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BASTIEN VIVES' THE BLOUSE
A student of Classical Literature at the Sorbonne, Séverine is neither beautiful, ugly, brilliant, nor mediocre. The young woman lives a banal existence, without brilliance but without drama, alongside a companion who pays her less attention than a television series or video game.
After babysitting, she is given a silk blouse that will mysteriously change her life. From that day forward, men give her a different look, loaded with desire. Does the garment have a magic power? Séverine doesn't know, but she finds that it gives her confidence. And it allows her to take destiny into her own hands...
With the grace and the sensuality which he has in particular already demonstrated in "A Sister", Bastien Vivès draws a new female portrait completely adult and contemporary in "The Blouse".
After babysitting, she is given a silk blouse that will mysteriously change her life. From that day forward, men give her a different look, loaded with desire. Does the garment have a magic power? Séverine doesn't know, but she finds that it gives her confidence. And it allows her to take destiny into her own hands...
With the grace and the sensuality which he has in particular already demonstrated in "A Sister", Bastien Vivès draws a new female portrait completely adult and contemporary in "The Blouse".
208 pages, Hardcover
First published September 12, 2018
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Bastien Vivès
103 books266 followersBastien Vivès is a Parisian who has drawn or collaborated on more than a dozen graphic novels since his published debut in 2006, including most recently The Butchery (Fantagraphics, 2021). The Angouleme Comics Festival granted Vivès the “Revelation” Award in 2009 and the prize for best series in 2015.
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September 13, 2018
Rien de nouveau chez les pervers...
January 26, 2019
J'adore le trait de Bastien Vivès, c'est fluide, c'est simple et terriblement efficace. Mais j'ai du mal avec ses délires perverts. Franchement, si une nana trouvait un vêtement qui la met tellement en valeur qu'elle attirerait tous les regards des hommes, est-ce qu'elle n'aurait pas mieux à faire que de coucher avec tous les vieux moches qu'elle croise ? Moi, je crois que si.
September 4, 2022
No story. Hate the main character.
August 18, 2022
Le male gaze à l'état pur. Je mets une étoile parce qu'on ne peut pas en mettre aucune.
June 6, 2022
"Regardez comme personne ne veut de vous si vous êtes banale alors qu’avec un joli décolleté tous les hommes seront attirés par vous et votre vie sera trépidante !!" On souffle fort.
November 23, 2022
A horny French version of that episode of The Simpsons where Marge finds a designer suit at an outlet mall. Kind of a classically French racist denouement too.
August 4, 2022
1/5 stars!
This book contains: silk blouses, affairs, college classes, babysitters, birthday parties, game nights and neglectful boyfriends.
I’m struggling here. Maybe I simply don’t understand what this book is trying to achieve, but I’m feeling conflicted about (what I think) the message is.
So in this book we follow a plain Jane named Séverine. She doesn’t stand out in any way, shape or form… until she puts on a silk blouse. Then all of a sudden she becomes a sex bomb. And not only that, but her personality changes just like magic. First she’s very shy, does not smoke and is very quiet. After putting on the blouse, she starts smoking, starts cheating on her boyfriend and “interacts” with strangers with confidence.
When I started reading this book I was shocked with some of the things I was reading, so I started taking notes to talk about them later in my review. I quickly realized I was wasting my time, because it kept getting worse and worse. The first scene that made me icky was when she was babysitting the girl and she pulled her pants down and they talked about her “butterfly” (like they said, not me). I just remember thinking “okaaay… this is pretty weird”. And it just escalated from there (fortunately not with kids anymore).
Now, don’t get me wrong, I don’t mind steamy scenes. As a matter of fact, I’m an avid romance reader and I love good romantic scenes. But the amount of vulgarity and cheating in this book made me uncomfortable. Especially that scene when she was in the car and some guy appeared close to the window… What in the world was that?
