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Notes:
(1) As much as I enjoy this series and feel it's been expertly done, it's never hit the sweet spot for me.
- Nearly all of it's been deep dives into character histories and fleshing out personalities and mentalities, albeit without much plot.
- Conversely, last volume was entirely plot-driven, but without the usual introspection and symbolism.
- I want a mix of both.
— Feb 28, 2025 11:50PM
Notes:
(1) As much as I enjoy this series and feel it's been expertly done, it's never hit the sweet spot for me.
- Nearly all of it's been deep dives into character histories and fleshing out personalities and mentalities, albeit without much plot.
- Conversely, last volume was entirely plot-driven, but without the usual introspection and symbolism.
- I want a mix of both.
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Jayson
is finished
Notes:
(1) Probably the most notable thing about this volume is how much more polished R.M. Guéra's art is.
- Not that it's necessarily better, but it looks decidedly less indie.
(2) Pretty much this whole arc is about women considering, very nearly having, and actually going through with, abortions.
- We get several flashbacks to mothers of main characters dealing with it.
— Mar 03, 2025 06:05AM
Notes:
(1) Probably the most notable thing about this volume is how much more polished R.M. Guéra's art is.
- Not that it's necessarily better, but it looks decidedly less indie.
(2) Pretty much this whole arc is about women considering, very nearly having, and actually going through with, abortions.
- We get several flashbacks to mothers of main characters dealing with it.
Jayson
is on page 120 of 190
Notes:
(1) The middle two issues tell the backstories of Dashiell's father Wade and Carol's mother Claudine, the two parents we've not seen yet (outside of Wade snorting drugs in a flashback cameo).
- We also get the origins of the names "Dashiell" and "Carol."
(2) I'm surprised, though it does make perfect sense, how socially conservative these traditional communities are.
— Mar 03, 2025 03:30AM
Notes:
(1) The middle two issues tell the backstories of Dashiell's father Wade and Carol's mother Claudine, the two parents we've not seen yet (outside of Wade snorting drugs in a flashback cameo).
- We also get the origins of the names "Dashiell" and "Carol."
(2) I'm surprised, though it does make perfect sense, how socially conservative these traditional communities are.
Jayson
is on page 74 of 190
Notes:
(1) The first three issues here are more short stories about people I don't really care about. Shunka I care about a little bit, I guess.
- That's not to say they aren't good. The first one is actually very good, but it's also a total one-off and entirely skippable.
(2) As much as I enjoyed these, they're very one-note and the points they make are laid on real thick.
— Mar 02, 2025 11:00PM
Notes:
(1) The first three issues here are more short stories about people I don't really care about. Shunka I care about a little bit, I guess.
- That's not to say they aren't good. The first one is actually very good, but it's also a total one-off and entirely skippable.
(2) As much as I enjoyed these, they're very one-note and the points they make are laid on real thick.
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Mar 18, 2025 12:38AM
I so agree, a great series, but one that doesn't just quite hit that sweet spot.
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Baba wrote: "I so agree, a great series, but one that doesn't just quite hit that sweet spot."Yeah, as good as it gets and as much as I admire the skill on display, I can't really count it as a personal favorite.
