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| Original Title: | Rose |
| ISBN: | 1888963107 (ISBN13: 9781888963106) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Bone #0.5, Bone (Carlsen 20 volume) |
Jeff Smith
Hardcover | Pages: 150 pages Rating: 3.9 | 4373 Users | 362 Reviews
List Regarding Books Rose (Bone #0.5)
| Title | : | Rose (Bone #0.5) |
| Author | : | Jeff Smith |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 150 pages |
| Published | : | March 18th 2002 by Cartoon Books (first published 2000) |
| Categories | : | Sequential Art. Graphic Novels. Fantasy. Comics. Fiction. Young Adult. Adventure |
Narration Toward Books Rose (Bone #0.5)
Jeff Smith first began Bone in 1991, and it's clear he still loves it, despite ending the series in 2004. He hasn't lost any steam over the ensuing years (he continues to do some of his best work in his ongoing, not-for-children series Rasl), and he is still visiting the world he created in Bone. Other books are in the works, but he's just recently released Rose, along with Charles Vess, who handled the painting.Rose is a prequel to Bone, taking place years earlier and starring Gran'ma Ben as the title character. Her story begins with her as a young princess beset with a treacherous sister (the aptly named Briar), who is jealous of Rose's ability to magically dream. More evil is afoot in the form of a dragon named Mim, once glorious and benevolent but driven mad when she was possessed by the evil spirit of the Lord of the Locusts, who could not enter the world physically (which is why he needed to possess another).
Vess offers a perfect pairing with Smith's deliciously humorous and adventurous writing. The action is sharp, and the tale so pleasant and likable--for all its moderate bloodiness and imminent danger--that Vess's work makes it all the more readable. His artistry sizzles under his vibrant coloring, which is what really makes the book shine.
Rose is another winning entry in the entire Bone saga. It functions completely as a standalone tale, so you needn't be familiar with the previous works. If you are, however, you will quite a few familiar faces, and you'll love seeing this glimpse into Gran'ma Ben's early life.
There are some chills as well as some violence in the book, but nothing too shocking for most young readers. Like most of Smith's work, the wit behind the action makes it all easily accessible for most readers, young and old.
Rating Regarding Books Rose (Bone #0.5)
Ratings: 3.9 From 4373 Users | 362 ReviewsAssessment Regarding Books Rose (Bone #0.5)
Visually and tonally very different from the original story. But well worth your time if you enjoyed bone. This has more of a faerie tale feel to it than the original series, both in the art, and in the meat of the story itself. And because of that, I might have actually enjoyed it more than Bone. That said, I wouldn't advise reading it alone. It works best as a prequel read *after* you've finished the original series.Reason for Reading: A prequel to the series, but the last book published in the series. This was a really hard book to give a rating to. The story is written by Jeff Smith and the cover illustration is by him as well but once one opens up the book all familiarity is gone. The illustrations are by Charles Vess, who has a completely different style than Smith, and the font used is actually a little hard to read. I loved the story but did not like, at all, the illustrations, even though Vess won an
This was a prequel to the Bone series by Jeff Smith. It was a decent book; I loved the illustrations by Charles Vess. The story was good too it just doesn't tell much beyond what the reader already knows after reading the Bone seriesThis tells the story of Rose, Briar, and Lucius in their younger years. It shows how the Lord of Locusts began gaining power and how Briar betrayed her kingdom.Although it was odd to have a switch of illustrator, Vess did a very nice job with illustration. The
I checked this out from the library a week ago and just now took the time to read it. I prefer Jeff Smith's artwork for the "Bone" world, but Charles Vess's looks alright. It's chock full of spoilers, so I wouldn't advise new readers to start here--even though chronologically it precedes the series proper. And there's the rub; having already seen what happens and why, I wasn't as wowed by seeing the beginning of Smith's epic as I might otherwise have been.It's akin to why fans who grew up with
This was a prequel to the Bone series by Jeff Smith. It was a decent book; I loved the illustrations by Charles Vess. The story was good too it just doesn't tell much beyond what the reader already knows after reading the Bone seriesThis tells the story of Rose, Briar, and Lucius in their younger years. It shows how the Lord of Locusts began gaining power and how Briar betrayed her kingdom.Although it was odd to have a switch of illustrator, Vess did a very nice job with illustration. The
44th book read in 2017.Number 155 out of 609 on my all time book list.
I wasn't ready for this. This was heart breaking. I guess I was ready for that bit, the main books make it clear that Rose's past was quite sorrowful. But, man, Bone books are supposed to be funny. I expected some lightheartedness to ease me into heartache. Nope. Just stab, stab, stab!All that whining out of the way, this was a very good story and should be read by anyone who doubts the comic book medium's ability to portray depth(these people still exist, sadly).Your heart will ache. I knew
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