The Many Deaths of Laila Starr

My final book for #12booksof2023 is the incredible The Many Deaths Of Laila Starr. A book that has as much to say about the meaning of life & mortality as a great work of literary fiction, with incredible art work. I LOVED this book & I LOVED these characters.
(Honorable mentions: Jeff Lemire's Primordial, Cullen Bunn's Bone Parish, Rio Youers' Refrigerator Full of Heads, Skottie Young's I Hate Fairyland Vol. 5, Hayashida's Dorohedoro)
@andrew65

TieDyeDude Yes yes yes! 4mo

Andrew65 This looks very interesting. Thanks for playing along 😍 4mo

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vivastory

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Wow, I LOVED this! Death is fired when it appears that humanity will soon discover immortality. Incarnated in Laila Starr who has either just jumped off of a balcony, or fallen off of a balcony; Death shortly wakes up in the morgue. Rather than being a story of hunting someone down, there are multiple layers to this tale & some great meditations on life, loss & grief. And the artwork is fantastic, A definite favorite of the month.

CBee Really digging this cover 👏🏻👏🏻 4mo

vivastory @CBee The artwork is some of my favorite. Really memorable 4mo

Branwen Okay, you've already got me hooked! 😱 I need to read this ASAP! 4mo

vivastory @Branwen I think that you'd really love it! If you do read it, I'll be interested to hear what you think (edited) 4mo

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booklover3258

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My review of this book can be found on my YouTube Vlog at:

https://youtu.be/lV5vcEX1vbo

Enjoy!

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Robotswithpersonality

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I never get tired of stories considering the place of death in life, stories with a personification of Death. Stunning. Impressively imaginative (never read POV of a cigarette before, or seen a temple speak), gorgeously illustrated (the colours chosen as much as the art itself 👨🏼‍🍳💋), wistful bordering on melancholic, and yet so vibrant and hopeful. I will be seeking out other works by both the author and artist. 👌🏻

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Robotswithpersonality

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Why does it make me happy? Is it the pink background? Statement of the obvious, seemingly confirmed by feathered friend?
To be fair, crows in art usually bring me joy. 🤷🏼‍♂️☺️

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JLaurenceCohen

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The Many Deaths of Laila Starr is one of the most fiercely innovative graphics novels in recent years: the Hindu gods are basically corporate employees; one issue is narrated by a cigarette. The story feels like an extended parable more than a fully developed narrative.

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charl08

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Indian-set GN that imagines Death getting her redundancy papers....

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TieDyeDude

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If David Mack did a variant cover, then you know it's good! This is an absolutely stellar graphic novel that had me choked up by the final panel. Death is laid off when a child is born who will invent immortality. She is gifted a life as a mortal. I don't want to say much else, but it is a must-read!

TheBookgeekFrau This sounds really good! I wish it wasn't a graphic novel though; I have so much trouble reading them. It's like sensory overload for me 🤷‍♀️😁 1y

TieDyeDude @TheBookgeekFrau This one is particularly trippy, so probably not for you 😕 1y

TheBookgeekFrau @TieDyeDude It's for the best anyway, my TBR shelves are overflowing as it is 😅 1y

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