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34 ratings, 2.47 average rating, 16 reviews
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published
May 1st 2008
by Little, Brown Young Readers
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Paperback, 128 pages
isbn
0316013226
(isbn13: 9780316013222)
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When a mysterious cataclysmic event, "the blue flash," causes the population of the earth to shrink in size to six inches tall, suddenly hum...more
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Read in July, 2008
I used this book as a sleeping aide. For serious.
There's an interesting concept to this book--everyone's shrunk to six inches in height, which throws all technology, from planes to staircases, out of whack. It's a neat apocalypse, but it's handled terribly. Michael Hague can draw, but he can't tell a story with his drawings. His art may be arranged in comic-like panels, but the transitions between panels rarely makes any sense. And his dialogue is never particularly interesting. Same goe...more
There's an interesting concept to this book--everyone's shrunk to six inches in height, which throws all technology, from planes to staircases, out of whack. It's a neat apocalypse, but it's handled terribly. Michael Hague can draw, but he can't tell a story with his drawings. His art may be arranged in comic-like panels, but the transitions between panels rarely makes any sense. And his dialogue is never particularly interesting. Same goe...more
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Read in September, 2008
recommended to Becky by:
Brodart catalogrecommends it for: 8th grade and up
As many reviewers have said, this is a fascinating premise and a well-drawn graphic novel. After a flash of blue light, all of earth's humans find themselves shrunk to six inches tall. Society and civilization as we know it fall apart; all tools, systems, and technological forms of communication become useless. Even backyard insects are huge, a la "Honey I Shrunk the Kids" (and I did appreciate one reference to The Borrowers). Humans have to meet basic needs and reduce fighting among t...more
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Read in June, 2008
in my mind, i kept comparing this to the walking dead, another graphic novel about post-apocalyptic bands of human survivors. that was seemingly my first mistake. you can say "the zombie apocalypse" and i'll think "check". done. don't even need to know why it's happening. i believe it. a blue light that shrinks only humans? two seers and someone who listens to angels? not quite there yet. need some more convincing.
one of my main problems was that i did...more
one of my main problems was that i did...more
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Read in October, 2008
Michael Hague may be a talented illustrator (although you'd never know from the scratchy adolescent-looking work in this book), but he does not have the graphic novel format down. Passage of time is particularly poorly managed, with no visual indication of whether hours, days, or even weeks have passed between panels.
The entire thing seems condensed. I kept checking to see whether this was originally a serial comic book, and things got chopped out when they made the graphic novel out of it....more
The entire thing seems condensed. I kept checking to see whether this was originally a serial comic book, and things got chopped out when they made the graphic novel out of it....more
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Reviewed by Candace Cunard for TeensReadToo.com
The premise of IN THE SMALL is fairly simple. Suddenly, a blue light washes over the entire earth and all of humanity is reduced to one-sixth of its original size. Nothing but humans are affected, and those who do survive the initial transformation are left to deal with the chaos of a world built for people too big. Suddenly, even the smallest animals and the simplest natural phenomena can cause great danger.
The story revolves around a br...more
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Read in June, 2008
(The following is extracted from a review I wrote on my blog.)
In the Small is Michael Hague's first foray into the wold of Graphic Novels. Michael has been a successful illustrator for nearly thirty years and is one of the few (if not the only) illustrators I know of who has illustrated J.R.R. Tolkien without making a career out of Tolkien. (In fact almost all other available illustrated editions of Tolkien currently available...more
In the Small is Michael Hague's first foray into the wold of Graphic Novels. Michael has been a successful illustrator for nearly thirty years and is one of the few (if not the only) illustrators I know of who has illustrated J.R.R. Tolkien without making a career out of Tolkien. (In fact almost all other available illustrated editions of Tolkien currently available...more
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Read in August, 2008
This is a pretty lousy graphic novel. The art is either gruesome or "pretty" with little soul in it. And the "strategic items" ploy in the beginning after the people shrink gets tiresome awfully fast.
The story was boring or incoherent in turns. I found very little redeeming in this book. And that is not something I say lightly.
I would love to know what other people seem to like so much about this book.
The story was boring or incoherent in turns. I found very little redeeming in this book. And that is not something I say lightly.
I would love to know what other people seem to like so much about this book.
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Read in September, 2008
I picked this up because I remembered getting Michael Hague's unicorn calendar every year as kid. Those were some BEAUTIFUL calendars. Therefore, it took me a while to get used to the overall... ugliness of the artwork in this graphic novel. This is definitely not your standard superhero fare. The premise is very intriguing, and I think it's handled pretty well, but the art is gritty and rather unattractive, almost to the point of gruesome in cases. This book is NOT flattering to the human race ...more
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I would hate to think what would really happen if suddenly all of the people on earth became six inches tall. This graphic novel presents a compelling picture of what might happen. The illustrations are great, though sometimes bloody, and the story has messianic overtones. I hope there is a part 2, because the author/illustrator left an intriguing cliffhanger at the end.
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This intriguing graphic novel would have gotten 5 stars from me if the plot hadn't barreled along at breakneck speed, glossing over days, weeks, and months in milliseconds. I would have preferred a little bit more character and plot development. It's almost as if Hague reeeeeeeeeeeeally wanted to stuff the entire story into one volume, so he had to fast forward through a lot of story. Still, despite that downfall, I found myself captivated with both the story and the artwork... and more than a...more
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Read in July, 2007
recommended to Molly by:
Ann Pechacekrecommends it for: Teens Science Fiction Fans
First off this is a Graphic Novel for fans of Science Fiction and especially post-apocalyptic fiction. The idea is that one day a blue light hits the earth and everyone shrinks down to just a few inches tall.
Anyone who has read the teen series Fire-Us will like this series. The younger characters it is dark and hard though people are killed and there is blood. But it is not over the top.
I would not give this to anyone sensitive or easily freaked out. It is definatly something for...more
Anyone who has read the teen series Fire-Us will like this series. The younger characters it is dark and hard though people are killed and there is blood. But it is not over the top.
I would not give this to anyone sensitive or easily freaked out. It is definatly something for...more
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Read in September, 2008
This book is one of the most badly written GNs I have ever read. The dialogue is terrible, the transitions abysmal, and the plot confusing, forced, and badly paced. Honestly, I think the drawing is terrible too. I gave it 1 star for the concept. I like the idea of people being turned little and eaten by their cats.
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This is an interesting twist on the whole end of the world premise. The graphics in this novel are really good. The premise of a teen seer who ends up becoming the leader of what is left of mankind is engaging and I can't wait for the sequel.
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Read in May, 2008
Gorgeous art but not very strong story- or character-wise.
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