Sandcastle
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Summary
It’s a perfect beach day， or so thought the family， young couple， a few tourists， and a refugee who all end up in the same secluded， idyllic cove filled with rock pools and sandy shore， encircled by green， densely vegetated cliffs。
But this utopia hides a dark secret。
First there is the dead body of a woman found floating in the crystal-clear water。
Then there is the odd fact that all the children are aging rapidly。 Soon everybody is growing older—every half hour—and there doesn’t seem to be any way out of the cove。 Levy’s dramatic storytelling works seamlessly with Peeters’s sinister art to create a profoundly disturbing and fantastical mystery。
Praise for Sandcastle:
“Begins like a murder mystery， continues like an episode of The Twilight Zone， and finishes with a kind of existentialism that wouldn’t be out of place in a Von Trier film。” —Publishers Weekly， starred review
“Sandcastle is a fast 112-page read you won't be able to put down。” —Cleveland。com
“Peeters and Lévy convey some profound， if profoundly unsubtle， truths about the human condition。 Weighty stuff， expertly told。” —The Comics Bulletin
But this utopia hides a dark secret。
First there is the dead body of a woman found floating in the crystal-clear water。
Then there is the odd fact that all the children are aging rapidly。 Soon everybody is growing older—every half hour—and there doesn’t seem to be any way out of the cove。 Levy’s dramatic storytelling works seamlessly with Peeters’s sinister art to create a profoundly disturbing and fantastical mystery。
Praise for Sandcastle:
“Begins like a murder mystery， continues like an episode of The Twilight Zone， and finishes with a kind of existentialism that wouldn’t be out of place in a Von Trier film。” —Publishers Weekly， starred review
“Sandcastle is a fast 112-page read you won't be able to put down。” —Cleveland。com
“Peeters and Lévy convey some profound， if profoundly unsubtle， truths about the human condition。 Weighty stuff， expertly told。” —The Comics Bulletin
Reviews
Ana Paula
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I watched the film first， I really liked it， in the moment I saw it was inspired by a graphic novel I ran to Amazon and bought it。 I think they are both different experiences， but I enjoyed the graphic novel as much as the film。 This book glimpses at life very quickly， it’s a really short story about people who find each other in a beach， we really don’t know why they are there and at some point of the book they realize that neither do they。 It’s a science fiction book where people grow old at a I watched the film first， I really liked it， in the moment I saw it was inspired by a graphic novel I ran to Amazon and bought it。 I think they are both different experiences， but I enjoyed the graphic novel as much as the film。 This book glimpses at life very quickly， it’s a really short story about people who find each other in a beach， we really don’t know why they are there and at some point of the book they realize that neither do they。 It’s a science fiction book where people grow old at a very quickly rate， we will find numerous theories inside the history。 Adults start to grow old， some remain moral some don’t， and kids start to experience love， death and sex as they grow old in such a short lifespan。 I think it’s sad， because it’s almost like we could experience life in a day。 By the end of the night the children will have experienced the death of their parents， forming a family， having sex thus pleasure， and their own death。 The child that remains it’s the more frightening part， we have to ask ourselves as readers: is she related with the theories or just dying alone？ 。。。more
Abhi
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it's profound。 it would've had a greater impact on me if not for m night shyamalan。 it's profound。 it would've had a greater impact on me if not for m night shyamalan。 。。。more
E
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Well， this was something。 Perverse， self indulgent， racist and just straight up weird。 Way too short and there are style is def a choice， won’t be for everyone。
Sebastian V
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Great story but a dissapointment end， it doesn't explain why the people get old in the beach Great story but a dissapointment end， it doesn't explain why the people get old in the beach 。。。more
Pink Iguana
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I liked the ending a lot。Very sad， bittersweet。 But you either accept it， or spend your whole life fighting against it。
Davi Fonteles Lima
