The Electric State

by Simon Stallenhag

Literature and Art Publishing Pub 2018-10-01 Zhejiang Literature and Art Publishing House Until the end of the war. people realized that it was not war that brought the end. SentreStimulusTLE helmet. this illusory device that would have brought human...

133 pages, Hardcover

Published September 1, 2018

Reviews

[Benjamin Uke · Rating 4 out of 5]

So... before the MCU got ahold of the IP and Netflix to spend $300+ millions for a movie best described as "built-for-woodchipper" level plot designed for people who aren't paying enough attention-

Ahem.
4/5
The artist wrote "The Electric State", a 2018 dystopian science fiction illustrated novel by Swedish artist Simon Stålenhag. Beautiful artworks of a technologically ravaged 1990s with a series of explanatory paragraphs it follows teenage girl Michelle's and her robot, Skip, on a journey to the West Coast of the United States in search of her long-lost brother. Meanwhile there's a secondary plotline follows a federal agent tracking down her brother.
It's a distinct style. I like it.

[Caprice Ridgeway · Rating 4 out of 5]

It feels like a quiet road trip through a broken, retro-future America, told mostly through haunting, beautiful art. The story is sparse and mysterious, but the mood does all the heavy lifting. If you like sci-fi that feels contemplative, eerie, and emotionally lingering, this one sticks with you long after you close it.

[Colleen Downey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Listed to this on Spotify, and was able to look at the images that are part of the physical book. I had to listen more then once , as the images are not numbered so it was not as easy to track. Also wanted to read this as I was hearing so much about the poor adaptation Netflix was doing . It's a dark story. The images are creepy , yet beautiful. I enjoyed the story just not sure how much it will stick with me.

[Accelerator · Rating 4 out of 5]

画面很壮观，情节留白太多，看了好几遍才弄清，期待改编成电影！