Now, here’s the thing: I think it’s important to know that this book is originally French, and I can see how this book would be more easily accepted with the French book community because of the strong cultural influence it has. And I’m not talking just about the setting of the story being in France, but also the way the story is written and presented. From everything I’ve experienced when I was in France, I know they talk a lot about topics like sex and periods more freely than in other places, and I completely understand that may be weird to other people. I remember how shocked I was when I saw a commercial on tv about period pads, and they “showed” vulvas and blood on the commercial. I think there’s a possibility that if you’re from another country and you pick up this book, that you’ll find some of the things here a little shocking, so keep that in mind!
I personally don’t mind simple artwork, but this was particularly underwhelming to me. The color scheme and drawings were just okay. Nothing too interesting to look at, in my humble opinion. Not bad, but also nothing stood out.
Am I the target audience for this book? Maybe not. Still, I believe the story is probably underwhelming and weird for everyone - but that’s just my opinion.
***A big thank you to NetGalley, ABLAZE Publishing and Diamond Book Distributors for the free ARC in exchange for an honest review***
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This book contains: silk blouses, affairs, college classes, babysitters, birthday parties, game nights and neglectful boyfriends.
I’m struggling here. Maybe I simply don’t understand what this book is trying to achieve, but I’m feeling conflicted about (what I think) the message is.
So in this book we follow a plain Jane named Séverine. She doesn’t stand out in any way, shape or form… until she puts on a silk blouse. Then all of a sudden she becomes a sex bomb. And not only that, but her personality changes just like magic. First she’s very shy, does not smoke and is very quiet. After putting on the blouse, she starts smoking, starts cheating on her boyfriend and “interacts” with strangers with confidence.
When I started reading this book I was shocked with some of the things I was reading, so I started taking notes to talk about them later in my review. I quickly realized I was wasting my time, because it kept getting worse and worse. The first scene that made me icky was when she was babysitting the girl and she pulled her pants down and they talked about her “butterfly” (like they said, not me). I just remember thinking “okaaay… this is pretty weird”. And it just escalated from there (fortunately not with kids anymore).
Now, don’t get me wrong, I don’t mind steamy scenes. As a matter of fact, I’m an avid romance reader and I love good romantic scenes. But the amount of vulgarity and cheating in this book made me uncomfortable. Especially that scene when she was in the car and some guy appeared close to the window… What in the world was that?
Now, here’s the thing: I think it’s important to know that this book is originally French, and I can see how this book would be more easily accepted with the French book community because of the strong cultural influence it has. And I’m not talking just about the setting of the story being in France, but also the way the story is written and presented. From everything I’ve experienced when I was in France, I know they talk a lot about topics like sex and periods more freely than in other places, and I completely understand that may be weird to other people. I remember how shocked I was when I saw a commercial on tv about period pads, and they “showed” vulvas and blood on the commercial. I think there’s a possibility that if you’re from another country and you pick up this book, that you’ll find some of the things here a little shocking, so keep that in mind!
I personally don’t mind simple artwork, but this was particularly underwhelming to me. The color scheme and drawings were just okay. Nothing too interesting to look at, in my humble opinion. Not bad, but also nothing stood out.
Am I the target audience for this book? Maybe not. Still, I believe the story is probably underwhelming and weird for everyone - but that’s just my opinion.
***A big thank you to NetGalley, ABLAZE Publishing and Diamond Book Distributors for the free ARC in exchange for an honest review***
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February 25, 2022
valide la phrase "les hommes ne savent pas écrire de personnage féminin", heureusement que j'ai lu ça en pdf gratuitement
December 15, 2018
Pas sûr de l'angle d'attaque abordé dans cette bande dessinée... En somme, c'est l'histoire d'une fille coincée et malheureuse qui, grâce à un chemisier, va se mettre à avoir plus confiance en elle, à vivre au jour le jour, mais surtout à exhiber partout sa sexualité, les hommes la désirant ardemment? Bien que j'adore les illustrations de Bastien Vivès et sa capacité à rendre des dialogues vivants et profonds, je trouve l'histoire très macho: on dirait que le but, ça a été de montrer qu'un morceau de vêtement permettrait à n'importe quelle fille de s'affirmer et de devenir plus chaude... Dommage, parce que j'aime habituellement les oeuvres de cet auteur...