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O tempo se torna concreto enquanto os efeitos abstratos do tempo na leitura são as mediações ordinárias com os personagens num tempo de férias numa praia。 Pierre Oscar Lévy como um bom documentarista introduz realismo sociológico enquanto o sobrenatural é delineado pelo lápis grosso de Frederik Peeters。Talvez o ponto fabular， moral， seja deselegante， mas num vislumbre da concretude do tempo e da infantilização da história no processo que o corpo amadurece， não a mente， a harmonia permance， a lóg O tempo se torna concreto enquanto os efeitos abstratos do tempo na leitura são as mediações ordinárias com os personagens num tempo de férias numa praia。 Pierre Oscar Lévy como um bom documentarista introduz realismo sociológico enquanto o sobrenatural é delineado pelo lápis grosso de Frederik Peeters。Talvez o ponto fabular， moral， seja deselegante， mas num vislumbre da concretude do tempo e da infantilização da história no processo que o corpo amadurece， não a mente， a harmonia permance， a lógica que não。 。。。more
Aneesa
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This is the book that that new movie "Old" is based on。 It is creepy。 Also not appropriate for 5yos peering over your shoulder and "copying the moves。" This is the book that that new movie "Old" is based on。 It is creepy。 Also not appropriate for 5yos peering over your shoulder and "copying the moves。" 。。。more
Lily Bee
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Read in preparation to consume （with skepticism） M。 Night Shyamalan's latest。 While the themes were spot on， artwork were brilliant and the ending was brutal， I was a little disturbed by the nudity， xenophobia and sexual content involving children in this story and question it's inclusion， seeing as it added nothing to this story about impending death and human fear of aging。 Here's hoping that gets left on the cutting room floor。 Read in preparation to consume （with skepticism） M。 Night Shyamalan's latest。 While the themes were spot on， artwork were brilliant and the ending was brutal， I was a little disturbed by the nudity， xenophobia and sexual content involving children in this story and question it's inclusion， seeing as it added nothing to this story about impending death and human fear of aging。 Here's hoping that gets left on the cutting room floor。 。。。more
Catherine Campos
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Ok， no tengo idea que puntuación darle porque es una historia singular。No original， pero hay algo perturbador en ella y me gusta el tema del final abierto。Lo de sexualizar a menores es un gran NO para mí， entiendo que es parte del ciclo， que no se debe ignorar la sexualidad， etc， etc。 Pero acá era mucha la exposición innecesaria。 No puedo decir que la película lo hiciera mejor， parecía una cinta muy amateur， pero creo que estas lo suelen hacer mucho mejor。 El intento de explicación también fue m Ok， no tengo idea que puntuación darle porque es una historia singular。No original， pero hay algo perturbador en ella y me gusta el tema del final abierto。Lo de sexualizar a menores es un gran NO para mí， entiendo que es parte del ciclo， que no se debe ignorar la sexualidad， etc， etc。 Pero acá era mucha la exposición innecesaria。 No puedo decir que la película lo hiciera mejor， parecía una cinta muy amateur， pero creo que estas lo suelen hacer mucho mejor。 El intento de explicación también fue muy pobre y ni el elenco de actores podría haber salvado el guion o la edición de la película。 。。。more
Dana
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A page-turner， the graphic novel managed to creep and disturb me so much from what was going on that I didn't really have to question what was keeping them on the beach。 I like the mystery behind it and the bleak future that awaits its characters。 I highly recommend reading the graphic novel before seeing the film since the latter is a more of a different interpretation than a direct adaptation。 A page-turner， the graphic novel managed to creep and disturb me so much from what was going on that I didn't really have to question what was keeping them on the beach。 I like the mystery behind it and the bleak future that awaits its characters。 I highly recommend reading the graphic novel before seeing the film since the latter is a more of a different interpretation than a direct adaptation。 。。。more
Antonio Jiménez Fernández
