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beyondsolitaire's review against another edition
3.0
Enjoyable, with scrappy characters and cool vibes. But I don't think it'll end up being super memorable, and it didn't give me the rush that my favorite comics do.
michaelclorah's review against another edition
3.0
When this book is on, it is so sharp - witty, harsh, charged with sexuality and excitement. But it also goes through long sequences where characters are thrown at the reader with little introduction, a flaw aggravated by the tendency of the line art and color art to make everybody look all too similar, and sorting it out simply bogs down the reading to an unnecessary degree.
xaymaca's review against another edition
5.0
Simply the best "crime fiction" novel I've ever read, graphical or otherwise.
It boils down to:
1. Unique and Interesting characters
2. Well researched backdrop of 1920s Harlem,NY
3. Excellent plot
Sometimes funny, sometimes brutal but always interesting and never boring.
It boils down to:
1. Unique and Interesting characters
2. Well researched backdrop of 1920s Harlem,NY
3. Excellent plot
Sometimes funny, sometimes brutal but always interesting and never boring.
arkham's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
A lot of things about it were great. The art didn't work well for me and sometimes the writing was confusing, feeling like important bits were missing.
Also the was a weird racist bit that felt jarring because it seemed to be unironically coming from the main Black character. But maybe he was meant to be joking and it just didn't come through.
Also the was a weird racist bit that felt jarring because it seemed to be unironically coming from the main Black character. But maybe he was meant to be joking and it just didn't come through.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Racism, Suicide, and Murder
Moderate: Pedophilia
nkives's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed this book a lot, only think that would have made it better would have been better transitions between sections.