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Cédric Mayen: L'Arc-en-Cieliste (French language, 2023) 4 stars

Review of "L'Arc-en-Cieliste" on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

A chance find at a used booksale, the cover (and discounted price) convinced me to buy this little-known graphic novel.

ART AND DRAWINGS:
Just mesmerizing, well-rounded and a joy to look at, the pictures tell a story of their own. What I liked best is that every chapter is tinted in a color of its own - violet, blue, orange, red, etc. What a great idea to show the same characters and settings in such different ways - a totally new approach to me, I loved the idea and execution.

PLOT:
Ugh, just no. Disjointed and with little cohesion, I didn't understand why things happened the way they did. Isaac Newton comes up in the beginning, but why? Drastic life changes take place without the protagonist so much as batting an eye, the supernatural coming out of the blue, and an ending that didn't convince me. Unfortunately not a match for my taste.

All in all a different rating for me, so I'll go for the middle ground of three stars. If you come across this work, don't hesitate to pick it up and enjoy the visual style. And who knows, maybe you'll enjoy the story more than I did.