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Aquellos que os acerquéis a esta obra debéis hacerlo con el mismo cuidado que alguien que se acerca a un libro de Stephen King: no esperéis una explicación satisfactoria de los sucesos fantásticos que tienen lugar。Al igual que hace el citado escritor en muchas de sus obras， en este cómic se unen a distintos personajes bajo una situación extraordinaria （el tiempo empieza a avanzar mucho más rápido de lo normal） y se les ve interactuar ante la situación apocalíptica que se les presenta。 Esto le si Aquellos que os acerquéis a esta obra debéis hacerlo con el mismo cuidado que alguien que se acerca a un libro de Stephen King: no esperéis una explicación satisfactoria de los sucesos fantásticos que tienen lugar。Al igual que hace el citado escritor en muchas de sus obras， en este cómic se unen a distintos personajes bajo una situación extraordinaria （el tiempo empieza a avanzar mucho más rápido de lo normal） y se les ve interactuar ante la situación apocalíptica que se les presenta。 Esto le sirve a los autores para tratar temas como el racismo o， especialmente， el inevitable paso del tiempo y cómo afrontar por ende la vida misma。Como punto positivo destacaría el dibujo que cuidadosamente se encarga de añadir detalles aquí y allá en los personajes （una arruga， un poco de vello， etc。） para que progresiva e inusitadamente vayan envejeciendo a cada página que pasa。Como punto negativo estaría el propio argumento。 Como trama de ciencia ficción no termina de ser satisfactoria para mí porque， como ya he comentado， no da explicación alguna del por qué el tiempo se sucede de forma tan extraña y apresurada， junto con muchísimos otros pequeños detalles que quedan sin explicar。 Asimismo， al final de la obra uno de los personajes relata un cuento que ocupa tres o cuatro carillas。 Este cuento sintetiza de forma mucho más efectiva el mensaje que el autor intenta desplegar a lo largo de las ciento y poco páginas que dura el cómic。 。。。more
Emma-Louise
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 The art was really lovely， and the concept was horrifying。My only issue is that there is very little in the way of character。 I don't know about any of these people's personalities， their fears or motivations in situations。There's also the rampant sexual encounters between children。 They are physically adults but mentally they are 3 - 6 or something。 Maybe if the narrative had explained it more clearly that they're mentally aging as well？ I don't know。 That was very uncomfortable。 The art was really lovely， and the concept was horrifying。My only issue is that there is very little in the way of character。 I don't know about any of these people's personalities， their fears or motivations in situations。There's also the rampant sexual encounters between children。 They are physically adults but mentally they are 3 - 6 or something。 Maybe if the narrative had explained it more clearly that they're mentally aging as well？ I don't know。 That was very uncomfortable。 。。。more
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Phil
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Fascinating little read， shocking and contemplative all at once。 Artstyle feels wonderfully evolved from the Franco-Belgian hits。 The twist for Old will probably have to be added， and I will avoid seeing it （mostly the purpose of the read）。
Rocko Estalon
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Apparently people from the USA have trouble understanding such a simple concept。 I'm not surprised。 Apparently people from the USA have trouble understanding such a simple concept。 I'm not surprised。 。。。more
Jennie Haines
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if you read this and thought it was inappropriate you need to take a trip to the beach so you can grow tf up
Arsénico
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Un 3，5 en realidad
Lena Prado
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Le pondría dos estrellas y media si Goodreads me dejara。 Se nota que está hecho por señores franceses encantados de conocerse y aunque el planteamiento mola， no se molestan mucho en llevarlo a ningún lado。
Emma Gray
