Nils: The Tree of Life

author: Jérôme Hamon
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.05
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2020/02/16
date added: 2020/02/16
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Nils: The Tree of Life' by Jerome Hamon with art by Antoine Carrion is a graphic novel set in a future dystopian world. A young man named Nils may hold the secret to saving the world.

Nils wants his own falcon. His father takes him to find one, and wants to investigate why crops aren't growing. They find a distant forest with unusual beings that are being threatened by a technological kingdom known as the Cyan Nation. At the heart of it all is Yggdrasil, the World Tree. Nils is recruited, unknowingly, by supernatural beings who don't want the world to end.

The art in this book is really amazing. I loved many of the panels, as well as the cover gallery.

Unfortunately, the story is hard to follow for a couple reasons. One is the choice of font for the book. It's cramped and tiny, making the reading experience a chore. The story itself feels like it has too much going on, with too much unexplained. There are jumps in the narrative, which end up making sense, but ultimately felt like there was more story here than probably needed to be.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Magnetic Press, 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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