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Gross. A review with tongue.
Nov. 9th, 2005 09:30 amAs though you hadn't had enough with my cat rubbing up against Scott Pilgrim for my vague review of it, now I'm going to scar you forever with this:
Ilick like Steady Beat by ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
lilrivkah very much.
It's a manga-style OGN (Original Graphic Novel. What, do you live on the moon...hmh?...oh, just not Planet Geek...got it...) that popped into stores a little bit ago, and it's really quite damned good.
No, you're not going to spend 4 hours reading it, or disect it like B for Bendetta, but that's not the point. It's one of those teen books that anybody can read and enjoy, and I certainly did.
Basic plot: Leah may not be the best soccer player in high school, but her older sister seems to be. Leah's got nothing but respect for her older sister until a she finds a love letter to her...signed "Jessica." What the Stonewall is going on here?
Begin Teh Dramaz. This is where Steady Beat really stands out to me. Sure, it's got the kind of situations that only occur in comic books, but the approach is completely different from what you're used to seeing. Basically, this is written the way things would probably unfold, emotionally and mentally.
Stylistically, this kicked my ass. It's mangesque without making you think "Hey, this looks like Ranma 1/2!"lilrivkah has developed a style that's completely her own, and it's working incredibly well...especially impressive when you hear that this is her first book. Talent to spare, and she's just getting started.
This is just v.1, and Rivkah is busting ass on v.2, so it's good that this is a solid piece that will stand up to multiple readings while I wait for the next installment.
The fan community--the only place she's responding to comments these days, as her LJ is now mostly for character sketches--is at![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
steady_beat.
Click on the pic of me being weird to jump to the Steady Beat section of TokyoPop's website.
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"String Quartet in B Flat Major" - Mozart
I
lilrivkah very much.It's a manga-style OGN (Original Graphic Novel. What, do you live on the moon...hmh?...oh, just not Planet Geek...got it...) that popped into stores a little bit ago, and it's really quite damned good.
No, you're not going to spend 4 hours reading it, or disect it like B for Bendetta, but that's not the point. It's one of those teen books that anybody can read and enjoy, and I certainly did.
Basic plot: Leah may not be the best soccer player in high school, but her older sister seems to be. Leah's got nothing but respect for her older sister until a she finds a love letter to her...signed "Jessica." What the Stonewall is going on here?
Stylistically, this kicked my ass. It's mangesque without making you think "Hey, this looks like Ranma 1/2!"
lilrivkah has developed a style that's completely her own, and it's working incredibly well...especially impressive when you hear that this is her first book. Talent to spare, and she's just getting started.This is just v.1, and Rivkah is busting ass on v.2, so it's good that this is a solid piece that will stand up to multiple readings while I wait for the next installment.
The fan community--the only place she's responding to comments these days, as her LJ is now mostly for character sketches--is at
steady_beat.Click on the pic of me being weird to jump to the Steady Beat section of TokyoPop's website.
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"String Quartet in B Flat Major" - Mozart
