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Troubled teenager Miguel Serra
has had it with life. The only alternative he sees is to willingly
slip into a comp. But one year later, Miguel becomes a walking
urban legend after he wakes up virtually unchanged - except
for his sloth-like pace. Soon, a haunted lemon orchard, the
mysterious goatman and murder will collide as Miguel, his
girlfriend Lita and their best friend Romeo take on the teenage
wasteland that is suburbia. Will Miguel find love? Or has
he risen from his slumber just to end up another rock and
roll suicide...?
Sloth
is a hypnotic coming-of-age tale which examines what it means
to truly be alive in a land where life is not precious. The
narrative is neatly weaved around love, friendship and urban
myths.
What's
intriguing about this collection is that after you've read
it once you are instantly compelled to start reading all over
again - something that so few graphic novels do these days.
It's also a story that once you start reading you won't want
to put down until you've read the final panel.
Author/artist
Gilbert Hernandez takes us on quite an interesting ride and,
just as you start to think your settling into the characters
and their relationships, he pulls the rug out from under you,
forcing you to reassess what the is perceived as fact in this
universe.
An
original and engaging tale that will take you on quite a few
unexpected trips.
Nick
Smithson
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