The Lion (Love, #3)

author: Frédéric Brrémaud
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2014
rating: 4
read at: 2016/07/17
date added: 2016/07/17
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Love: The Lion' is the third book in the confusingly titled Love series. Each has followed a particular animal (first a fox, then a tiger) over the course of a day. All are told without words. Only the pictures given guide the reader through the story.

This wordlessness makes for a title that can be enjoyed internationally. Also, the focus is strictly on the art to convey what is happening. In all three books, there have been points where I've found this confusing, and that is perhaps moreso here since in the previous volumes, the action is on a solitary type of animal and this time there is a pride of lions. The main lion is distinguished by a different mane, but the action shifts away from him more than in previous stories.

We see animals gather at a watering hole with lions looking on hungrily. The crocodiles get first dibs on the water buffalo and zebra, then the lions. It's a cruel world for prey and the books take an unflinching look at this (which is why I'm confused at calling these books Love and have been from the start).

The art is stunning and it's why they should be read. There is a lot of story told with only expression and nuance and that makes the storytelling brilliant.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Diamond Book Distributors, Magnetic Press, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.


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