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Chargement... It's Not What You Thought It Would Bepar Lizzy Stewart
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. graphic fiction - young women, falling out of touch with friends + figuring out who they are/what they want/how to adult in London/UK suburbs. this was ok to read, but I had trouble identifying the characters at the various ages (if in fact they were the same characters--they may have just looked different enough because the segments were originally published as separate standalone comics). As such, I couldn't really follow their connecting story arc, and rather saw just snapshots of different women and what they are thinking/feeling at various points in their lives, each relatable in some way, with somewhat overlapping themes--on which level it sort of worked, but working out their identities and relationships was distracting and made the collection more confusing than compelling.
If Stewart, a London-based illustrator who teaches at Goldsmiths, intended this collection of comics, her first, to be a showcase of her talents, then she should soon be deluged by fantastic commissions. She can do everything. Sometimes, she’s plangent in black and white; sometimes, she’s vivid in full colour.
"In a series of interconnected vignettes, Stewart focuses on the ordinary, slice-of-life moments -- teenagers climbing up and lounging on a rooftop, friends catching up over pints at the pub, a woman riding the night bus home --and charges these scenes with a quiet intensity. Through keen observation and an ear for naturalistic dialogue, she reveals the complex natures of her characters, from their confidence to their insecurities, as they experience the joys and pains of growing up. Drawn in a variety of different styles, from watercolor to colored pencil to pen and ink, the style of this book echoes the evolution of the characters within."--Amazon. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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I loved how it started with a story of childhood and rough, monochrome lines and colours. The tone is set by that first story; a little melancholy and awkward but slightly hopeful as well. As our main character, Meera, ages so does the art, maturing in style and colouring. The material used changes as well, rough pencils and grey or sepia watercolours to bright coloured pencils to firm digital lines and bold colours.
I found it really touching and beautiful. And I felt the teenage scenes in my chest because I remember those clothes and the Romeo Juliet movie/soundtrack and jumping on the top of portables with the same sepia-tinted nostalgia. ( )