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juushikaTitle: Totem
Author: Laura Pérez
Translator: Andrea Rosenberg
Published: Fantagraphics Books, 2023 (2021)
Rating: 3.5 of 5
Page Count: 145
Total Page Count: 526,255
Text Number: 1924
Read Because: browsing graphic novels shelf at..., hardback borrowed from the Timberland Regional Library
Review: In interlocking narratives and flashbacks, a recent murder case frames the protagonist's memories of her girlfriend's disappearance. The art is exceptionally clean, airy, with a minor (if intentional) case of same face syndrome which makes the abstruse plot a little too hard to follow, especially in the middle sections. But that floaty style, the cultivated inaccessibility, also invites interpretation, without which the vague spiritual/interconnectedness plot might be a little too hand-wavey. I read this twice, seeking more depth and coherency on reread; and it reads fast, its atmosphere is captivating, but I didn't find that payoff.
Author: Laura Pérez
Translator: Andrea Rosenberg
Published: Fantagraphics Books, 2023 (2021)
Rating: 3.5 of 5
Page Count: 145
Total Page Count: 526,255
Text Number: 1924
Read Because: browsing graphic novels shelf at..., hardback borrowed from the Timberland Regional Library
Review: In interlocking narratives and flashbacks, a recent murder case frames the protagonist's memories of her girlfriend's disappearance. The art is exceptionally clean, airy, with a minor (if intentional) case of same face syndrome which makes the abstruse plot a little too hard to follow, especially in the middle sections. But that floaty style, the cultivated inaccessibility, also invites interpretation, without which the vague spiritual/interconnectedness plot might be a little too hand-wavey. I read this twice, seeking more depth and coherency on reread; and it reads fast, its atmosphere is captivating, but I didn't find that payoff.