November 11, 2018
Vivès levert een verhaal vol tegenstrijdigheden, net als het leven zelf. Een taboe meer of minder is de man niet vreemd, niks gaat hij uit de weg en die ongeremdheid levert straffe stripverhalen op. Hij is één van DE unieke stemmen in de hedendaagse stripwereld.
Wanneer hij tekent laat hij vaak alles of bijna alles weg uit het gelaat van de personages maar wat hij tekent is verdomd treffend.
Waarom de titel en de naam van het hoofdpersonage is veranderd in de vertaling begrijp ik niet maar de strip zelf lijdt er niet onder : dit is één van de strafste beeldverhalen van 2018 (zoals "Een Zus" dit van 2017 is).
Wanneer hij tekent laat hij vaak alles of bijna alles weg uit het gelaat van de personages maar wat hij tekent is verdomd treffend.
Waarom de titel en de naam van het hoofdpersonage is veranderd in de vertaling begrijp ik niet maar de strip zelf lijdt er niet onder : dit is één van de strafste beeldverhalen van 2018 (zoals "Een Zus" dit van 2017 is).
August 14, 2022
0 stars. Don’t waste your time on this iteration of the male gaze in all its perverse and misogynistic amalgamations. There was no character development, no substantial plot, and no redeeming qualities as to imagery or themes. There is also a depiction of a terrorist attack towards the end that was extremely uncomfortable to read, for how racist and caricatured the event was depicted.
The most generous I can be is to say that in the “should it be a graphic novel?” discussion, graphic novel was the right choice, but that might be due to the fact there is no ostensible content to have made a text novel worth publishing.
The most generous I can be is to say that in the “should it be a graphic novel?” discussion, graphic novel was the right choice, but that might be due to the fact there is no ostensible content to have made a text novel worth publishing.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 14, 2022
A young woman in college feels empowered to make changes in her life -- not necessarily for the better, but different at least -- thanks to a borrowed silk blouse that boosts her confidence in her beauty.
The whole time I'm reading it, I hear Spike Lee yelling over and over, "It's gotta be the shoes!"
Anyhow, it all seems very shallow and leaves me wondering how different it would have been with a female author.
p.s., I finally realized what this really reminds me of. Does anyone remember when Cinemax offered softcore porn movies in the '90s? This totally feels like something they would have optioned for their lineup.
The whole time I'm reading it, I hear Spike Lee yelling over and over, "It's gotta be the shoes!"
Anyhow, it all seems very shallow and leaves me wondering how different it would have been with a female author.
p.s., I finally realized what this really reminds me of. Does anyone remember when Cinemax offered softcore porn movies in the '90s? This totally feels like something they would have optioned for their lineup.
December 27, 2018
Un livre qui semble proposer que:
1) une femme pourra s'épanouir si elle a de gros seins et le morceau de vêtement pour les mettre en valeur;
2) la confiance en soi d'une femme s'obtient d'abord par son apparence et si elle réussit à plaire qux hommes;
3) une femme qui a confiance en elle voudra coucher avec le premier homme qui ira la "catcaller".
Vivès met en scène ses fantasmes et il n'y a rien à chercher de plus profond. Dommage, car il a un réel talent de dessinateur et de raconteur qu'il met au service d'une histoire sexiste et choquante par les raccourcis qu'elle prend.
1) une femme pourra s'épanouir si elle a de gros seins et le morceau de vêtement pour les mettre en valeur;
2) la confiance en soi d'une femme s'obtient d'abord par son apparence et si elle réussit à plaire qux hommes;
3) une femme qui a confiance en elle voudra coucher avec le premier homme qui ira la "catcaller".
Vivès met en scène ses fantasmes et il n'y a rien à chercher de plus profond. Dommage, car il a un réel talent de dessinateur et de raconteur qu'il met au service d'une histoire sexiste et choquante par les raccourcis qu'elle prend.
May 14, 2023
A.I. March 2022 = D.L. May 2022 = 140 x 200mm = 10€
Read->straight->through masterpiece!
I could go on and on about originality, character depth and such but I've got to get a bunch more to enter and this is one of those that doesn't review quickly for me.
The way he drew her emotionally was brilliantly executed!
Read->straight->through masterpiece!
