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Luna Park (2009)

by Kevin Baker(Favorite Author)

3.26 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

140121584X (ISBN13: 9781401215842)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Vertigo

review 1: An excellent graphic novel. Much darker than Kevin Baker's prose novels, about a low-level Russian mob enforcer in Coney Island who was formerly a soldier in Chechnya. Although most of the "action" is in Brooklyn, it constantly drifts back to wars throughout Russian history. His father and grandfather and great grandfather fought in other Russian wars -- and recall wars from still earlier periods. Each of these is a series of betrayals, of women, by women, and all ending up badly for everyone. And the artwork is haunting.
review 2: From its description, Luna Park sounded like a noir fan's wet dream. Betrayal, crime, sex, a hooker that dabbles in fortune telling - come on. That's amazing. The end result is fairly good, if told in a really confusing manner. By we... moreaving together scenes of betrayal throughout history, the authors make a blunt statement about the realities of Russian history. The artwork is dreamlike - beautiful, but oddly abstract. It looks good, although the color palate felt a bit limiting at times. Overall, Luna Park was an interesting read, but I think that I'll have to read it another time or two to really *get* it. less

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