Gente, Vol. 2: The People of Ristorante Paradiso

Gente #2

by Natsume Ono

Buona sera! Welcome to Casetta dell'Orso, a quaint little restaurant in the heart of Rome. The food's delicious, but the handsome staff of bespectacled gentlemen is the real draw. Follow these dashing men home and witness their romances, heartaches, hopes and dreams in this delightfully whimsical continuation of Natsume Ono's beloved Ristorante Paradiso .

Genres: Manga, Comics, Slice Of Life, Graphic Novels

200 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Natsume Ono (Japanese name: オノ・ナツメ) made her professional debut in 2003 with the webcomic La Quinta Camera. Her subsequent works not simple, Ristorante Paradiso, and Gente (a continuation of Ristorante Paradiso) met with both critical and popular acclaim. In 2009 Ristorante Paradiso was adapted into a TV anime series. Her current series House of Five Leaves (Saraiya Goyou), also adapted into a TV anime series in 2010, is running in IKKI magazine.

(http://www.sigikki.com/creators/natsu...)

She also writes BL under the pen name of basso.

Reviews

[marcia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Vol. 1 ★★★☆☆

I like this even more than Vol. 1. The stories are a lot stronger. It has great character writing and captures nuanced emotions. I love the chapters about Teo and Gabriella.

[Estara · Rating 5 out of 5]

In this volume of Gente we get more background of Teo and Santo Claudio, with some unrelated guest characters as focus points thrown in occasionally. I liked the fact that I got more background about Gabriella, Claudio's estranged wife, than I got in the anime.

If you liked the first two books, you'll like this - it's as simple as that.

[PurplePixie · Rating 5 out of 5]

*4.5 Stars*

I personally enjoyed this volume more than the first. I really liked Teo's story. Luciano and Gigi are always enjoyable as well. I liked the tie to 'Ristorante Paradiso' at the end too.

[Eric · Rating 4 out of 5]

More stories about food and wine. Without a doubt, Natsume Ono is my favorite manga artist. Her storytelling may be a tad elliptical (to say the least!), but there's always a payoff in the end. Plus: she's a first-rate illustrator with an eye for composition and nuance. Better than buonino. Fantastico!

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

There is never much going on in these stories but I absolutely the artwork!