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A review by emmaprew
Oksi by Mari Ahokoivu
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Such a beautiful book. The watercolour-style artwork throughout is stunning and so creative in how the story is told – there’s no grid like many graphic novels, simply hundreds and hundreds of individual illustrations. There were long stretches without any words at all and yet the story flowed so well. Ranging from monochrome illustrations – which match the honestly quite dark tale – to more colourful scenes. Not knowing anything much about Finnish mythology, some parts were lost on me but, once again, I cannot express just how beautiful the illustrations are.