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Blue by Kiriko Nananan

msuarezthai's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

The art was simple and nice, though it was hard to distinguish characters. The plot was very vague at times; I felt queerbaited by the end because of the two main characters, which made it hard to feel for them and their struggles. 

friss_zucker's review against another edition

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emotional sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

mela_b24's review against another edition

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emotional reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

ronanlynchfanclub's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

jcol's review

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4.0

edit: re-read before the bookclub. rating from 3 to 4 stars.

maninou's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A

4.5

alikspendragon's review

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3.0

je n'ai pas aimé autant que je l'aurai voulu;
mais en même temps j'aime le bleu, j'aime les filles et j'aime les histoires qui peuvent nous relater de près ou de loin. ça ne termine pas bien, ça ne termine pas mal. j'ai une sensation de temps suspendu (je saurais pas trop l'expliquer, j'ai l'impression qu'il manque trop de choses à l'histoire ?). c'est pas tellement une histoire de toute façon, plutôt une succession de moments, de rencontres, de baisers et d'actes manqués; en ça, ça relate très bien ma vision de l'adolescence. finalement, je crois que j'ai trouvé ça beau.

nb que si les illustrations avaient été bleues ça aurait été encore mieux.
je pense me pencher vers le film.
en tout cas, merci les lesbiennes.

audrey_'s review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

claumochi's review

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/mbv poster frame in blue(2001) by hiroshi ando/

samvaamor's review

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3.0

"Creo que si todas aquellas cosas de entonces hubieran tenido un color, habría sido un azul muy profundo."


Las emociones que transmite [a:Kiriko Nananan|419271|Kiriko Nananan|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1309415431p2/419271.jpg] son una de mis cosas favoritas en la vida. Hace dos años leí [b:El amor duele|11887167|El amor duele|Kiriko Nananan|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1309415212l/11887167._SX50_.jpg|7057720] y se volvió una de mis novelas gráficas favoritas. La verdad es que tenía altas expectativas con [b:Blue|2307532|Blue|Kiriko Nananan|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1328682793l/2307532._SX50_.jpg|2313946] por lo mismo, pero no me gusto ni la mitad de lo que me gustó "El amor duele". Aun así, regresar a leer a Kiriko siempre es una delicia. La sensación melancólica y solitaria que me da siempre al terminar alguna de sus obras me hace querer llorar. Te quiero mucho Kiriko.