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Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis by Dave Maass

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jvperkins's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

widdershins's review against another edition

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dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

The history of the book is as big a draw as the story itself. I think it was brilliantly adapted and expressively illustrated. It kept some of the spirit of its origins as a stage-production in the theatricality.

dave_ex_machina's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional informative medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
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

3.5

This is an important adaptation of a Opera that was pinned during the Holocaust, The fear Factor exposed people to its existence is what makes it a must read. However like many "important" books it is very difficult to read and digest and takes quite a bit of time.

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vylotte's review against another edition

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5.0

Read free on Hoopla. This is the graphic novel adaptation of an opera written in a Nazi-controlled ghetto in the early 1940s about war, death, hope, resistance. The composers died in the camps before ever knowing their opera would survive, but indeed it did. I was not expecting to be so completely moved by this!