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This dark fantasy comic is unpredictable and original, both in its story and the artwork. I enjoyed the feeling of being off-kilter throughout - I never could quite find my footing here, but I really want to keep reading and trying to! It was a much darker read than my normal fare, but I did enjoy the gorgeous artwork and the fierceness and danger of the main character, Maika Halfwolf. LOVED the talking, multi-tailed cats, and the excerpts of lectures about the history of their world from learne
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I'm still not sure what exactly is going on.
I read the whole thing, tried to pay as much attention as I could, read all of the lectures by the esteemed Professor cats.
I still don't really know what's happening.
But it's beautiful, just a gorgeous book, filled with gore and horror - I'm not usually one for either - that'll just take over your mind.
I found this through my hope to fulfill one of the "Read Harder Challenge" for 2018 and I'm very glad I did.
And I'm looking forward to the next insta ...more
I read the whole thing, tried to pay as much attention as I could, read all of the lectures by the esteemed Professor cats.
I still don't really know what's happening.
But it's beautiful, just a gorgeous book, filled with gore and horror - I'm not usually one for either - that'll just take over your mind.
I found this through my hope to fulfill one of the "Read Harder Challenge" for 2018 and I'm very glad I did.
And I'm looking forward to the next insta ...more
Read Harder 2018: Comic Illustrated by a Person of Color
I wanted this to be a 3 star read, but alas no. Intellectually I appreciate the fusion of eastern and western comics, and I am intrigued by the world-building in a completely matriarchal society. It was nice to have men be the sideline characters for a change. But, this had too much horror and violence (especially against children) in it for my tastes, and I actually did have nightmares after finishing it last night.
I wanted this to be a 3 star read, but alas no. Intellectually I appreciate the fusion of eastern and western comics, and I am intrigued by the world-building in a completely matriarchal society. It was nice to have men be the sideline characters for a change. But, this had too much horror and violence (especially against children) in it for my tastes, and I actually did have nightmares after finishing it last night.
3.5 confusing but good, not sure if the story jumped in time as much as i thought it did and there was a twist at the end that left me reeling a bit and a bit mad since i felt the storytelling had lied to us... but well author's prerogative
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Gorgeous illustrations, but the story is gory and a bit too complex for me to really get into.
Jan 03, 2022
Melissa
marked it as to-read
Dec 19, 2022
Mia
marked it as to-read
Jul 17, 2023
Audacia Ray
marked it as to-read
