5/22/2023 0 Comments Polyp graphic novel![]() ![]() To me, if I may use an Odyssey reference as the novel is chock full of them, it’s like Odysseus and Penelope are reunited and a tidal wave wipes them out. ![]() This ending reminds of the endings in which you have a character waking up at the end and having everything being “all a dream” or just straight up killing everything to tie up loose ends. ![]() And…that’s it we don’t know whether they live or not because it cuts to the Major family enjoying a shooting star in the tree house. However, I was angered by the ending of the novel: when Asterios and Hana are reunited at her home and reflecting on what they can possibly have again in a relationship, an asteroid comes out of nowhere on the next page heading straight for their house. I found the art style and the themes interesting, got a kick out of the references to Greek/Roman mythology and the duality themes, and I found nearly all of the characters interesting to follow (despite the rather little development they undergo as characters only Asterios really changes his ways in the stereotypical “man goes on life-changing journey and realizes he was wrong” arc), with Ursula Major and Hana being my personal favorites. Despite what the title of this reflection may say, I do not hate Asterios Polyp overall. ![]()
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