Rating: 2/5 stars
I’m really disappointed. Emily Carroll is one of my favorite comic artists and horror authors, but this was just way too confusing. I usually don’t mind twisty stuff, but I’m honestly not sure what this was even about. From start to finish, this relied solely on the self-indulgent aesthetic of ~spooky women~ to drive the narrative. I need more than pretty pictures to enjoy a story.
I just don’t get why this got a print release when it makes absolutely no sense and many of Carroll’s other work both look better and actually have a point.
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I think the point is to leave you somewhat confused, as it’s mysterious. I did feel confused, even once finishing the story, but overall, I think the open-ended ending is satisfying, oddly. It makes me think that the countess, or some form of her, will never die, and the story will continue on and on.
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I see that. My problem was that I literally didn’t understand what was actually happening, not in like a figurative sense but literally. I was confused about the order of events. My brother explained it to me after he read it (he liked it for the record) and I could see what he meant. I still don’t really like it though.
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That’s fair – I was confused throughout, so I get you there. How did your brother explain it to you – since I still don’t quite understand what happened hah
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Well, it’s been a bit since he explained it but from what I recall, the cat girl is actually the soul of the normal girl from the story while the countess is the soul of the cat from the story. So they battle it out and get their souls back where they belong
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Ohhhhh….interesting – I didn’t think about it that way.
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