I could go on and on about originality, character depth and such but I've got to get a bunch more to enter and this is one of those that doesn't review quickly for me.
The way he drew her emotionally was brilliantly executed!
February 3, 2019
2 stars for the art alone. This story was Not Good. Very disappointing as Vives is one of my favourite comic creators. :((
March 7, 2025
J’ai lu ce torchon pour la science
Si j’avais pu mettre 0 je l’aurai fait. Je voulais voir ce que c’était vraiment Bastien Vives bahhhhh… quand on dit qu’il faut séparer l’homme de l’artiste encore faudrait il que l’artiste soit bon lol. Y a 0 histoire c’est que des prétextes pour dessiner ses trucs de pervers.
En gros c’est l’histoire d’une meuf qui est « transparente » aux yeux des hommes et un jour on lui donne un chemisier qui met en valeur ses GROS seins !!!! Et du coup tous les hommes veulent coucher avec elle et elle couche avec tous les hommes qui lui tombent sous la main ??? Un moment elle se retrouve dans un attentat wtf ? Ça n’a aucun sens et ça n’apporte absolument rien de plus, j’ai pas compris pq il a rajouté ce passage
Et la fin c’est le pompon, elle couche avec le père de la gosse qu’elle garde et babysitting et on voit que la petite fille est derrière la porte et les regarde coucher ensemble 🤢
Si j’avais pu mettre 0 je l’aurai fait. Je voulais voir ce que c’était vraiment Bastien Vives bahhhhh… quand on dit qu’il faut séparer l’homme de l’artiste encore faudrait il que l’artiste soit bon lol. Y a 0 histoire c’est que des prétextes pour dessiner ses trucs de pervers.
En gros c’est l’histoire d’une meuf qui est « transparente » aux yeux des hommes et un jour on lui donne un chemisier qui met en valeur ses GROS seins !!!! Et du coup tous les hommes veulent coucher avec elle et elle couche avec tous les hommes qui lui tombent sous la main ??? Un moment elle se retrouve dans un attentat wtf ? Ça n’a aucun sens et ça n’apporte absolument rien de plus, j’ai pas compris pq il a rajouté ce passage
Et la fin c’est le pompon, elle couche avec le père de la gosse qu’elle garde et babysitting et on voit que la petite fille est derrière la porte et les regarde coucher ensemble 🤢
August 6, 2022
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
I'm not in the habit of reading NetGalley reviews for ARCs before I pick them up. That is absolutely going to change now, 100% due to this book. If I had even glanced at the star rating, I could've saved myself not only an hour of my time, but my peace of mind and what little faith in humanity I had...
This book is not good.
I picked it up because, after reading the summary provided, I hoped this would be a narrative about the dichotomy between self-worth and sexuality, and the fine line women must walk in society today. Turns out, this book is the exact OPPOSITE.
The protagonist Séverine is lent a blouse that magically causes men to find her attractive. That's not the part I take issue with... The second she puts on the blouse, her personality does a total 180—she's no longer shy, suddenly she's down to drink and smoke, she cheats on her boyfriend multiple times without thought, she magically becomes an exhibitionist, and her sense of self-preservation is nonexistent. She turns into a "whore" of the male gaze's sexual fantasy variety, completely devoid of characterization she previously had. Instead of the sensually charged, taking-back-her-sexuality type story, we're treated to softcore porn with little to no direction or intention.
And that doesn't even take into account two things that grossly upset me—the absolutely unnecessary scene between Éva and Séverine regarding the girl's genitals and the terrorist attack on the Gare de l'Est. Both were pointless, having no impact on Séverine or the plot, and came off as egregious, insensitive, and honestly disgusting.
In truth, I wish I had DNF'd this, and I cannot recommend it to anyone I know, least of all my fellow French speakers; if I felt this way reading it in English, I cannot imagine how much worse it would have been in its native language. My apologies for the severe review, but I feel I must be honest. 1 out of 5 stars, ★☆☆☆☆
I'm not in the habit of reading NetGalley reviews for ARCs before I pick them up. That is absolutely going to change now, 100% due to this book. If I had even glanced at the star rating, I could've saved myself not only an hour of my time, but my peace of mind and what little faith in humanity I had...
