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Certainly an enlightening insight into the lives of two women during differing parts of the 20th century. The art is very expressive, and gets the characters' emotions across just fine. Overall though, I thought that the "graphic" part of the graphic novel was rather underwhelming.
These stories were recommended to me over 10 years ago, but I'm a little relieved that I hadn't gotten my hands on a physical copy sooner. I feel as though I wouldn't have liked them as much back then as I do now.
I love the soothing, calm but strange and sorrowful atmosphere the author crafts. The way the characters talk to eachother is a bit dull sometimes, but that might just be a translation/culture thing.
I'd expected a more factual account, but this is an exceptional piece of literature regardless and fulfills its purpose. The author illustrates his experiences so vividly that, although it was emotionally taxing, I could not stop reading.
An absolute joy to read for me. The topics of this story interest me, and they're handled rather well. I easily grew fond of the characters and their interactions and was excited to read more.
The last 10 or so chapters gave me horrendous whiplash though. The book would have made it to my favourites, if it were not for the poor pacing and interesting story points that were left unexpanded.
Very lighthearted and amusing. The characters are fun and memorable, definitely will reread. I'd personally like to see some parts shortened and others expanded on, but oh well.
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Overall an enjoyable read. The Austen wittiness is there, but I feel as though the characters lack depth. Mr. Robert Ferrars became my favourite character by the end solely because anytime he'd appear, I was sure to laugh at him.
The ending itself is, in my opinion, so ridiculous and so out of nowhere, I've really no words for it.
I deeply regret that I watched the film (2005) before reading the book. The film is such a treasure as well, but focuses chiefly on the romance – which is just as well – but the book has so much depth and fleshes the characters out so well. I much prefer book Mr. Darcy.