Hope Larson
Auteur de A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel
A propos de l'auteur
Crédit image: Bui Brothers, Los Angeles, September 2010
Séries
Å’uvres de Hope Larson
Intergalactic P.S. 3: A Wrinkle in Time Story (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet) (2018) — Illustrateur — 31 exemplaires
FCBD 2019 Minecraft, Incredibles 2 3 exemplaires
Goldie Vance #6 — Auteur — 3 exemplaires
Una arruga en el tiempo : novela gráfica 2 exemplaires
Double Yellow Lines 2 exemplaires
Put on a Brave Face 1 exemplaire
Batgirl (2016/Rebirth) 1 exemplaire
Rolling Fence 1 exemplaire
Séance: A Chiggers Story 1 exemplaire
solo: book one 1 exemplaire
CBD 2019: Minecraft featuring Incredibles 2 1 exemplaire
Letters from the bottom of the sea 1 exemplaire
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Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1982-09-17
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Asheville, North Carolina, USA
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Los Angeles, California, USA - Études
- The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (BFA ∙ 2004)
- Professions
- illustrator
cartoonist - Relations
- O'Malley, Bryan Lee (ex-husband)
- Prix et distinctions
- Eisner Award (Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition, 2007)
Membres
Critiques
Trigger warnings: Near-death experience, death and murder, dead bodies, physical assault and injury, sword violence, disappearance of a father
Score: Seven out of ten.
Find this review on The StoryGraph.
I haven't heard of Compass South, a historical novel composed of illustrations until a few days ago when I picked it up at a public library while I tried to search for other books that sadly I missed and and now weren't available. The blurb made it seem intriguing and when I closed the final page, the novel was enjoyable.
It starts with a prologue set in 1848 spanning a few pages before cutting to 1860 where the central story begins with Alex and Cleo who join a gang to try to find their father who disappeared, but that doesn't go to plan. Alex has to work on a ship while Cleo goes on another ship to look for him, all while a pair of twin brothers have gone missing but are still alive somewhere. Compass South shines in its action scenes and fast pacing, but sometimes the plot can get disjointed and do too much with the multiple POVs. Prose novels handle multiple POVs better than illustrated ones most of the time so that could've been a better choice and the characters are likable and ones I could root for but they're not the most relatable. Other characters were in the background, but I'd loved to have seen more of them like the other pair and that one Native American character or that Black captain (who only got a brief appearance.)
I thought Compass South ended too quickly since it was barely over 200 pages, but at least there's a sequel but it's unclear if any library has it yet. Compass South has a theme of questionable moral choices, especially the ones Alex and Cleo make, implying that morals can go out the window when times get desperate. The conclusion can work fine by itself as all the characters achieve their goals as Alex and Cleo reunite and the other pair aren't missing anymore, but I question why the series needs a second instalment.
Middle level
Discusses biblical aspects along with science fiction ideas.
The book talks about friendship, family and how love overcomes evil which is considered to be the dark thing in this story.
Discusses biblical aspects along with science fiction ideas.
The book talks about friendship, family and how love overcomes evil which is considered to be the dark thing in this story.
Listes
Girl Detectives (1)
Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Å’uvres
- 60
- Aussi par
- 14
- Membres
- 4,367
- Popularité
- #5,742
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- Critiques
- 263
- ISBN
- 140
- Langues
- 6
This book is about a group of kids who go on a journey through time and space to rescue one of their fathers.
This book would be useful when teaching about graphica/graphic novels.