Lost Girls, Vols. 1-3 by Alan Moore Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Lost Girls, Vols. 1-3
Book Review: Thought-provoking and Haunting
Summary: 4 Stars
When I first heard about Lost Girls several months ago, I was almost immediately turned off. Alan Moore, I thought, has more important things to do than show readers underage, make-believe boobies. But as he and his partner gave more and more interviews, I found their enthusiasm for the project infectious and anticipated the release for weeks.
I read the entire tome in one, four-hour sitting and was not disappointed, but I don't know if I'm ready to call this Moore's masterpiece.
The elements of fact, traditional fiction (the fairy tales and folk stories the work draws on) and Moore's own story are blended together seamlessly. You are challenged to examine your own concepts of that which is truly beautiful, that which is truly perverse, and what is just plain sexy.
While the story is smart and unique, I found that often the dialogue was outshone by the art on the page, and not just because of its explicit nature. The artwork is so beautiful and lovingly crafted that the dialogue seems flat and inadequate in comparison, instead of working with the pictures. I wanted what the characters were saying to match the sparkle and humanity of the overall plot and art.
The greatest testament to the strength of the book, however, is the fact that it stays with you - the parts that didn't excite you, but that challenged, offended or made you feel funny keep coming back to visit you. I will probably be rereading it very soon, after I've had some time to chew on it.
I can understand if you're not willing to pay $75 for a massive porno you're not sure if you'll dig, but I consider this a sound investment. Highly reccomended for anyone willing to put their inhibitions aside for just a moment to learn something new about sex, lying, trust, love and fantasy.
Just keep it away from the kids.
Book Review: Up there in my favorite GNs
Summary: 5 Stars
These books caused me to think about the events. They drew in my interest for the characters and their stories. And, in all honesty, they were arrousing. I've read other Alan Moore titles. I found Watchmen to be good, V for Vendetta excellent, and Lost Girls was even better than these. While the art wasn't a style I'm particularly fond of, I thought it was perfect for this title. It blended perfectly with the story telling.
If not for my love of Dawn and Fables, this might have been my favorite Graphic Novel. I suppose it will have to take third place.
Book Review: Woah
Summary: 4 Stars
I read the reviews saying that this had a lot of sexual content, but I was expecting something like League of Extraordinary Gentleman. However, the whole point of these books is sex. They explore the sexual allegories of the three character's stories.Book Review: Wonderfully Filthy
Summary: 5 Stars
A charming and unabashedly pornographic recasting of three beloved childhood stories as metaphors for three young girls' sexual awakenings done as stories told when the protagonists meet in a delightfully raunchy hotel on the eve of the Great War. The art is beautiful, the stories engaging, and the plot masterfully contrived.Book Review: Worth the Wait
Summary: 5 Stars
I have waited almost 15 years for this book and I have not been disappointed. A beautiful work for book lovers and important work as erotica for women. Lost Girls boldly looks at the lines between fantasy and reality, desire and fear, the essential honesty of stories and the hypocrisy of social reality. This is a story about all the horrible and wonderful things that we (especially women) are told we mustn't think about "for our own good".
Melinda Gebbie's artwork, using bright pastels and occasional collage, is lush, warm and inviting. As always, Alan Moore's story is incredibly multilayered with literature, history, and rich characters. A particularly beautiful chapter involves the women watching the performance of Stravinsky's ballet "Rite of Spring". The scene alternates between phantasmagoric images of the ballet itself and the erotic excitement it inspires in the viewers. My favorite aspect of the story is the intertwined accounts of Alice, Wendy, and Dorothy's sexual awakenings. Couched in references to the more well known versions of their tales, each woman recalls the curiosity, terror, ecstasy, and violence of the loss of innocence. By sharing their similar adventures they help each other and allow their selves to become free and whole, free from being victims and whole as sexual women.
My only wish would be for an edition with notes on all the references, but that could easily double the size of the box. I will be content with doing my own research.