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Verzwelg Me! (2011)

by Nate Powell(Favorite Author)

3.67 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

9089880100 (ISBN13: 9789089880109)

languge

English

genre

Graphic Novels & Comics

publisher

Stichting Sherpa

review 1: For my money, there is no better comic artist working today than Nate Powell and "Swallow Me Whole" is his masterwork. Fractured, confounding, and utterly brilliant, each time I read it, it stays in my thoughts long after the last page is turned.Powell's loose, flowing pencils are both sketchy and precise, conveying a tremendous amount of movement, even in the more static scenes. You don't so much read "Swallow Me Whole" as it swirls around you. The main characters, step siblings Ruth and Perry, are heart-wrenching and the book's handling of mental illness is sensitive without being cloying. It's difficult to truly "get" the plot but that perfectly reflects the confusion and uncertainty of its characters."Swallow Me Whole" is, hands down, my favorite graphic novel. It rewa... morerds multiple readings, both for its complex storyline and its lush artwork. I love it!
review 2: "Swallow Me Whole is an award-winning love story carried by rolling fog, terminal illness, hallucination, apophenia, insect armies, and unshakeable faith."I don't really get the whole love story/unshakeable faith aspects of this whatsoever. It was really weird, difficult to follow, and a bit creepy. Not really my cup of tea, but I'm mostly baffled by the description as it's not what I got out of it. less

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