Pistouvi (graphic novel) - Paul's REVIEW

*I received this book as an eARC from Magnetic Press via Edelweiss. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.*

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Title: Pistouvi
Author: Merwan
Artists: Bertrand Gatignol
Release Date: November 10, 2020


Synopsis: Childhood should last forever...

Jeanne is a little girl who lies with a mischievous young fox named Pistouvi. They share a charming little treehouse surrounded by a magical prairie tended by a giant 'tractor-man' and the wind-spirit he loves. Together, Jeanne and Pistouvie spend frolicking days without a care, but soon, the birds arrive and everything changes...

A beautiful, lyrical fable about the inevitable transition from childhood freedom to adult responsibility, replete with laughs, nostalgia and heartache.

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Review: The artwork in this book is beautiful. Everything is anthropomorphized. The animals, of course, but also even tractors and clouds. The way the story plays out reminds me of a video game, specifically something like Legend of Zelda. The fox even eats everything. Or, at least, wants to eat everything.

This book did not connect with me. It seemed like individual disconnected stories with the same characters. I could not find the larger story. And did not have the interest to try and figure out what exactly was happening. I give this book a 2/5. Great artwork, but I had no idea what was happening in the story.


--PAUL