Asterios Polyp

Reading Asterios Polyp was nothing short of interesting. Due to my busy work schedule, I wasn't able to finish all of it, but its definitely on my summer reading list. I loved how diverse the novel was in the sense that it didn't follow the usual structure of a comic. The page layouts werent all just traditional panels. David Mazzucchelli wasn't confined to a strict formula and stepped out of the box with his designs and I enjoyed it a lot. As for the story elements, that was interesting as well. I would have never even considered narrating a story from a still born twin brother's point of view. At times, it was hard to understand what was going on, seeing as it hopped around so much between his past and current life as well as in his subconscious and conscious mind. I'm pretty sure once I can actually sit down and focus on it this summer I will be able to better comprehend it. Even though it was confusing at some points, I really loved how it was able to move like that around the main character. In almost every comic, graphic novel, or simply a story, everything centers around a main character and we see whats shaped them and where they're going. Its not often that we get to take a look at him while he's looking at himself. It was really cool to see exactly how he sees himself, as well as how everyone else perceives him and on top of that, how we feel about him based on both of those views. But yeah, as I said, I really wanna pick it back up and get the full effect of it once i get some time.