This book is not good.
I picked it up because, after reading the summary provided, I hoped this would be a narrative about the dichotomy between self-worth and sexuality, and the fine line women must walk in society today. Turns out, this book is the exact OPPOSITE.
The protagonist Séverine is lent a blouse that magically causes men to find her attractive. That's not the part I take issue with... The second she puts on the blouse, her personality does a total 180—she's no longer shy, suddenly she's down to drink and smoke, she cheats on her boyfriend multiple times without thought, she magically becomes an exhibitionist, and her sense of self-preservation is nonexistent. She turns into a "whore" of the male gaze's sexual fantasy variety, completely devoid of characterization she previously had. Instead of the sensually charged, taking-back-her-sexuality type story, we're treated to softcore porn with little to no direction or intention.
And that doesn't even take into account two things that grossly upset me—the absolutely unnecessary scene between Éva and Séverine regarding the girl's genitals and the terrorist attack on the Gare de l'Est. Both were pointless, having no impact on Séverine or the plot, and came off as egregious, insensitive, and honestly disgusting.
In truth, I wish I had DNF'd this, and I cannot recommend it to anyone I know, least of all my fellow French speakers; if I felt this way reading it in English, I cannot imagine how much worse it would have been in its native language. My apologies for the severe review, but I feel I must be honest. 1 out of 5 stars, ★☆☆☆☆
April 15, 2019
Peut-être n’ai-je pas la capacité de saisir toutes les subtilités du 2e niveau dans cette lecture (ou peut-être n’y en a t-il pas à saisir), mais ça me dégoûte plus qu’autre chose cette histoire de « chemisier magique » qui transforme une jeune femme en bombe sexuelle attirante pour les hommes tout à coup.
February 5, 2020
De como un elemento tan nimio, aunque sea de seda, puede provocar el cambio total (o el descubrimiento) de la personalidad de una persona, de como nos ven y de como creemos y queremos que nos vean. Lo he disfrutado mucho, como todo lo que he leído del autor.
January 31, 2023
RATING: One Star
The illustrations were not bad, but nothing outstanding so I give it one star for that. The story, however, did nothing for me. Honestly, at some points I was asking myself, "why am I still reading this?" I was super uncomfortable with one of the scenes with the main character and a child. Mostly because it did not have a significant point to the story, so just seem to have no point. I do want to point out this story is set in France, so maybe there are nuances I am missing. I finished it just to see what the point was going to be. It seemed to be about a blouse that provides "female empowerment" in sex and confidence but I didn't see that (being a woman). It is written by a man, and men writing women can be sketchy.
The illustrations were not bad, but nothing outstanding so I give it one star for that. The story, however, did nothing for me. Honestly, at some points I was asking myself, "why am I still reading this?" I was super uncomfortable with one of the scenes with the main character and a child. Mostly because it did not have a significant point to the story, so just seem to have no point. I do want to point out this story is set in France, so maybe there are nuances I am missing. I finished it just to see what the point was going to be. It seemed to be about a blouse that provides "female empowerment" in sex and confidence but I didn't see that (being a woman). It is written by a man, and men writing women can be sketchy.
December 24, 2022
Good subject for a cheap 1980s Tinto Brass soft-core movie.
WARNINGS: nudity (adults and children), sex, violence.
STYLING: ⭐⭐
ORIGINALITY: ⭐⭐
CHARACTER DEV.: ⭐⭐
PLOT DEV.: ⭐
IMPORTANCE: ⭐
WARNINGS: nudity (adults and children), sex, violence.
STYLING: ⭐⭐
ORIGINALITY: ⭐⭐
CHARACTER DEV.: ⭐⭐
PLOT DEV.: ⭐
IMPORTANCE: ⭐
January 21, 2023
Ähhm what the hap is fuckening in this book, I mean I noticed the sexism and the racism, but what plot did this have?
