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I think there was potential for a stronger ending without involving Maria Hill that would’ve been more impactful, but this was still a solid final issue to the series. It’s nice getting to see Sue away from the Fantastic 4 and I hope there are more opportunities for her in the future.
Full disclosure from someone who is getting married really soon, I don't recommend this for those getting married. It takes the anxiety that we're all dealing with already and heightens it to the point where, personally, I got a little stressed out. I really enjoyed 'Dial A For Aunties' and there were hilarious parts in this too, but I think I myself will need to give this book another chance after the wedding is all done.
This was a fun read (even laughed a few times) and I definitely saw a lot of my own family dynamic in the characters. I understand that this book is meant to be feel-good (and there is definitely nothing wrong with that because god knows how much we need positivity nowadays), and I hate to even say this, but I feel like the inclusion of LGBTQ+ characters was shoehorned in at the very last second. I actually think it would have been more impactful if Meddy was the one dealing with the queer love storyline because it would have given us an opportunity to see how Asian families deal with that kind of discovery, which is think is something that really needs to be discussed in modern times. It was a missed opportunity for sure, and I'm hoping that one day we will be able to see that kind of story told in a beautiful and realistic way.
I have yet to read the original source material, but I have seen the movie and the stageplay too many times and I will go to my grave saying that Christine should've just been alone with her successful career after the men were done fighting over her. Anyways, this book is absolutely gorgeous and I would love to have a lot of these pages framed on my wall.
I might be biased because I've seen multiple adaptations before finally reading the original source material, but I feel like this story is one of those few stories that actually works better as an adapted work. I personally found myself getting a little bit bored while reading this, but I will say that the descriptive language really was phenomenal and I can see why its been the inspiration for many adapted works.
Tbh I wasn’t the biggest fan of Lucy’s part of the story until the very end so I kind of wish that it was primarily Libby and Henry’s perspectives for the story and then bringing in Lucy’s perspective for the twist reveal since I think it would’ve been more impactful. Still an interesting read and I definitely want to read the sequel and more of this author’s works.
I literally grabbed this off the shelf from my library on a whim and I absolutely ADORED it! I hope more of the story is in the works for this because everything about this from the characters to the overall story was very well done. This is definitely on my list of graphic novels to recommend to anyone who will listen to me.
I picked up this book because 1. I had already seen one of the film adaptations of this story and 2. I was a little let down by the ending of ‘Don’t Worry Darling” (which has a lot of similarities to its story as this one). While the world building and characters were extremely well done, I was also let down by how abruptly this book ends. It’s obviously clear what the motivations of The Men’s Association are, but I personally just wanted more of a fight at the end instead of what we get. Still a terrifying story that I feel has stood the test of time.
HOLY SHIT! Like, I knew this was going to be on the spooky side because it's literally advertised as 'Silence of the Lambs' meets 'All Dogs Go to Heaven' but OH MY GAWD I was NOT prepared for how fucked up this book ended up being! This was a masterpiece - the story, the artwork, the terror, ALL OF IT! I will forever recommend this to people!
*listened on audiobook* A decent look into what it means to feel like you’re the black sheep of the family because you’re a little different than everyone else (in this case physically). Props to the reader of the audiobook because they did a great job with giving each character a personality.