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`the...perfect marriage of soaringly beautiful drawing and writing that makes you want to jump up and down with euphoria'
--The Times
`I loved the story and its old-fashioned British setting, perfectly realised by the lovely art'.
--forbiddenplanet.co.uk
`It's a beautiful and fascinating work, a pleasure to witness each page, and some moments are pretty astonishing'
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--The Times
`I loved the story and its old-fashioned British setting, perfectly realised by the lovely art'.
--forbiddenplanet.co.uk
`It's a beautiful and fascinating work, a pleasure to witness each page, and some moments are pretty astonishing'
--warren-peace.blogspot.com
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`Blackmail, revenge, murder are part and parcel of this great book. It's beautifully drawn, and proves an unconventional whodunnit in every sense of the word'
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Normally i find graphic novels sadly lacking in anything other than good graphics. Whereas Hannah Berry's debut book has none of these problems.
The dialogue has a fantastic energy and wit, the plot compelling and the characters complex. The repartee between Fern and his partner Stewart Brulightly bounces back and forth like a game of tennis written by a cross between Douglas Adams and Raymond Chandler.
The visual style isn't compromised by the script though. Set in a strange 1940's rainy England with hints of Europe and a dash of New York where talking tea-bags, trecherous waiters and religious fanatics all jostle for space. The buildings tower over our heroes (and often soak them from their constantly overflowing gutters) and the tone is as cold and grey as Fern's outlook on life. It's like David Fincher's 'Seven' meets Belleville Rendezvous with a dash of Ealing comedy thrown in and Morgan Freeman as a wisecracking teabag.
High praise indeed.
The dialogue has a fantastic energy and wit, the plot compelling and the characters complex. The repartee between Fern and his partner Stewart Brulightly bounces back and forth like a game of tennis written by a cross between Douglas Adams and Raymond Chandler.
The visual style isn't compromised by the script though. Set in a strange 1940's rainy England with hints of Europe and a dash of New York where talking tea-bags, trecherous waiters and religious fanatics all jostle for space. The buildings tower over our heroes (and often soak them from their constantly overflowing gutters) and the tone is as cold and grey as Fern's outlook on life. It's like David Fincher's 'Seven' meets Belleville Rendezvous with a dash of Ealing comedy thrown in and Morgan Freeman as a wisecracking teabag.
High praise indeed.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
After finishing this book, I was stunned to discover the author is only 25 and it is her first graphic novel; it is so accomplished. A Chandler-like thriller with added quirkiness, while I enjoyed the story and comic relief of Brulightly, what really strikes you is the artwork, which is beautiful - it is unusual to find a graphic novel where one lingers over the pictures to such an extent. Highly recommended, I cannot wait to see what she does next.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Britten and Brulightly is a rare thing indeed; a graphic novel where both the writing and illustrations are exceptional. Neither lets the other down, making for a peerless and extremely satisfying read.
The story follows Britten, a jaded and world-weary detective, in the hunt to prove that an apparent suicide was in fact murder. The drawings are largely sepia-tinged monochrome, as befits the Noir genre and the dialogue's as snappy as Chandler's. Of course, nothing is as it seems and Britten finds the more truth he uncovers, the more confusing things become.
The story is delightfully complicated, but hangs together under close scrutiny. To fully understand what had happened, required (for me at least) a second reading, which was just as pleasurable an experience as it was first time through. Without giving too much away (I hope) Britten, finds himself culpable in his own investigation, and the novel asks interesting questions about the moral obligations of private eyes.
This is a multi-layered, gorgeously textured story, which bears multiple readings. Britten and Brulightly should have a broad appeal; fans of thrillers, noir, graphic novels or high quality writing, will find much to enjoy. If you have a passing interest in any of the above, then I strongly urge you to read it.
The story follows Britten, a jaded and world-weary detective, in the hunt to prove that an apparent suicide was in fact murder. The drawings are largely sepia-tinged monochrome, as befits the Noir genre and the dialogue's as snappy as Chandler's. Of course, nothing is as it seems and Britten finds the more truth he uncovers, the more confusing things become.
The story is delightfully complicated, but hangs together under close scrutiny. To fully understand what had happened, required (for me at least) a second reading, which was just as pleasurable an experience as it was first time through. Without giving too much away (I hope) Britten, finds himself culpable in his own investigation, and the novel asks interesting questions about the moral obligations of private eyes.
This is a multi-layered, gorgeously textured story, which bears multiple readings. Britten and Brulightly should have a broad appeal; fans of thrillers, noir, graphic novels or high quality writing, will find much to enjoy. If you have a passing interest in any of the above, then I strongly urge you to read it.
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A bleak detective noir, quirky and original
"Don't be lecherous. You're a teabag."
A graphic novel about a pair of detectives, one of whom is, indeed, a teabag (see if you can guess which from their names...). Read more
A graphic novel about a pair of detectives, one of whom is, indeed, a teabag (see if you can guess which from their names...). Read more
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I loved this book!
I couldn't recommend this graphic novel more highly. Originally an avid fan of the more `traditional' style graphic novels, I've only recently discovered the illustrative world... Read more
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A tenuous pastiche
Britten and Brulightly(what a pun) is not a particularly horrendous tale, by any means. But as a long-standing fan of film Noir and a follower of comics for a similar length of... Read more
Published on 18 Nov 2009 by Acheron
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Who thought it was a good idea to use joined-up writing? Long-anticipated letters from one's most cherished family members might be acceptable in this form, but not a graphic... Read more
Published on 10 April 2009 by Mr. MICHAEL MCGINTY
A sparkling black diamond of a novel
I'm not particularly well read when it comes to graphic novels, but a chance introduction to this book has left me wanting more from this astonishing writer. Read more
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A dazzling debut
Britten and his portable associate work through a noir London with transatlantic references to a cunning conclusion. Read more
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