Super oblique but so beautiful.

HUH.The problem with this book is that it went right over my head. Actually, that could be a problem with me, in all fairness, but I think a story should strive to ensure that its point, message should be somewhat conveyed to readers and simpleton(me) alike. Frankly, if I hadn't actually know what it's about, having read the blurb and a detailed review by someone on an intellectual plain way above mine, the story would have been a girl who lost something, ties to find it, decides the thing and h...

I found this immensely interesting, strangely disturbing and oddly gratifing as Muradov takes us on a journey with our unnamed female lead as she awakens to find that she has lost something, a something that is never identified but is none-the-less important especially as far as everyone else is concerned. She spends much of the book trying to find this something while questioning whether she really needs it, finally coming to her own conclusion rather than blindly accepting what she is told by

I loved this book! It had an interesting premise, two lovely characters (and a few that got only mentioned once or twice), quirky art style and great, engaging narrative. Some of the reviewers here have found the book pretty difficult to understand, but I think that the message and the story are actually quite straightforward. It isn't really a book you should overanalyze - although there is great nuances underneath the simple premise. Just enjoy it as it is, and follow our main character as she...

I am at a total loss here. This book has some sort of meaning that is beyond me. A young woman wakes up one morning and can't find her innocence. She has written that as the first sentence of her story. Never again is the lost item ever mentioned by name. However everyone knows what she has lost. They can tell by looking at her. She is told to stay in her room till she finds it. Leaving by her window, she is haunted by the stares. For some reason her skirt gives her away. She hides out in a book...

This book has magic in it. It's unique and based on my skimming of reviews for this (as of now rated 3.32) book, it's also confusing to a lot of people. It has a range of unique things, though. The art is really accomplished and fascinating. It reminds me of the art of Luke Pearson, who writes a rave blurb for it… but it's darker, with lots of browns and black.. it's got a little Matisse in it.. and I dunno, David B, dark fantasy, deliberately disorienting. It's for pages on end wordless, which

Lovely poetic read. Why people find this confusing reading is beyond me, it's an artistic fairy-tale like story with a a pretty simple message: be like you wish to be despite what other people think and you'll be happier. At least that's what I got from it. It's more about enjoying the art work than following a plot or understanding some elaborate message.

CW: Abandonment, sadness.....What a strange read. the art style makes me feel like I'm watching a mod-themed cartoon from the 60's or 70's. This graphic novel depicts innocence as a physical object which is a very interesting idea. the dialogue to me went over my head in some spots. I would recommend to adult readers as this book can be harder to read.

Unlike most abstract comics, I didn't hate this and even found parts of it interesting.If this is a dreamscape, then surely it's a sign of how our dreams are stuck in last century's technology.

This is one of those graphic novels that's difficult to describe. A woman wakes up one day to discover that her innocence has gone missing. As she heads out to search for it, she is stared at, mocked, and chastised for leaving the house without it. Embarrassed, she seeks refuge in a bookstore where she meets a curious old man. Her quest to recover her innocence continues and she discovers that there's something of a black market for innocence. But is it true innocence? Can one even regain their

The story is interesting, the thing that broke my heart about this book is that you can barely see the illustrations. I blame the quality of the paper, but honestly, the colour is just so DARK that it makes impossible for you to distinguish what you're seeing. It just looks like a blurred shadow at times. Which is a shame, because from the little I could see, it looks amazing and very creative.

A beautiful but obtuse book. The artwork is a bit like Matisse, Picasso, and Chris Ware all having a fight, which would be great if the images weren't frequently so dense and with a colour palette so dark that it's hard to tell what is actually happening. On top of that you have a vague plot and some forced/awkward language that felt like it was trying a bit too hard. I feel with a bit more time, effort, and re-reads I could probably get something more out of this but as it stands, it's either t...

Stopped halfway through due to it's general lack of legibility. I dont know if it was just my print but the pages were too dark and jumps between panels had me (In a Sense) lost as to where I was and what was happening.

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I'm not entirely sure what to make of the narrative, but I need to go back through this to catch more of the moving parts. It begins and ends with references to a dream, and this is perhaps the way to take in this work: as if you're trying to make sense of a dream. The art is one of the highlights here, and it reminds me a little of Seth.

I would have been pretty lost if I didn’t read the back of the book first to figure out what the hell is going on. That said, the concept and art are very cool, even if I think there was nothing to be gained from making the big reveal at the end be what she was searching for the whole time. Quick read that succeeds on its style. (And really, for some reason, made me appreciate a highly stylist comic writer like Michael DeForge.)

Roman does good comics, he's very good at it. But he makes you the reader work for it. Yes, you'll have to look closely, read and reread certain bits, think a while, ponder and all that. You know how you might look at some art and think "well what's this all about"? you might have to do that. There's wordplay and ambiguity and wonderful illustration in this story. I think you'll like it.The version I have is printed very dark, but it doesn't ruin it.

Preface: I don't normally read graphic novels. They aren't really my thing, but I was trying to branch out and try new things. Also, it was really short and helped bolster my necessary number of read books for my library's winter reading program. Anywayyy.... the main thing is I just don't get it. Perhaps it's my ignorance of the medium and no fault of the author - I don't know. I did kind of like the weird word choices and the illustrations but that's pretty much it.

So beautiful. And the wordplay reminds me of John Lennon.

A quirky little graphic novella that treats innocence as a tangible object, which is lost by the main character and thus takes the reader on her journey of discovery after this realization.