![]() This is just a little tease, not so much a story as a setting of the mood for what is to come. Which, considering this is meant as a YA book is probably for the best, but i'm still looking for my big scare, and i fear it will never come. They are definitely not scary, or weren't to me anyway, and they fall more on the side of "atmospheric" or "ominous" than "you will never sleep again." However, the stories were mostly just okay. This book is obviously more limited in its range because it is all coming from a single imagination, but as far as artwork goes, i dig it In a way, it kind of reminded me of fear(s) of the dark, a film in which several different illustrators bring their own brand of creepy to life through unique animation stylings: ![]() it's not that i love them all equally, but i do generally appreciate range and variety : there are five main stories, plus an introduction and a conclusion, each with their own style of illustration. If i were judging this book solely on its artwork, it would be an easy five stars. it's not that i love them all equally, but i do generally appreciate range and variety : in a way, it kind of reminded me of fear(s) of the dark, a film in which several different illustrators bring their own brand of creepy to life through unique animation stylings: this book is obvio I had to read something else to settle myself down first. And when I was done, I was too unnerved to go to sleep. I read it at night before I was going to go to bed. It's like the darkest of the old-school faerie tales. I've read a lot of great comics this last year, and out of all of them, this is the one that had the most profound emotional effect on me. And when I was done, I was too unnerved to go to slee This book freaked my shit out. ![]() How's that for a blurb? "This freaked my shit out." - Patrick Rothfuss The truth is, this book is amazing.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |