When I saw this book it was the perfect opportunity to try the genre. First of all, it is a sequel to The Lunar Chronicle series that I finished earlier this year so I already know the backstory and the characters so it was an easy introduction. The main detraction for me was the blue/black/orange color scheme but as I got into the story I quickly got over that. The graphic novel is told from the point of view of Iko, an android with a "flawed" personality chip and one of my favorite characters. What I liked: The voices stayed true to the characters as I knew them from the story, the scene breaks were blank pages that looked like starry night sky, and Iko gets her own little storyline exploring what it means to be human or not. I was excited to see that the story will be continued and I look forward to the next part. Take aways from the first experience: I need to consciously slow down and look at the images, not just race through the words.
This book caught my eye on my next trip to the library, Through the Woods by Emily Carroll. The illustrations are beautiful but macabre. They remind me of Edward Gorey except the style is more painterly and the red is a dramatic addition to the black and white color scheme. The stories are wonderfully creepy and probably would have terrified me as a kid. This is a book I would own just for the art.
Overall I enjoyed both of these books and I am looking forward to trying more graphic novels!
