Love Volume 1: The Tiger

author: Frédéric Brrémaud

name: Wayne

average rating: 4.09

book published: 2011

rating: 4

read at: 2015/02/11

date added: 2015/02/11

shelves: graphic-novels

review:

'Love Volume 1: The Tiger' is a strangely named title for a book about a tiger stalking it's prey (and being stalked). I'm actually not sure where the title comes from based on this book. Still, the glorious illustrations kept me completely glued to the pages.



It's a completely wordless book. We only have the pictures to guide us along the story. We see a tiger stalking his prey. The prey is able to vanish by falling into a river. The tiger attempts to catch the critter and finds himself in a fight with a crocodile while hungry piranha swim greedily closer.



It continues on in this vein. We see all manner of creatures (to tell you more might spoil your delight), and the reader is left to make their own interpretations of the tiger's motivations. Is he hungry or frustrated. He is clearly not exhibiting anything that looks like love, and neither are most of the other animals.



The art by Federico Bertolucci is stunningly gorgeous. The animals can have a cartoonish look to them at times with some facial expressions, but I didn't feel it detracted from what felt like a nature documentary. It's also being marketed as a children's book, and the book is rather violent. Maybe if your kids like those true nature films where animals eat other animals they might like this, but some children might find the demise of critters to be disturbing. As is the final scene. But for certain kids, and animal loving grownups, this is a can't miss.



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 gorgeous graphic novel.





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