Manuele Fior

A moody graphic novel about intergenerational misunderstandings. It is set in the future where a 'free love(?)' generation has appeared after some sort of crisis. Enigmatic alien signs appear in the sky. Psychologist Raniero crashes his car one night after seeing these visitations. His wife leaves him, his house gets robbed, and he and a young patient develop a mutual attraction. Panels make good use of landscape, light and dark. A strange relationship story with the alien visitation in the show more background. show less

Després de llegir la fantàstica explosió de colors de “Cinco mil kilómetros por segundo” (un dels millors relats sobre una relació de parella que he llegit), tenia molta curiositat per la nova obra de Manuele Fior. Aquest cop el relat es situa en una Itàlia d’un futur proper on una generació jove intenta canviar el model de societat que arrossega una generació adulta cansada i desencantada. El rerefons, una història de ciència-ficció que serveix d’excusa (o d’escenari) show more per parlar de les relacions humanes i la seva complexitat, la por als canvis o a allò desconegut , la incomunicació o l’esgotament del cicle.



La lectura a suposat un contrast amb l’anterior obra . Per una banda s’agraeix que sorprengui. Aquí el dibuix en blanc i negre pren un altre caire. Potser en algun moments potser perd matisos, però en d’altres ajuda a augmentar la sensació de desconcert dels personatges . I la història crec que és ambiciosa. Malauradament potser massa. M’han faltat detalls (o simplement pàgines). M’he quedat amb la sensació que obria masses portes, apuntant molt temes per on passa de puntetes.



Li continuarem seguint la pista, tot i que crec que prefereixo que m’expliqui històries més petites....

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Pierrot and Dora are telepaths who live on the nearly empty island of Celestia, a stone fortress where some people took refuge when a great sea invasion came to the mainland. Pierrot's father has gathered some other telepaths into a group; he says that their thoughts are their own but telepathy belongs to the group; Pierrot resists. He and Dora leave Celestia briefly, meeting others and exploring the hospital where Pierrot's mother used to work; he has visions of a bridge blowing up, his show more mother being killed. People help Pierrot and Dora return to Celestia. Though there is some resolution, Pierrot is clearly suffering from childhood trauma, and Dora seems traumatized as well.

Much of the story is told in the images in the panels, though there is text (some dialogue and some captions). I'm not sure I gleaned all the meaning there was on the page; it is a strange, dreamy story, cinematic; there is a lot of nudity. show less

Thank you NetGalley for the chance to read and review this book!

Love love love the style of this graphic novel. It does truly feel like art and I adore it.

The bits in German were nice because they help place the story and the struggles she’s facing

As a character a bit erratic because of her sleep which I understand because I had that too for so long. The way she snaps at him when they were almost found out in that place, the way she can be so hard were all things I found really relatable show more and very real in her.

All in all, love it! show less