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Some years ago, with books such as [b:The Hunger Games|2767052|The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)|Suzanne Collins|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1586722975l/2767052._SY75_.jpg|2792775] or [b:Divergent|13335037|Divergent (Divergent, #1)|Veronica Roth|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1618526890l/13335037._SY75_.jpg|13155899] a younger Aleksandra couldn't imagine reading anything but Dystopian. So when she went on a hunt for more books, she stumbled upon 1984, and felt immediately the need to read that Dystopian classic.
Many years have passed since I first entered the world of Big Brother, and this story still is with me. I love recommending that book to friends and customers who come to the store, I love seeing references and I surely had the desire to reread it multiple times. However, I'm not much of a rereader simply because the truth is there are "too many books, [and] too little time". So when I discovered this Graphic Novel adaptation, and had some free time on my hands during lunch break, I decided it's worth a try.
I love Graphic Novels. I'm just as much a fan of visual art as I'm of words. Whenever I see a graphic novel that spikes my interest, I love to get lost in it. There is just something magical about the craft of telling stories through words and art, and it was an unique experience to return to a story that had an impact on me through this medium.
There were various different graphic novel adaptation of Orwell's 1984 that I have came across, but none of the previous ones had grabbed my attention as much as this one.
Now, I'm no expert in reviewing artstyles, but what I loved about this one was indeed the style. The drawings did transport you into the world of the fictional year 1984, and the use of color in the overly black and white illustrations whenever the characters felt an ounce of freedom was captivating in its own way.
Obviously, the graphic novel wasn't able to tell the original story to its full capacity. But that's always the nature of adaptation, as it seems. Nevertheless, I enjoyed being able to refresh my memory of this Dystopian classic while discovering something new.
Many years have passed since I first entered the world of Big Brother, and this story still is with me. I love recommending that book to friends and customers who come to the store, I love seeing references and I surely had the desire to reread it multiple times. However, I'm not much of a rereader simply because the truth is there are "too many books, [and] too little time". So when I discovered this Graphic Novel adaptation, and had some free time on my hands during lunch break, I decided it's worth a try.
I love Graphic Novels. I'm just as much a fan of visual art as I'm of words. Whenever I see a graphic novel that spikes my interest, I love to get lost in it. There is just something magical about the craft of telling stories through words and art, and it was an unique experience to return to a story that had an impact on me through this medium.
There were various different graphic novel adaptation of Orwell's 1984 that I have came across, but none of the previous ones had grabbed my attention as much as this one.
Now, I'm no expert in reviewing artstyles, but what I loved about this one was indeed the style. The drawings did transport you into the world of the fictional year 1984, and the use of color in the overly black and white illustrations whenever the characters felt an ounce of freedom was captivating in its own way.
Obviously, the graphic novel wasn't able to tell the original story to its full capacity. But that's always the nature of adaptation, as it seems. Nevertheless, I enjoyed being able to refresh my memory of this Dystopian classic while discovering something new.