I discovered this book after my son invited me to watch Tom Hanks' 2024 movie by the same name, and I saw the movie was based on this book.
This is a fascinating and original graphic novel, really worth a read for anyone who appreciates an experimental approach to art.
This is not a traditional story, in which the reader follows and gets to know particular characters, rather it is a story where the reader gets to know a particular point in space across billions of years.
The books brings home the microscopic insignificance of human beings, reinforcing the idea that we are drops in the ocean and that everything we do will dissolve in the blink of an eye, cosmically-speaking.
Little unexplained mysteries linger within the pages, never giving the reader a satisfying conclusion - because the idea of anything concluding is absurd, as the book points out.
Thoughtful, meditative, atmospheric.
This is not a traditional story, in which the reader follows and gets to know particular characters, rather it is a story where the reader gets to know a particular point in space across billions of years.
The books brings home the microscopic insignificance of human beings, reinforcing the idea that we are drops in the ocean and that everything we do will dissolve in the blink of an eye, cosmically-speaking.
Little unexplained mysteries linger within the pages, never giving the reader a satisfying conclusion - because the idea of anything concluding is absurd, as the book points out.
Thoughtful, meditative, atmospheric.
