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The Red Diary/The Re[a]d Diary
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Raina
Dec 11, 2012 rated it liked it
It's a neat idea. Two stories using the same illustrations - changing only the words. It's like an exercise in making sure the text of a graphic novel is just as important as the pictures. The stories have similar themes and subject matter, but are quite different. It's a fascinating concept.

So I'm glad I read it. For the experimental-ness. The illustrations are beautiful, but ultimately not specific enough to grab me. They're impressionistic, shadowy, undetailed. And I didn't find them particul
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