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Sandcastle looks like it could， from a distance， be a great comic to write a movie off of， and yes that is why I'm here。 I imagine that's why a lot of people are。 This。。。 is almost definitely better than the movie。 It's a concept where too much depth can actually be a bad thing， as in some speculative fiction where the humans are being tossed around like lab rats at fate's uncaring whim， and I don't want to go too far into the horror of rapidly aging psychology， or at least， not of everyone here Sandcastle looks like it could， from a distance， be a great comic to write a movie off of， and yes that is why I'm here。 I imagine that's why a lot of people are。 This。。。 is almost definitely better than the movie。 It's a concept where too much depth can actually be a bad thing， as in some speculative fiction where the humans are being tossed around like lab rats at fate's uncaring whim， and I don't want to go too far into the horror of rapidly aging psychology， or at least， not of everyone here， in the space provided。 I think the detail given is the detail needed， and the slightly affectionate semi-realist dialogue is going to about fill you on the "caring about these humans" side。 Which you still might not。 I don't think that makes this story that much worse， which says a lot about the kind of story it is。 A disgusting one， mainly， which is why my star rating is so low， but this is primarily because of a visceral revulsion I feel towards mentally pubescent sex as a vehicle of half of the plot。 There's not a lot of light around that which will in any way shelter you from the repeated blugeon of dubious consent， let alone just nasty behavior。 It embraces the shortness of life as exposure of the bones of human ugliness to the stark， bleaching sun。 The art reflects this。 The ugliness of human bodies is a constant theme， with emphasis on wrinkles， bodily functions， slightly dispassionate views of corpses as things begin to break down。 The starkness of it definitely offers。。。 some emotional reaction。 Maybe not a positive one。 Does it necessarily want you to feel positive emotions？ No。 。。。more
RubiGiráldez RubiGiráldez
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Apurando totalmente mi visionado de la adaptación cinematográfica realizada por el amado y odiado a partes iguales M。 Night Shyamalan， por fin he leído esta obra que lleva publicada desde un ya tan lejano 2010。 Y es que Castillo de Arena es una obra que viene a lanzar su cruda pero sentida alegoría sobre nuestra propia mortalidad y sentido del mismo tiempo。 Proponiendo una premisa y marco más propio de un episodio de The Twilight Zone donde un lugar tan idílico como una agradable y apartada play Apurando totalmente mi visionado de la adaptación cinematográfica realizada por el amado y odiado a partes iguales M。 Night Shyamalan， por fin he leído esta obra que lleva publicada desde un ya tan lejano 2010。 Y es que Castillo de Arena es una obra que viene a lanzar su cruda pero sentida alegoría sobre nuestra propia mortalidad y sentido del mismo tiempo。 Proponiendo una premisa y marco más propio de un episodio de The Twilight Zone donde un lugar tan idílico como una agradable y apartada playa， desafía las mismas leyes físicas， haciendo que todo aquel que tenga la desgracia de estar allí sufra los desoladores efectos de un paso del tiempo super acelerado。 Sin embargo， aquí creo que es donde esta novela gráfica diferirá de la versión cinéfila de Shyamalan， quien， creo， que explotará de verdad el fondo siniestro y de suspense de la propuesta。 Frederik Peeters （con ayuda del cineasta Pierre Oscar Lévy） tampoco endulza de más una situación tan opresiva。 Pero sí que decide abordar la cuestión parándose más en la situación， las connotaciones y trasfondos。 Es así como vemos sin tapujos el habitual ciclo de nacimiento， autodescubrimiento， despertar sexual y muerte totalmente condensado （totalmente comprensible que muchos lectores no acepten ver tantas situaciones de índole sexual con personajes que， aunque tengan cuerpos adultos， no dejan de ser niñ@s）。 También， a mayores， contamos con una leve pero contundente crítica social con el marco del la inmigración y la islamofobia。El apartado gráfico y estilístico funciona muy bien contribuyendo a la sensación de atemporalidad。 Los diseños de personajes， además de facilitar el juego de comprobar los efectos de la edad en sus cuerpos y facciones， permiten un buen juego pasando de lo caricaturesco de algunas expresiones a cierto deje de hiperrealismo para los momentos más funestos o dramáticos。 Por no hablar del gran impacto visual de la mayoría de viñetas， sobre todo las panorámicas。 Pues， desde un inicio， esta historia estaba pensada para llevarse al cine， y esto es un storyboard de lujo。Castillo de Arena es una obra totalmente desoladora y amarga， pero que aún con todo， deja esa gran mensaje de que todo segundo， ya sea aprovechado como malgastado， tiene total importancia para nosotros mismes。 La marea terminará llegando y desmoronará el frágil castillo de arena más pronto que tarde。 Pero hasta entonces， seguiremos erigiendo murallas， torreones y almenaras en forma de experiencias y recuerdos。 。。。more
sam
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i feel like the author of this book is definitely a pedo and probaably a lil racist too
