Three Shadows -

Cyril Pedrosa

First Second

2008

268 páginas

8h 56m

ISBN-10: 159643239X

Can you ever escape your fate?

Three shadows stand outside the house--and Louis and Lise know why the spectral figures are there. The shadows have come for Louis and Lise’s son, and nothing anyone can do will stop them. Louis cannot let his son die without trying to prevent it, so the family embarks on a journey to the ends of the earth, fleeing death.

Poignant and suspenseful, Three Shadows is a haunting story of love and grief, told in moving text and sweeping black and white artwork by Cyril Pedrosa.

Resenhas (1)

3 (Bom)

it was ok

This book was... Ok? I had high expectations for it, and that's always a thing that can hinder more than help you. I love the art style and the allegorical, whimsical concept of the shadows. I also really enjoyed how you could really feel the emotions of the characters, specially the father ? his love and helplessness was palpable.

The story, though, was just... ok. It didn't make me feel much, which was disappointing, since I expected this book to have me in tears. Maybe because it was a little too long, and the allegories got lost along the way. Perhaps if it was a bit more concise, or if it restricted itself to the more whimsical parts (like the father at end), it would have been better. In any way, it's still a good story and a solid read, and the art is amazingly beautiful and fluid, hence the three stars.