Also don`t make the same mistake I did, and read it on the subway, the sex scenes are way too explicit for that
Also don`t make the same mistake I did, and read it on the subway, the sex scenes are way too explicit for that
May 1, 2023
1.1 biblio CGP
August 23, 2019
Meine Meinung
Der Comic »Die Bluse« von Bastien Vivés ist mir gleich ins Auge gesprungen und hat mich durch die Thematik angesprochen. Der französische Künstler erzählt in seinem Werk die Geschichte einer jungen Frau, die sich selbst erst durch eine kleine Wende in ihrem Leben besser kennen lernt, ihre Lust austestet und ihre Fähigkeiten bewusst wahrnimmt.
Die Literaturstudentin Séverine führte ein eingefahrenes, gar langweiliges, Leben mit ihrem Freund Thomas der ihr nur wenig Aufmerksamkeit schenkt und am liebsten Zeit mit seinen Freunden beim Spielen und Serien schauen verbringt. Als sich Séverine eine Seidenbluse ausleiht verändert das nicht nur ihre eigene Wahrnehmung von sich, sondern auch die Menschen um sie herum betrachten die junge Frau plötzlich in einem völlig veränderten Licht.
Bastien Vivès hat also durchaus eine interessante und spannende Grundidee herangezogen, mich aber leider mit der Umsetzung nicht ganz überzeugen können. Es ist spannend zu betrachten, wie ein feines Kleidungsstück urplötzlich aus einer schüchternen und zurückhaltenden Persönlichkeit einen ganz anderen Menschen macht. Der Rollenwechsel hat schon etwas von einer Superheldin, die sich ihr Outfit überstreift und alleine durch die veränderte Kleidung ganz anders auftritt und ihre Kräfte nach außen hin bewusst zeigen kann.
Ich hätte mir allerdings sehr gewünscht das die Kraft des Female Empowerment sich auch in den Gefühlen der Protagonisten findet. Zu der Gedankenwelt von Séverine bekommt der Leser allerdings keinen Zugang gewährt und somit bleiben ihre Gefühle zu ihrer rasanten Entwicklung weithin im Dunkeln. Sicherlich hätte es der Handlung gutgetan, wenn der Autor dies etwas mehr herausgearbeitet hätte.
Sehr gut gefallen hat mir der unglaublich befreite Umgang mit der weiblichen Lust. Nachdem Séverine in der edlen Seidenbluse steckt geht sie ohne jede Bedenklichkeiten mit ihrer Sexualität um, probiert aus und entdeckt eine ganz neue Seite an sich. Manche Szenen mögen etwas überspitzt dargestellt sein und doch kommt die Botschaft genau durch diese Überspitzung deutlich an.
Die Zeichnungen Vivès passen in ihrer Schlichtheit und dem minimalistischen Stil, der nur das wesentliche preisgibt, sehr gut zur Story. Die Darstellung von Séverines Gefühlen in ihrer Mimik ist meist nur in feinen Nuancen angedeutet und überlässt es so oftmals dem Leser, welche Gedanken wohl in ihrem Kopf vorgehen mögen.
Fazit
In diesem Comic steckt sehr viel Potenzial, dass durch die stilistisch ansprechenden Zeichnungen des Künstlers hervorsticht. Von der Umsetzung des Themas hätte ich mir jedoch ein bisschen mehr Tiefgang bezüglich der Gedanken und Gefühle gewünscht.
Der Comic »Die Bluse« von Bastien Vivés ist mir gleich ins Auge gesprungen und hat mich durch die Thematik angesprochen. Der französische Künstler erzählt in seinem Werk die Geschichte einer jungen Frau, die sich selbst erst durch eine kleine Wende in ihrem Leben besser kennen lernt, ihre Lust austestet und ihre Fähigkeiten bewusst wahrnimmt.
Die Literaturstudentin Séverine führte ein eingefahrenes, gar langweiliges, Leben mit ihrem Freund Thomas der ihr nur wenig Aufmerksamkeit schenkt und am liebsten Zeit mit seinen Freunden beim Spielen und Serien schauen verbringt. Als sich Séverine eine Seidenbluse ausleiht verändert das nicht nur ihre eigene Wahrnehmung von sich, sondern auch die Menschen um sie herum betrachten die junge Frau plötzlich in einem völlig veränderten Licht.
