Review: Pride & Prejudice (Manga Classics)

Manga Classics: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen // Art by PoTse Story Adaptation by Stacy Kang

Source: eARC via Netgalley
My Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
Publication Date: August 19th, 2014
Publisher: Udon Entertainment
Pages: 377 pages
Genre: Manga, Classics, Romance
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Transformed in this bold, new manga adaptation. All of the joy, heartache, and romance of Jane Austen's original, perfectly illuminated by the sumptuous art of manga-ka Po Tse, and faithfully adapted by Stacy E. King.

My Review

I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

I remember voting on the Goodread’s Choices Awards last year for the Best Graphic Novel/Manga category. I remember being somewhat shocked that a classic won! I vowed to read some of the books that made the list (and won said categories) and I’m happy to say that I am really glad I made that decision.  :tup

I usually read several graphic novels at once *hides in fear of judgement* ..lol just kidding.  But seriously though, there is usually two that I am starting while I take breathers from my books on certain days (its a system, okay?)

So when I started Pride and Prejudice, I was a bit taken aback by how I reacted. I mean, let’s be honest, I love my graphic novel retellings of classics/YA/whatever. I am a huge fan of a retelling done right in this format. But, I have to mention, I’m not a huge manga nut. I just never got into the experience of it like I did with graphic novels. The thing that always seemed to bug me was the lack of color. *shrugs* I just couldn’t connect as well with the story.

Graphic Novel Review: The 47 Ronin by Sean Michael Wilson

The 47 Ronin: A Graphic Novel by Sean Michael Wilson
Source: eARC (Netgalley/pub)
My rating: 2 of 5 stars :star :star


I was provided a copy of this graphic novel by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

I had never heard of the 47 Ronin before, and the release of the graphic novel is timely with the movie releasing theaters now starring Keanu Reeves.

The beginning sucked. I couldn't tell who was who and had to keep going back and rereading parts and trying to figure the story out. It seriously needed a prologue for people like me who didn't know the story and couldn't keep track of the similarly named and looking characters. And it's as especially that the characters were drawn similarly that added to my overall confusion. The language was also unclear.

Then about halfway through the ruse and what they're (the samurai) are trying to do starts to make sense. It gets interesting partway through and I definitely felt hooked to continue.
I loved the ending; it was beautiful. The artwork was spot on, and it's definitely a great story.

Overall there's a lot of room for improvement. I liked the graphic novel portrayal but wish it would've had a prologue. If more was explained early on, it would've caused less confusion because I had to keep flipping back pages and rereading and trying to see what characters were who and what side.