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Dawn Land Audiocassette (1993)

by Joseph Bruchac(Favorite Author)

3.74 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1555911498 (ISBN13: 9781555911492)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Fulcrum Publishing

review 1: I understand that this was lovingly, thoughtfully made (thanks to the afterword) and I can say that the art was beautiful and haunting but, heck, I could not, for the life of me, follow it, and the things that happened just seemed hazy and disjointed to me, and so there is my jerk review. I think this book could have been wonderful with a bit more third-person narrative authority, but, lacking that, it was unfollowable for me. I am meanie.
review 2: So "Dawn Land" by Joeseph Bruchac has been on my mental to read list for a long time. I enjoy Native American stories and writers, plus it won wheelbarrows full of awards. So imagine my surprise when I found there was a graphic novel adaptation of it. Now usually adaptations leave me a bit... nervous. There are ... morea lot of bad ones out there. And having not read the original source material I cannot tell you if it's a faithful adaptation. But as a graphic novel, it was BEAUTIFUL. It's a classic hero's journey tale, ripe with tragedy and trials and magic. But it is also firmly rooted in the Abenaki legends and traditions that create a lush world with it's own unique mythology. Once I started reading I couldn't put it down. And the art by Will Davis was so perfectly suited for this story, capturing everything from quiet woodlands to roaring giants. The two main characters, Young Hunter and Weasel Tail, are perfectly distinct in their art, making it sometimes fun and sometimes chilling to watch their stories unfold. I also need to add that the cover art on this is GORGEOUS. This might be one of the best covers I've ever seen for an adult (ie not superhero) graphic novel. Even the texture of the paper they used brings the reader right in and makes the story simultaneously epic and incredibly real. less

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