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I gave this four stars for the atmosphere, setting and art alone! As other reviewers have said there are similarities to the world we know, such as royalty but there is also a three year long winter and a giant cat that carries it's owner around and cuddles with him in bed each night (my dream??) The characters live in this giant castle that is sealed up for said long winter. The castle is just to die for. The details she spends on the architecture are amazing. I wanted to go wander in the never...
Reread in preparation for The Comics Alternative's discussion of the 2016 Ignatz Awards.New book from a first-time author. It's an intriguing story, but there are parts that are a little ambiguous. Intentional? There is a dreamlike quality to the narrative, at times, so that would make sense. It's set in a world that is obviously not our own, but it seems as such. There are a number of questions I have about this book, even after multiple readings.I'll be interviewing Tillie for The Comics Alter...
This book has the most beautiful storyline and drawings. The best part was the architecture and the mood of this book, which were both so stunning it's hard to translate in a review. Gorgeous yet melancholy is the closest I can describe it. The magical elements of this were sweet, like a horse-sized cat the main character rides around on, and the family ties were also interesting. My only complaint, which is more of a suggestion than a complaint, is I wish the drawings were colored in to help di...
You almost can't talk about this book without saying that Walden has now published three books, and she is now 20. This is maybe her first big one, written when she was 18, and it has the complexity and depth of someone much older about it. It's the story of ill Lars and his twin sister Maja, who live in a secluded castle, which they close because winter is beginning and it is going to last three years. Lars also has a giant cat, Nemo, (which is a name that calls for early surrealist comics lege...
I have no idea what happened but the pictures will haunt me for years.
representation: chronic illness, character with OCD traits.[trigger warnings are listed at the bottom of this review and may contain spoilers]★★I am honestly SO CONFUSED. WTF DID I JUST READ? None of it made any sense??????? The characters were impossible to tell apart and the storyline was completely nonsensical. It gets two stars for the art style but unfortunately i didn't like anything else about it and i'm sad :(trigger warnings: illness, forced confinement, blood, amputation, death of a pe...
There are students at my middle school who love Tillie Walden's work. Published in 2016 when she was only 20 years, this is her first book. She creates an alternative world set in a castle-like home about twins Maja and Lars, their family, the servants and a giant cat named Nemo. You may need to reread this several times to understand it or check out Warren's review which includes a brief synopsis. Give this one those who read graphic novels for their illustrations instead of the text.
I can't believe that a person less then a year out of high school can create such a wonderful book. The art work sets the mood beautifully, a stark world with a 3 year winter should be black and white. I need to get more books by this author/artist.
I’m honestly not sure how I feel about this one. It’s not a drawing style I love (a little too ambiguous) although I loved the architectural details.
I want a giant riding cat. 🐈Great tone setting and world building. Loved the illustrations of the castle. Plot is a bit murky as, most folks noted in their reviews, characters are hard to tell apart. It gets 5 stars anyway.If anyone is confused about the plot, here's a short synopsis from what I can gather:(view spoiler)[King Ivan and Queen Ana and their kids are holing up in their castle for a three year winter.The kids are Hedda, Nikolaus (heir to the throne), twins Lars and Maja, Perry (P...
Very dreamlike but a little too ambiguous at times. Also quite hard to distinguish between the different characters.
I heard a lot of great things about Tillie Walden's work, so I figured I should really read it sometime. And while I understand the praise for the art and the writing, this graphic novel fell really flat for me. I did like the atmosphere of it, but there was just so much missing. There wasn't really any background or structure, so it was very hard to figure out the setting and the storyline. On top of that, there wasn't really any character depth and it was very hard to distinguish between the s...
I really, really enjoyed this and am still floored at the body of work Walden has created at such a young. The only thing that kept this from being a 4-star for me was the characters all looked too similar - it was hard to distinguish who was who, which detracted from some of the narrative's emotional pulls. I would still highly recommend this though. The world-building is super unique and Walden is really deft at using text and art together to tell a story.
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