Grus

by Anna Degnbol

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics

184 pages, Paperback

Published November 1, 2017

Reviews

[Simone Hagemann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Åh, hvor var dette en svær læseoplevelse. Ment på den måde at jeg længe sad og ikke anede, hvad jeg egentlig mente om den. Både fordi jeg ikke var helt så vild med tegnestilen, selvom den endte med at passe rigtig fint til historien, men også fordi historien var lidt mystisk. I et godt stykke af bogen anede jeg i hvert fald ikke, hvad den egentlig handlede om - men det tror jeg netop er pointen. Historien udfoldede sig i hvert fald mere og mere, og jeg endte med at blive ret vild med den. Det er i hvert fald en fin måde at koble fortid og nutid sammen, og jeg endte faktisk med at sidde og få kuldegysning over historien.

[Cecilia Marini · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jeg blev virkelig rørt. Den er SÅ stærkt opbygget.

[Malene · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jeg manglede lidt sammenhæng i historien.

[Gabriel Tranter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely beautiful. The grace and ease with which Degnbol weaves present, memory, and fantasy together makes the emotional through-line of the story very accessible.

[ania | hellishreads · Rating 5 out of 5]

Grus is a danish graphic novel that follows Mathilda as she comes back to her hometown after her mum has been hospitalised. While she’s in her hometown, she meets old friends and classmates, and is face to face with the trauma that sometimes comes from childhood. The graphic novel tells the story in snippets, changing between the past and present, making a clear distinction in the past being all in red and the present being all in blue.

It felt very simple, yet powerful in its depiction of what it can be like to come back home to a town you left. Especially a town that has left scars on you. It was also really beautifully drawn and I loved the switch between past and present, and the moments it all comes together.

[DotLadyDot · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jeg må være helt ærlig at sige, at jeg ikke husker specielt meget fra denne historie. Min hjerne er ellers klæbrig, når det kommer til bøger og historier. Men jeg husker den ikke som værende dårlig i udtryk eller fortælling. En smule mystisk, men det er en del af charmen. Den skal muligvis genlæses!

[LæseChap · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very moving, a great story, I teared up at the end, very wholesome. I love the way the colors are used to distinctiate between past and present - very creative!