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dorpsdoegeloems commented on dorpsdoegeloems's review of The Dream Thieves: The Graphic Novel (The Raven Cycle: The Graphic Novels #2)

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  • The Dream Thieves: The Graphic Novel (The Raven Cycle: The Graphic Novels #2)
    dorpsdoegeloems
    Aug 12, 2026
    The Dream Thieves: The Graphic Novel (The Raven Cycle: The Graphic Novels #2)
    5.0
    Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 5.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 4.5
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    Lovely adaptation of one of my favourite novels of all time. Still impressed by how well the art style fits the story.

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  • The Dream Thieves: The Graphic Novel (The Raven Cycle: The Graphic Novels #2)
    dorpsdoegeloems
    Aug 12, 2026
    The Dream Thieves: The Graphic Novel (The Raven Cycle: The Graphic Novels #2)
    5.0
    Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 5.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 4.5
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    Lovely adaptation of one of my favourite novels of all time. Still impressed by how well the art style fits the story.

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    dorpsdoegeloems
    Aug 11, 2026
    The Revels
    3.5
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 4.0Characters: 3.5Plot: 2.5
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    I don’t think the timing of plot-related revelations in The Revels was done exactly right. The pacing in the first half of the book is slow (which I actually preferred for an atmospheric read such as this one); the second half of the book felt chaotic to me.

    The writing and protagonist grabbed my attention at the start, but halfway through the book Nicholas’ self-deprecating inner voice became exhausting and held him back from taking action way too long.

    Regarding the story, I feel like there was a lot more potential here that the author left untouched, despite my admiration regarding her extensive history and witch trial research.

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    dorpsdoegeloems commented on Elvedon's review of Lord of the Flies: The Graphic Novel

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  • Lord of the Flies: The Graphic Novel
    Elvedon
    Oct 01, 2025
    Lord of the Flies: The Graphic Novel
    4.0
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    These four stars are entirely for AimƩe de Jongh, who did a masterful job turning this story into a graphic novel. I'd give her five stars if I didn't loathe the original story so much.

    Although Lord of the Flies is a powerful, well-written novel, it still nauseates me. Besides being horrific, I don't like how it perpetuates the idea of humans being essentially chaotic, evil, and prone to war, which I disagree with. I think systems and dichotomies can be evil, but humanity itself is a mixed bag, capable of love as much as hatred.

    I can see its importance as a critique of war, but I didn't enjoy the story at all - though this graphic novel was 100x better than rereading the original.

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  • Lord of the Flies: The Graphic Novel
    dorpsdoegeloems
    Aug 10, 2026
    Lord of the Flies: The Graphic Novel
    2.0
    Enjoyment: 1.5Quality: 4.0Characters: 0.5Plot: 2.0
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    This story pissed me off so bad that I couldn’t bring myself to push past the first few chapters of the original novel. It might have something to do with the writing, but these kids had no redeemable traits whatsoever. I refuse to believe all boys would be like this in dire situations, but if that’s actually the case, we should be advocating for women in power even more. The artwork is great though, but boy, do I hate these kids.

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