Bastien Vivès hat also durchaus eine interessante und spannende Grundidee herangezogen, mich aber leider mit der Umsetzung nicht ganz überzeugen können. Es ist spannend zu betrachten, wie ein feines Kleidungsstück urplötzlich aus einer schüchternen und zurückhaltenden Persönlichkeit einen ganz anderen Menschen macht. Der Rollenwechsel hat schon etwas von einer Superheldin, die sich ihr Outfit überstreift und alleine durch die veränderte Kleidung ganz anders auftritt und ihre Kräfte nach außen hin bewusst zeigen kann.
Ich hätte mir allerdings sehr gewünscht das die Kraft des Female Empowerment sich auch in den Gefühlen der Protagonisten findet. Zu der Gedankenwelt von Séverine bekommt der Leser allerdings keinen Zugang gewährt und somit bleiben ihre Gefühle zu ihrer rasanten Entwicklung weithin im Dunkeln. Sicherlich hätte es der Handlung gutgetan, wenn der Autor dies etwas mehr herausgearbeitet hätte.
Sehr gut gefallen hat mir der unglaublich befreite Umgang mit der weiblichen Lust. Nachdem Séverine in der edlen Seidenbluse steckt geht sie ohne jede Bedenklichkeiten mit ihrer Sexualität um, probiert aus und entdeckt eine ganz neue Seite an sich. Manche Szenen mögen etwas überspitzt dargestellt sein und doch kommt die Botschaft genau durch diese Überspitzung deutlich an.
Die Zeichnungen Vivès passen in ihrer Schlichtheit und dem minimalistischen Stil, der nur das wesentliche preisgibt, sehr gut zur Story. Die Darstellung von Séverines Gefühlen in ihrer Mimik ist meist nur in feinen Nuancen angedeutet und überlässt es so oftmals dem Leser, welche Gedanken wohl in ihrem Kopf vorgehen mögen.
Fazit
In diesem Comic steckt sehr viel Potenzial, dass durch die stilistisch ansprechenden Zeichnungen des Künstlers hervorsticht. Von der Umsetzung des Themas hätte ich mir jedoch ein bisschen mehr Tiefgang bezüglich der Gedanken und Gefühle gewünscht.
November 2, 2023
This just in--woman discovers delicate, expensive fabric makes her tits look amazing, and every man notices. What a riveting story.
Bastien Vivès didn't deserve a second chance.
If you want a BD focusing on a plain looking woman suddenly receiving something that makes her attractive and gathering the attention of multitudes of men (sometimes good, almost always bad), Beauty is a much better read.
Bastien Vivès didn't deserve a second chance.
If you want a BD focusing on a plain looking woman suddenly receiving something that makes her attractive and gathering the attention of multitudes of men (sometimes good, almost always bad), Beauty is a much better read.
April 26, 2024
Magnifiquement dessiné + très émouvant + un timing parfait ! One of Vivès' finest!
Watch my top 15 Bastien Vivès here:
https://youtu.be/yzqUv-k79Mk
August 27, 2021
Vivès hace una adaptación brillante y actual del cuento de las zapatillas rojas, de Andersen. La blusa arrastra a Sèverine, la protagonista (y al lector) hacia territorios incómodos en una caída hacia el abismo que parece no tener fin. Recalco lo de parece, porque una vez tocado fondo, Vivès introduce un giro interesante en la historia y devuelve el control a Sèverine, libre finalmente de decidir cuando se calza sus particulares zapatillas rojas.
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September 21, 2022
Super déçue d’avoir payer pour un livre aussi sexiste et misogyne.
Un livre qui vous raconte qu’une femme prend confiance en sois grâce aux regards des hommes. ossekour
Très dommage surtout que j’accrochais bien au début. Les dessins et l’écriture sont fluides et j’ai aimé ça … seul point positif.
Un livre qui vous raconte qu’une femme prend confiance en sois grâce aux regards des hommes. ossekour
Très dommage surtout que j’accrochais bien au début. Les dessins et l’écriture sont fluides et j’ai aimé ça … seul point positif.
April 12, 2025
Esto me pasa por leer algo de un hombre y encima francés
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