyable read. I really like Brian Wood's work, and this doesn't disappoint. It is just nice to read a graphic novel with no super heroes or villains or crazy powers. Just a group of people living their lives and being able to peek in.
Brian Wood is always amazing to me, but Ryan Kelly's art is the drving force behind the New York stories. Beautiful and unbelievably detailed, the art puts you right into multiple NY neighborhoods and makes you long to be there like Patti Smith's Kids did.
A continuation of the lives of 4 college girls in NYC, with the addition of a homeless girl who hangs around on their apartment steps. I wish their characters had a bit more development; perhaps there will be more vols.in the future.
Five young women trying to figure out themselves and their place in New York City. I was very pleased to see the continuation of Riley and her friends and their antics during their second semester at NYU. Great illustrations and story.
This is a much awaited sequel to one of my favorite graphic novels. New York Five focuses on 4 girls living in NYC, going to school and trying to survive life, love and family.
It was a good transition from The New York Four; which was the very first Graphic Novel I've ever read. The New York Five ended very well and tied up all the loose ends from the first book. I'll be more open to reading Graphic Novels in the future with Brian Wood's work as my introduction to the genre.
Not as good as the first, but at least some of the stories were resolved and loose ends were tied.
Great follow-up to the New York Four. I thought this was the superior of the two.
Beautiful, truthful, simple yet complex, moving, funny, essential.
What I said about New York Four applies here as well.
I like it but I would have liked more interaction with olive....
Loved...LOVED the artwork, not so much the storyline.
It figures even Brian Wood can script bad comics!
Pfffff.
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Vapid and inane, but with some good art
I didn't enjoy this as much as I did New York Four. Except for Riley's story, all the other plots seemed to have come from a random plot generator. It took a lot of heavy lifting to get them all resolved by the end, and the effort was obvious. The art was still pretty good, even if all the girls kind of looked alike.
Kind of rushed, disjointed, and confusing. Great characters and great drawing, though.
I hadn't realized that this was a sequel until I read the intro. I enjoyed the storyline although it felt rushed. I want to read The New York Four now. The art was great, and made me think about being back home and heading into the city to see friends and shows. The overall vibe on how it ended with a sadness for most of the girls got me a bit down.
Loved (SUPER LOVED) the art in this just as much as the previous book but thought the storyline lacked a little oomph--the Olive stuff was just barely touched on. But doesn't look like there's a follow-up.
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