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My Review:Title: The Night Wanderer: A Graphic Novel
Author: Drew Hayden Taylor, Mike Wyatt, Alison Kooistra
Published by: Annick Press
Release Date: September 1, 2013
Format: Paperback
Pages: 104
Genres: Graphic Novel, Thriller, Young Adult, Paranormal
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Source: Library
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My rating:
Blurb:A mesmerizing blend of vampire thriller and coming-of-age story—now available as a graphic novel. Newcomers to the Otter Lake native reserve don’t go unnoticed for long. So it’s no surprise that 16-year-old Tiffany’s curiosity is piqued when her father rents out her room to a complete stranger. But little do Tiffany, her father, or even her insightful Granny Ruth suspect the truth about their guest. The mysterious Pierre L’Errant has a dreadful secret. After centuries roaming Europe as a brooding vampire, he has returned home to reclaim his Native roots before facing the rising sun and certain death. Meanwhile, Tiffany is deeply troubled—she doubts her boyfriend is being faithful, has escalating disputes with her father, and her estranged mother is starting a new life with somebody else. Fed up and heartsick, Tiffany threatens drastic measures and flees into the bush. There, in the midnight woods, a chilling encounter with L’Errant changes everything as Pierre introduces Tiffany to her proud Native heritage. For Pierre, though, destiny is fixed at sunrise. In this stunning graphic version of the award-winning novel first developed as a play in 1992, artist Mike Wyatt brings a brilliant story to visual life.
3 stars — I know I read in the back that it was based on a play, but I didn’t realize there was also a novel. Perhaps that format would be better. Unfortunately, while the art was wonderful, the story felt short and was lacking emotion and connection. It also read younger than I had been expecting.
I just found I didn’t care about any of the characters, or what they were going through. Tiffany does not come across sympathetic necessarily. I did love the grandma though.
One of the things that bothered me was the way the mental health issues were dealt with, and perhaps that’s where it being too short really burned it. I guess it fits with the time it was written, where people didn’t quite understand depression and such, and so it felt like it was a bit trivialized. Kind of a bummer, but I’m also sensitive to it.
So yeah. Not my fave. But I’m also not a graphic novel reader, so not sure if that might have helped?
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