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Chargement... A Sickness in the Family (2010)par Denise Mina, Antonio Fuso (Illustrateur)
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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. A horror mystery story. Well constructed. Some of the characterisations felt a bit inconsistent and I wasn't very keen on the art. But a good sense of menace. An enjoyable, quick read, but by no means unmissable. ( ) A GN about the Usher family, consisting of Dad, who has just sold the family company, which leaves snotty daughter Amy without a career. Mum has stopped loving Dad and marriage counseling is going badly, while son William has been kicked out of Oxford for some mysterious reason, and Nana is despised by everyone except the adopted son, Sam, who cares for her after she falls through the gaping hole left in the floor during the flat expansion. The Ushers were dysfunctional before the re-modeling, but now there is evil in the house. Really interesting story, and it seems, from the ending that there may be a continuation. The cover is very creepy. "A Sickness in the Family" is definitely worth reading if you like sick, twisted dysfunctional family stories. Personally, I get bored really fast with that genre because the characters and plots are usually all the same and are all equally miserable to read. This one sets itself apart a little, taking its miserable characters to a theatrical extreme and pretty much covering the gamut of potential home troubles from drug abuse to elder neglect. While this could be a negative thing, it works well with the story to the point where it became a fun game to guess who would kick the bucket first. I enjoyed how the periodic nods to Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher" as well as the illustrations, particularly the detail in the portraits gave the story a poetic beauty despite the violence. In the tradition of a great mystery story the ending took me by surprise and gave me that moment where the little things suddenly fit together. This is a quick read that takes just about the same amount of time as reading a Poe story (I spend a lot of time staring at the pictures). Good for people who enjoy crime, horror and realist graphic novels. If stories of twisted, creepy family tales intrigue you, this one is a bit of a gem. A bit outside of my usual reading as it is more of a crime GN - and a dark one at that - but still one that made for a great quick read. The story has the bite and hold of a Edgar Allen Poe story, and yes, it did make me think of 'The Fall of the House of Usher' a bit as I was reading this one. If you decide to read it, the story takes some time to build and it is mainly due to the great ending that I was able to give it the rating that I have. Fuso's artwork is devoid of colour - all black, white and shades of grey - in keeping with the dark story Mina has written. I really like the attention to detail of shadow, facial expressions and body language in the illustrations. The story was the perfect length, once I realized how important the mundane details at the start of the story really were. The lightweight, off-colour recycled paper the story is printed on was a perfect complement to the story. This type of story doesn't need and in fact works against the idea of a story that is anything but black and white being produced on high gloss paper using sharp black ink. I recommend this one for readers of dark, crime novels that focus on the inner workings of a family and for GN enthusiasts. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
"Meet the Ushers. The parents, Ted and Biddy. Grandma Martha. The three kids, William, Amy and Sam. Just a normal, middle-class family gathered around the table on Christmas Day. Until they start dying. Violent deaths. One by one. Is there a curse on their house, as a recently unearthed history of witchcraft in the area would suggest? Or has one member of the Usher clan declared open season on the rest? As secrets and resentments boil to the surface, it becomes clear that more than one Usher has a motive for killing off the others. But in the end, the truth turns out to be far more shocking than anyone in this ill-fated family could have imagined" -- from publisher's web site. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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