Wow. Incredibly slow to start, scattered, disrupted, though beautiful. Towards the middle I thought oh, I don't know if I can finish it, it's like three books in one, but I was intrigued so I kept going. I still don't quite feel as invested as I could have in these characters and I'll blame myself for being a poor reader in French and being too lazy to look up words I didn't know, which is weird because for most of January I did that and it was really enriching, but sometimes you just want to lo...

If you have an impulse to stop reading this book by page 30, go with it. I should have. I read every word and looked at every panel and regret every wasted moment.A whole lot of nothing characters do a whole lot of nothing for over 300 pages. Tedium packaged for your consumption.

While I found the story rather bleak, and the pages of text off-putting, the art, the ART! so beautiful, so inspiring - I've seen nothing to match it in graphic novels. The way he uses colour is an education in subtlety and tone. This book is a work of art.

Disorderly, stream-of-conscious, moving, beautiful.

Such a delightful and unexpected find! Found a used copy in a second hand bookstore. Price was a little expensive, but I thought, "Oh, what the hell." So very glad I bought it. I thoroughly enjoyed the interweaving stories, and I'm actually looking forward to reading it again some time in the future. I honestly can't think of another book I've thought that of before. Highly recommend.

It’s very beautiful, and I do enjoy the story very much, but the text sections destroyed the pacing for me. There are times when this mixed approach works very well, but here it slows down further an already fairly slow read. The coloring is gorgeous, and in all it’s very French and thoughtful, but I didn’t love it.

If I had the time or desire, I'd read through this GN a second time and ponder it more thoroughly. But alas, I have too much to do and little desire to observe the loneliness and sadness these pages hold.However, for those who want to venture here you will find a couple of story lines, which take place in France, with multiple characters who appear to be at odds with others or who have experienced loss. I suppose, it was just me, not being in the mood for sadness and discontent. On the positive

Equinoxes by Cyril Pedrosa is an unusual combination of graphic novel and long form prose. It alternates between styles, stories, characters, and seasons as it tells a rather melancholy tale. The main story of the graphic novel part follows an eldery man who is past the point in his life of being politically active. He wants to simply enjoy the last years he has but his friends and family have larger concerns about an airport being built near their hometown. I quite liked his character. He is lo...

Mainly focuses on 2 separate slice of life stories. One featuring a divorced father, the other an elder gentlemen approaching the end of his life. While nothing much happens in either story, they are intriguing. There's two other stories throughout the book that I found somewhat distracting. One shows some of the life of a caveman while the other is just a woman taking pictures and making up prose stories for each of her subjects.Received an advance copy from Papercutz and NetGalley in exchange

As the seasons of the year pass, so do the lives of the characters in this book. A book like that could turn out to be really boring, but that is not the case here at all. We hear the characters thoughts, see their movements, their doubts, like poetry sometimes, harsh at other times. There are quite some intertwining story lines here, so when I finished the book I immediately wanted to start again, to see if there was anything I missed.The book is basically like 4 volumes into 1. Each chapter a

This is an outstanding work, and I'm tempted to give it a 5-star rating on here. I hesitate due to the prose-heavy portions of the book that, while sensible and useful given the contexts, at times appear a bit clunky. Pedrosa's use of character development and intertwining plot lines makes this novelistic in nature, and I would call this his most ambitious project to date.

GENRE: slice of life, dysfunctional family, young adult, middle life crisis, elderly. PROs+++ Unique. +++ Impossible to do in any other medium. The use of color, shape, style is inextricably linked to the story. +++ wonderful display of virtuosity+++ the story is split across many characters, but also across seasons+++ lots to think about, but overall the general mood is of real life, no theater, across many age groupsCONs--- None I could find

I think this book is better than the level at which I liked it. It often felt like it was twisting through its story and overarching emotional core in an awkward way, and the use of the photography to break away into straight narrative (and the narrative itself) left me feeling detached more than not. Still, this is an ambitious work that has a certain weight to it. The art has a sort of smeared-Disney aesthetic that makes for some truly incredible pages.The parts with the brothers towards the e...

I want to say I'm floored and overwhelmed by what I have just read, but honestly, the entire book kind of escaped me.Got this off Netgalley, believing it to be some fantastic tale pegged on the affects of the equinox. In actuality, the title is a misnomer, as the Equinox doesn't affect the actions or situations of the characters. While the book is a startling representation of daily life, it is slow, meandering and verbose.The verbosity is due to the book being a translation. Thoughts and emotio...

I actually read the English language version of this book. I did so for two reasons: 1. I am exploring book genera with which I have no experience. 2. Someone recommended it. Unfortunately, I don't recall who as I would like to chat with them about the book. Les équinoxes has an interesting story loop, although most of what is there escapes me. I guess I am not smart enough to read such things. At any rate, the part of the book I really liked is the graphic story of a boy as we learn to know hi...

Another thoughtful, beautifully illustrated look at characters trying to figure out their place in the world, their legacy, their reason. Pedrosa's writing is subtle and his characterizations authentic enough to present a universal story rather than pseudo-intellectual philosophizing. He's becoming one of my favorite writers.I couldn't give this 5 stars, as I did his Portugal, because, honestly, I don't think I quite got a certain section--the prose stories that accompany the candid photographs

Just take a look for a minute or so at some images from what Scott McCloud calls the “sumptuous feast” of this ambitious and awe-inspiring graphic novel by Pedrosa. https://www.google.com/search?q=cyril...But first, what is an equinox?An equinox happens when the plane of the equator passes through the center of the sun. It occurs twice a year; once in late March, and again in late September. On an equinox, day and night are of approximately equal duration all over the planet. So the idea is to s...

What a masterwork. One of the best graphic novels I’ve ever read. A feast for your eyes. And a touching story, a bit on the sad and pessimistic side, about intertwining lives of normal individuals in a French town.The things the author is able to do with colors .... oh, my God. You can get lost in some of these panels. I could just stare at them for hours. I read the book as ebook, through the LA library, and I’m now considering getting the hard copy. One minor quibble: I don’t think the pages w...

This is the best graphic novel I have read since Essex County. I really cannot say enough praise, but here is an attempt: Describing Equinoxes is just as difficult as describing why any great piece of art is beautiful and or important to someone whom has never encountered it...The art style is magnificent. Setting a dynamic mood with its range of vivid, sometimes moody schemes. I felt the urge to cut out some of the stark imagery for framing.The characters are as real as some of the elder New En...

Today I read Equinoxes for review (Thank you, Papercutz Publishing!) and it was a lovely experience. I've added photos from the graphic novel to show just how much the novel changes and switches from colours and themes. The graphic novel was originally published in French but it's been translated for English readers and it's fantastic because I think more people need to read this work of art. It's a standard size for a graphic novel but it's a much deeper read than the other graphics I usually r...