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"A shockingly imaginative graphic novel that captures the sense of adventure and wonder that surrounds a new arrival on the shores of a shining new city. Wordless, but with perfect narrative flow, Tan gives us a story filled with cityscapes worthy of Winsor McCay." -- Jeff Smith, author of Bone
"A magical river of strangers and their stories!" -- Craig Thompson, author of Blankets
"Magnificent." -- David Small, Caldecott Medalist
In a heartbreaking parting, a man gives his wife an... (show more)
"A shockingly imaginative graphic novel that captures the sense of adventure and wonder that surrounds a new arrival on the shores of a shining new city. Wordless, but with perfect narrative flow, Tan gives us a story filled with cityscapes worthy of Winsor McCay." -- Jeff Smith, author of Bone
"A magical river of strangers and their stories!" -- Craig Thompson, author of Blankets
"Magnificent." -- David Small, Caldecott Medalist
In a heartbreaking parting, a man gives his wife and daughter a last kiss and boards a steamship to cross the ocean. He's embarking on the most painful yet important journey of his life - he's leaving home to build a better future for his family. Shaun Tan evokes universal aspects of an immigrant's experience through a singular work of the imagination. He does so using brilliantly clear and mesmerizing images. Because the main character can't communicate in words, the book forgoes them too. But while the reader experiences the main character's isolation, he also shares his ultimate joy. (show less)
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I almost feel like it's cheating to including this on my reading list, since it's a story told entirely in pictures, but I will anyway. It's the story of a man who leaves his wife and daughter behind in order to find work in a foreign country. The book follows him in his new life there as he meet people and tries to figure things out, and ends with him eventually sending for his wife and child to join him. The story is set in a fantastical world. The land he comes from has shadow dragons flyi... (show more)
I almost feel like it's cheating to including this on my reading list, since it's a story told entirely in pictures, but I will anyway. It's the story of a man who leaves his wife and daughter behind in order to find work in a foreign country. The book follows him in his new life there as he meet people and tries to figure things out, and ends with him eventually sending for his wife and child to join him. The story is set in a fantastical world. The land he comes from has shadow dragons flying through the sky. The land he arrives in has...well, just about everything weird you could think of. One man he meets escaped to this land from a different country, where he and his wife had to run for their lives from giants with blowtorches. Another man tells of the war he fought, and when he returned, he found his entire village destroyed. A young woman tells of how she escaped slavery to come here. I love these tales as much as the main character's. And I love his little book, as he tries hard to figure out what these strange foods are and how to read maps. Tan's beautiful drawings really get across the confusion of being somewhere where you don't understand anything and are trying your best to get by. (show less)
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Man, whoever you are, reading this review, you have GOT TO CHECK THIS GUY OUT. Shaun Taun has a brilliance to rival that of the world's greatest creative minds... Think Tim Burton, but greater in scope, and deeper in feeling. And out of all of Shaun's books... this is probably his best.
The Arrival is, well, like everyone says; a tour de fource journey through the dark world of human experiance, told in pictures. Breathtaking pictures... pictures that will make you dream deeply in the ful... (show more)Man, whoever you are, reading this review, you have GOT TO CHECK THIS GUY OUT. Shaun Taun has a brilliance to rival that of the world's greatest creative minds... Think Tim Burton, but greater in scope, and deeper in feeling. And out of all of Shaun's books... this is probably his best.
The Arrival is, well, like everyone says; a tour de fource journey through the dark world of human experiance, told in pictures. Breathtaking pictures... pictures that will make you dream deeply in the full throes of the daylight... pictures that will make your eyes widen till they feel like they will pop outta your skull. And, despite the lack of words, the story is excellant.
The characters are well done, inspiring fascination with their strange and tragic lives in this Taun's imaginary world. The plot is nicely crafted, to say the least. And the setting... pure breath-taking. Really, thats what makes this book such a keeper; there is really no flaw with it. While with many novles I find myself nitpicking at the little details, the lack of work in certain places... with the Arrival, I was just too astounded. I really can't critisize anything.
I am sorry, my dear readers, if this review seems raw or unfinished to you... I have just finished it, and now I have go, leaving it undedited in any way. I hope it scratched the surface of the marvelousocity that is the Arrival though...
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