Sailor Twain: Or: The Mermaid in the Hudson
Mark Siegel,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by First Second on 03-04-2014
Mark Siegel,Paperback, English-language edition,Pub by First Second on 03-04-2014
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781596439269 (1596439262)
Publish date: March 4th 2014
Publisher: First Second
Pages no: 400
Edition language: English
With regards to books made into movies, I almost always favor the source material -- citing the inability of a screenplay in successfully capturing all the details and nuances, and in portraying the descriptions contained in the written word. This, for part of the same reasons, turns me off from gra...
Basically, I just wasn't engaged enough.
Well, damn it, this book made me feel like a dummy. I followed the entire story - even liked it - up until the last quarter or so. The tale turned frantic and somehow I got lost. I'm going to go back and re-read the last 40 pages, maybe I can figure out where the story (not me!) went wrong.
this is just a lovely book, an objet d'art beautifully packaged in a way that's increasingly rare these days. i liked the charcoal drawings in this hardbound graphic novel, particularly the scenic shots of the riverboat on the water very much. the protagonist, captain twain (not, not mark -- this on...
Creepy, different, haunting, weird, even a little disturbing. But original. Some really fantastic artwork. And mermaids!
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