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David Les Femmes Et La Mort (2012)

by Judith Vanistendael(Favorite Author)

4.12 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

2803630249 (ISBN13: 9782803630240)

languge

English

genre

Graphic Novels & Comics

publisher

Les Editions du Lombard

review 1: Bits and pieces of a family's story when one of the members is diagnosed with a deadly illness. Partners, former partners, children, and grandchildren of the person are all affected. Vanistendael uses a variety of page layouts, a slightly messy drawing style, and a nice fullcolor aesthetic to tell parts of each of these stories. She also integrates visual metaphor into the piece.I see why people like this, but, personally, I didn't connect, and I found the snippety way of storytelling more confusing than anything. I missed having some kind of explicit narrative arc, and I'm REALLY glad Vanistendael included a family tree in the introductory pages, because otherwise I would have been really confused - the former partner, adult daughter, and current partner of the title ... morecharacter all look fairly similar. The lack of linear storytelling may be a cultural aesthetic thing, though I have definitely connected with work from a variety of European countries in the past. The book is impressive, but not something that grabbed me.It's also inevitably sad, which wasn't exactly what I needed this month.
review 2: Lovely book. Although this is not autobiographical - it feels that way at times. In it's early going it has a breezy slice of life friendliness. But it's major theme - that of cancer and impending loss - can be a heavy one. But while the lead character is coming to terms with the inescapable - life is still going on - as it does. There is a nice emotional balance to the story with the daughter and her friend - and the way they cope. Vanistendael displays some truly creative art and perspective, to tell the story on an emotional, spiritual - human level. It captured me! less

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