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    Werewolves: An Illustrated Journal of Transformation

    By Paul Jessup and Allyson Haller

    3.5/5

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    About this ebook

    Werewolves takes the form of an illustrated journal that plunges readers into the life of a high school girl-turned-werewolf as she makes her transformation. After Alice and her brother are bitten by what they assume are large dogs, her journal/sketchbook becomes a place for her to record the changes they start to experience her socially awkward brother falls in with some creepy new friends, and she surprises herself with new strengths and instincts and a suddenly nonvegetarian interest in raw steak. Joining the werewolf pack that bit them, they discover the pleasures and dangers that come with the cycles of the moon, including threats from "hunters" who stalk them, a researcher seeking a cure, and escalating violence within the pack itself. With a fresh take on the lore and legend, Werewolves gives fans a ripping tale to sink their teeth into.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherChronicle Books Digital
    Release dateAug 26, 2011
    ISBN9781452100869
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    Werewolves: An Illustrated Journal of Transformation
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    Paul Jessup

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    • 4/5
      There isn't anything terribly new in this art-book slash fictional journal about zombies, but it's a quick, enjoyable read. The illustrations help to add interest to the otherwise standard-fare zombie chronicle, as the reader follows the journey of a lone survivor that struggles to survive the zombie apocalypse and locate other living humans. I do appreciate that Roff attempted to imagine the zombie outbreak a little differently. He avoids a supernatural explanation for the most part, and it is not as simple as a "zombie virus" (which has become a common trope). I enjoyed all of the characters the protagonist comes across and was actually pretty impressed by the character development that occurred within such a small amount of text, but this is a book I think that is easier to appreciate as a novelty. It reminded me of a less self-consciously (and more sparsely) written version of The Zombie Autopsies by Steven C. Schlozman. The "diary style" zombie book seems to be a popular format and it does succeed in adding a more authentic and frightening feeling to a simple horror narrative, but it is very hard to tell a complete story and maintain a level of realism (which I think is why a scientist protagonist is so common in these books -- who else would go into any detail about the odds and ends of a contagion or give diagrams of decomposition and anatomy?)I enjoyed this book and would happily read other books in this format by this author-illustrator team. Zombies is not a groundbreaking or dramatic book but it is a good, fun, classic read for zombie fans and features fully acceptable illustrations and writing.
    • 2/5
      I had really high hopes for this book because the idea and art for it were so cool. However, I have to admit that it was kind of a let down. The book reads like the real life journal of a teenage girl named Alice Carr who was attacked in the woods one night by a pack of wolves. She includes very limited information about her transformation in the journal and I think that's what was so disappointing. I just didn't find the story believable because Alice seemed very nonchalant about the whole ordeal. I guess I didn't believe it because she didn't believe it. There wasn't really any emotion in the journal. If I were a sixteen year old girl turning into a werewolf I imagine I would be completely freaked out and my journal would reflect that. I would ask more questions and write with more detail and precision.

      The story wasn't very well paced either. From the time of the attack to the end of the book (which is only 144 pages and not every page contains writing) less than a month elapses. The whole story seems very rushed and there isn't enough time for the tension to build. I hate saying what a writer could have or should have done, but I really think Paul Jessup should have stretched out the story a little more and that might have added to its believability.

      I will say this, this book has some AMAZING sketches. It's the only reason I have the book any stars. The artist definitely captured the ferocity of these beasts.

      I wish that there were more to this story because it really is an unsatisfying read. If I thought Alice Carr had more to her tale, I could almost forgive the lack emotion throughout the book. But, I think this is the last we're ever going to hear of Alice Carr. If you want to admire some really great, creepy sketches of lycanthropes, pick up this book. If you want a really good werewolf story that's even remotely scary...find another book.
    • 3/5
      This book is all about the art. Fantastic art. The words add story to the art, but it wouldn't be worth reading only for the sake of reading.