So many people I know are raving about this show, so I thought I’d check out the graphic novel. Subjectively? I don’t care for it. At all. It’s just not my taste and I found it fell flat. Objectively I can see it’s intrigue: dark, almost paradoxical, and the simple art style amplified the twists the narration takes. I can see how others would be taken in with the story.
But I just don’t like it. ¯_(ツ)_/¯ ( )

I read this book listening to Beck's "Mellow Gold." I thought it was really fitting, but I've seen better white trash stories elsewhere. ( )

My review of this book can be found on my Youtube Vlog at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9quk-_qnYs

Enjoy! ( )

I'm really glad I picked up this comic after watching the Netflix adaptation. As it was, I was more than a little reluctant to dive into a show that seemingly empathized with a violent white male incel. The comic, which is mostly lacking the heart and humor of the tv show, would have tipped the scales against - and I might have missed out on what turned out to be one of my all-time favorite series.

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The series is infinitely better than the comic; writer Charlie Covell took a bare bones idea of a story and transformed it into something truly spectacular. Comic book Alyssa is a lot less angry than her live action counterpart - and James, much more unequivocally a psychopath - which makes their relationship feel icky, hard to watch, and impossible to root for. The satanic elements feel superfluous; men hurt women every day, no supernatural explanation required. I also love that the Netflix series continues beyond the end of the comic book, exploring the impact of trauma on those touched by it - physically, emotionally, and interpersonally. The series just feels richer, more complex and nuanced, and has a humanity that I didn't get from the comic.

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It's hard to know if this is just a case of misplaced expectations not being met, or if I would have felt the same if I'd experienced the comic book on its own.

What I do know, is that the comic book? Tragically Frodo-less.

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An unsettling read on a Friday lunch break. ( )