#RomeoAndJulietMangaclassics Review

Title: Romeo & Juliet
Author: William Shakespeare, Crystal S. Chan, Julien Choy
Publisher: Udon Entertainment
Release Day: May 15, 2018!
Downloaded from: Netgalley

Rating: 4 out of 5

Summary: Romeo and Juliet is the classic tragedy of western literature. Created by William Shakespeare, it is tale of two very young lovers from Verona, Italy who defy the wishes of their feuding families, get married then, and tragically, end their own lives in the name of love. It is their deaths that ultimately help the rival families of the Capulet's and Montague's find reconciliation. Manga Classics brings an incredible new reading experience with this adaptation of Shakespeare's most popular and frequently performed plays: Romeo and Juliet.



My Review:

What I like about this manga adaptation is the way the characters are drawn. The characters in this compared to the other manga's I've read from them feel more from Manga's. The gestures and the characters act and behave feel in the same as other Manga's I've read in the past. I am probably not explaining it correctly but the style of the characters feel familiar. In a good way.

Especially, when they're bickering at the beginning about biting thumbs at one another. There is a lot of drawn expression and action through this ---  I mean it does end up stirring into a fight so I mean.


Recommend?

If you enjoy classics, graphic novels then yes. I absolutely love these.

Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, SunNeko Lee, Crystal S Chan, Stacy King Review

Book Info

Title: Les Miserables
Author: Victor Hugo, SunNeko Lee, Crystal S Chan, Stacy King
Publisher: UDON Entertainment
Release day: September 17, 2014!
Downloaded through: Netgalley free in exchange for honest reviews
Rating: 4 out of 5

Summary: 

From Netgalley page:Victor Hugo’s classic novel of love & tragedy during the French Revolution is reborn in this fantastic new manga adaptation by Crystal S. Chan! In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after breaking parole, agrees to care for a factory worker's daughter. The decision changes their lives forever. “Les Miz” has been adapted for stage and screen, and loved around the world by millions of readers. The gorgeous art of SunNeko Lee brings to life the tragic stories of Jean Valjean, Inspector Javert, and the beautiful Fantine, in this epic Manga Classics production of Les Miserables!

My Review

I enjoyed this. Very intense. A bit frustrating due to Javert & the Inn couple because they had no issue with being a Lego in the walk way. I've never read the original and haven't watched the films. So, I can't compare this adaptation to the original or the movie other than this condenses the original story. 

Recommend?

 If you like classics, have or haven't read the original work or just interested in manga's...then yes.. I recommend.

The Scarlet Letter Manga Classics by Nathaniel Hawthorne, SunNeko Lee, Crystal S Chan, Stacy King

Downloaded through Netgalley for honest review

 This book was published in 1850 so ...spoilers? This has been out for a few years ready for purchase. 

Score: 4/5

First Sentence: Ah... Good morning

Yeah not the best first sentence but you know.


I found this more enjoyable than the actual book. I still did not like the minister but pretty illustrations wouldn't have changed that fact.

The way her husband is drawn throughout this manga is super fun:

Good:

They take a stuffy story and made in interesting to get through. In this way it allows students to become more acquainted with older "classics" that they may not have had any interest in before.

These may convince the rigid teacher who doesn't believe comics are reading material...to have them in their classroom. It's still reading and you're giving access to something that the kids may not have had access to. Either because of reading level or scared because the book is "old". 

It doesn't take the messages away about guilt, sin, etc so the students wouldn't be missing that aspect of it.

Recommend: 

Yes, I definitely recommend this along with the other classic manga's.But I've only read two of them and it was novels I already read. Next ones Edgar Allen Poe and Les Misérables. I am hoping the Edgar Allan Poe the illustrations help me get through it. As much as I enjoy reading older books I don't much like his stuff.