The Crow by J. O'Barr Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Crow
Book Review: Just great
Summary: 5 Stars
Well, now that all the hype around the movie, Brendon Lee and his tragic death, discussions of the doom hanging over Lee family, etc., etc., etc. is long over -- what can and should be said about James O'Barr classic? It is a story of love and hate. Pain and suffering. Graphic and shocking. Every Cure fan will find this book a very well matching such Cure classic as Disentegration.
Should you own it? That's your choice. I've chosen to.
Book Review: Every comic fan should read this book!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is James O'Barrs temple to sadness. I picked it up in a comic shop on the spur of the moment and have read it over and over and it still never fails to move me. It is superbly written with strong characterisation and an incredible violent yet romantic plot set in 1980's detroit. O'Barrs artwork is simply stunning, he embraces a number of distinctive, different art styles in the ultimate story of love and revenge.Book Review: who ever said revenge is evil & must be tinged with remorse?
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this long before the film came out & at once recognised it as watershed point in my life (I was 15). Now older with a wife & kids it still brings the same sense of hope in a hopeless place, love amidst hate. James O'Barrs rage against the motor car & the driver is heavily symbolised, with the setting being Detroit & the murders occuring during a romatic drive, as well as other images. As mentioned in the header, the thrust of the story is about the revenge against the gang who murdered him & violated his fiancee. The revenge isn't as poetic as in the movie, but to me that is a bonus. The revenge is hard, brutal, yet rarely sadistic & in some ways it is sympathetic as if the penalty is death but once death is on it's way there is no need to agonize it. There is an intellectuallism in the book absent from the film too, "martydom is now the price of salvation" being one example. All in all a catharsis for the reader if not for the authorBook Review: Excellent & Disturbing
Summary: 5 Stars
Whilst the film of the same name is good, the book is great. A story for anyone who's ever been in love and shares some of the emotion Eric Draven does. Beautifully drawn and a great story.Book Review: excellent
Summary: 5 Stars
the crow (the film) to me was something that affected me in a big way, it was and still is my favourite film, i saw this book and heard about it and decided to buy it. honestly i cannot believe the genius behind this book, the film is a mere snippet of the story. i cannot put this book into words, it is thought provoking, inspiring, admirable, and accesible. at the end of the day, you have to understand whats in those pages, the crow is not just a made up fantasy, it is a basis of someones release.