POS: Piece of Sh*t

author: Pierre Paquet
name: Wayne
average rating: 0.0
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2017/11/25
date added: 2017/11/25
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'POS: Piece of Sh*t' by Pierre Paquet with art by Jesus Alonso Iglesias is an autobiographical story and the follow up the the author's 'A Glance Backward.' It was also a bit tough to figure out exactly what this was supposed to be about.

A young man struggles to establish a publishing company. With cash outlays and promises kept and broken. Along the way he pursues love in all kinds of ways. There is also the only faithful companion in his life, his dog.

The story swoops back and forth through time, and it's easy enough to follow that. The problem is with the exact narrative flow. What are we supposed to care about? The love life, the dog, or the problems with publishing company? The title of the book, refers to how the main character feels about himself, I think. It's hard to feel sympathy towards a character who gains and loses friends and treats strangers in such a strange way. It's possible that this is a better story in its original language.

However, the art by Jesus Alonso Iglesias is worth checking out. It's a bit of a loose sketch style, but it kept me turning pages and admiring the art. It's too bad I didn't feel the same way about the story.

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


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