The Walking Dead, Vol. 6: This Sorrowful Life by Robert Kirkman Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Walking Dead, Vol. 6: This Sorrowful Life
Book Review: On the Decline?
Summary: 3 Stars
I tore through this TPB in the shortest amount of time of any of the series so far. My personal taste runs toward graphic novels that reward a slower pace through the dialog and art. I sometimes find Adlard's rushed style disconcerting for the wrong reasons, and it's hard to tell some of the main characters apart sometimes - Tony Moore's quirky characterizations are long gone. There was a crazy captivating fresh take on the zombie story when this series started out, and a real clarity to the characters of the ensemble cast. To my mind that originality is starting to be replaced by a whiff of Steven King.
Not that there's anything wrong with that... ;-)
This isn't a negative review, but I think this one's my least favorite in the series so far.
That's OK. I'm sure there are a lot more to come.
Book Review: A brutal existence
Summary: 5 Stars
Rick and company continue to survive, but to do so they not only have to face off against the living dead but also the new group of the living they discovered in part five. As this story begins Rick and Michonne are trapped behind the walls of this brutal new society where the governor reigns supreme and provides vicious displays of combat to keep his citizens entertained and placid.
The entire series continues to keep my interest because each of the characters continue to grow and are challenged both as individuals and as a group. I don't want to spoil things for the reader by detailing everything in volume six but I will say that Kirkman continues to test the characters he has developed, forcing them to decide how far they will really go to not only survive but to live. How far will they go to gain revenge or to protect the ones they love? Even if the answer is "as far as I have to" it tortures them, so that their existence is not only fraught with terror with the living dead but also with themselves.
This series continues to be a treat and draws me into it at each turn. Kirkman and company has made them tremendously human and vulnerable. Not innocent and perfect, not all good while others are evil--just human, which makes them fascinating.