Reviews with content warning for Death - The Electric State

En kvinna reser genom ett förfallet USA tillsammans med en liten gul robot. Över allt springer hon på människor som antingen är förlorade i en virtuell värld eller som försöker fortsätta sitt liv i ruinerna efter krig och ett beroendeproblem som spridits nationellt. Kommer hon och roboten ta sig till havet? Och varför reser de dit?

Fantastisk konst med en mycket sorglig, bisarr och spännande handling. Sparkade mig rakt i hjärtat! Rekommenderad!

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katara42's review

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dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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supertursas's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective relaxing sad

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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astatuutikki's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

5.0

Vau, tää oli upea! Teksti ja kuvitus kulkivat käsi kädessä, toisiaan tukien. Välillä teksti kertoi jotain, mitä kuvitus ei, välillä toisin päin.

Stälenhag onnistui luomaan kiehtovan maailman novellin verran tekstiä sisältävässä tarinassa, ja huomasin uppotuneeni täysin sen salaisuuksiin.

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mobymaize's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Hey what the fuck (positive)

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ezra_tm's review

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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bexi's review

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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aree's review

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adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This book was exactly what i was expecting from it. Morbid and mildly disturbing. The atmospheric world building is very immersive, especially because of the graphics with the text. And It will absorbs you right into the world as if you're experiencing a fever dream. It makes you think what would it feel like to exist in a dystopian future like that.
On top of that, the writing style matches the concept really really well. I didn't really expect a deeper story. I thought it'd just be a concept exploration. But the story is well built and we experience the world through the main character.

I did notice that this book has very similar themes to the My Chemical Romance album+comic "Danger Days". While i was reading this book i was compelled to go and listen to the whole album again!

I wonder if Danger Days was a part of inspiration for it or if themes of such sort are very common in Western graphic novels? 🤔

I hope one day it can be made into a indie sci fi movie. Would love to watch it.

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