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Fabien Leibzig _abien_eibzig — Funny funny! That's really all I can say! I don't want to give too much away, but who says you can't get back with an ex?!

Ewren Tural evrentural — I really wanted to find a copy of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle, but the library didn't have it so I picked up this novel by the same author instead. I don't know. There's a lot of people running into each other, a lot of connections between strangers, and some cool place descriptions, but the characters all felt a little flat to me. The dialogue seemed too trite, and some of the plots were left unresolved at the end. Perhaps the former can be ascribed to translation difficulties, but probably not the latter, right? And really, I wouldn't have minded the ambiguity if the characters had been a little more interesting, rather than rattling off speeches that sound like they come from "The Young Actor's Monologue Book." Of course, I did read it remarkably quickly, so maybe I was passing over some of the intricacies or subtleties, but if I had to guess I'd say that those might not have made it over from the original Japanese anyway (if indeed they were there to start with). But the whole "camera" device was pretty neat, I have to give him that.

Marina De _arina_e_uca — I was a bit confused with this book’ storyline, this being my first exposure to the world of Kate Kane aka Batwoman. There were references to death cults who previously stabbed her in the heart and this being her second run at an age old prophecy; then there was the inclusion of animal people (who are they? Where did they come from?) I was a bit lost at sea despite being familiar with the superhero world of DC. I liked that DC made her a gay superhero but didn’t make it a big deal or central to the story. It’s good to see a company as big as DC embracing equal rights. But the best thing about the book is something everyone has noted in the reviews – JH Williams III’s artwork. It is ravishing! I read “Desolation Jones” a few years ago because I’m a big fan of Warren Ellis’ but was amazed at the detailed artwork in the book. The biggest reason for picking up this book was so I could see this artist’s work again and boy was it worth it. As for the writing though, Greg Rucka is a competent writer but by no means a great writer. His work here is average at best; it pushes the story forward but doesn’t provide any memorable scenes or great lines. It’s your basic Batman/Joker storyline without the Y chromosome. Which leads me to the villain – Alice. Not only is the “Alice in Wonderland” theme overplayed in the Batman world but Alice is distinctly like Harley Quinn in every way except appearance and only then just barely. She’s just not that original a villain. And if I’m honest, neither is Batwoman that compelling a character. Her origin story is gone into here but as a superhero? She’s kind of sub-par. I mean, her dad saves her on two occasions and on another a weird band of animal people save her. I just don’t think she can match Batman or even lesser DC superheroes like Aqua Man or Wonder Woman. The origin story was ok as it contained enough mystery to give the earlier, action heavy opening chapters more depth, but I wasn’t as blown away by this book as I’d been expecting given the hugely positive reviews. The book stands out for the art rather than the average writing and by-the-numbers plotting, and while I think Batwoman is an interesting character I feel Greg Rucka isn’t the writer to make her a great superhero. “Elegy” is probably great if you love the character and know her story a lot more than I did and while this can be read more or less as a standalone, it’s not nearly as amazing a book as other reviewers have said. It’s a decent read just don’t expect anything original – except for the exceptional artwork.

Doru Oprisan doruoprisan — خیلی سعی کردم بفهممِش!!!!ا