Mo
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trash but the ending was better than the movie :）
Laura Gabrielle
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This was problematic and uncomfortable at times but。。。 GENIUS。 The metaphor behind the horror aspect is so truthful。 A must read and now I am prepared to see M。 Night s take on this
Gracie Glebe
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A short parable with some uncomfortable moments， tackling the chilling yet relatable subject of our own mortality。 I thought it was more effective than the film， in that it was shorter with less drag and had a more mysterious tone。 This isn’t supposed to be a thriller like the film was trying to be， at least in my opinion。 Instead， it’s more a commentary on the overall shortness of our lives， and how the things that we make and add to the earth， like the sandcastles， will outlive ourselves。 The A short parable with some uncomfortable moments， tackling the chilling yet relatable subject of our own mortality。 I thought it was more effective than the film， in that it was shorter with less drag and had a more mysterious tone。 This isn’t supposed to be a thriller like the film was trying to be， at least in my opinion。 Instead， it’s more a commentary on the overall shortness of our lives， and how the things that we make and add to the earth， like the sandcastles， will outlive ourselves。 The art was also great at making simple moments seem sinister， and the use of shadow was well done。 However， the pregnancy scene was still odd and weird。 I think it was built up better than in the film， with the girl stating that she wished to be grown up， has gotten her wish， and wants to solidify her new status as a grown up， as opposed to just the vague “feeling” from the film， but it didn’t make it any less uncomfortable。 I do think it was better that the child survives， and becomes our sole survivor， building a sandcastle alone on the now lifeless beach， because it works better with the theme of life continuing， even after death。 ‘In life， we are surrounded by death。’ 。。。more
Norbert Balogh
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Nem gondoltam volna， de ez még Shyamalan Old-jánál is vékonyabb és lezáratlanabb。 Ebből nehéz lett volna várat építeni。 :/
ReadingKumiko
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Castello di sabbia è la graphic novel dello scrittore e sceneggiatore Pierre Oscar Lévy， illustrata da Frederik Peerters， arrivata in Italia grazie alla Coconino Press e da cui M。 Night Shyamalan ha tratto il film， attualmente al cinema， Old。«Forse domani il castello di sabbia sarà ancora lì… mentre noi saremo scomparsi come insetti effimeri»Castello di sabbia – TramaCastello di sabbia racconta di come una vacanza in famiglia si trasformi in un vero e proprio incubo senza scampo。 Diversi vacanzi Castello di sabbia è la graphic novel dello scrittore e sceneggiatore Pierre Oscar Lévy， illustrata da Frederik Peerters， arrivata in Italia grazie alla Coconino Press e da cui M。 Night Shyamalan ha tratto il film， attualmente al cinema， Old。«Forse domani il castello di sabbia sarà ancora lì… mentre noi saremo scomparsi come insetti effimeri»Castello di sabbia – TramaCastello di sabbia racconta di come una vacanza in famiglia si trasformi in un vero e proprio incubo senza scampo。 Diversi vacanzieri si incontrano su una spiaggia e assistono al ritrovamento del cadavere di una donna。 Immediatamente， uno dei presenti si scaglia contro un uomo di origine cabila， accusandolo ingiustamente e senza prove di essere il responsabile dell’assassinio。 Alle due famiglie arrivate in spiaggia e all’uomo algerino， si aggiunge un anziano scrittore con la figlia e il compagno。 Ciò a cui i bagnanti assistono sono strani fenomeni: una seconda morte， i cellulari che non prendono， l’impossibilità di andare via dalla spiaggia， la pelle degli adulti che inizia a raggrinzirsi e i bambini che improvvisamente sembrano più grandi， rispetto alla mattina stessa。 L’incredulità e lo stupore si trasformano presto in paura e delirio。 C’è chi tenta inutilmente di fuggire， chi porta avanti questioni di principio del tutto inutili， chi piange senza sosta， chi elabora teorie fantasiose e chi， invece， si gode il momento della propria piena gioventù。 Mentre tutti i personaggi cambiano， invecchiano， muoiono， ciò che sembra restare imperituro è un castello di sabbia， lì sulla riva di una spiaggia che sembra maledetta。Perché leggerloCastello di sabbia è una denuncia sociale al cambiamento climatico， oltre a essere una storia originale e un po’ claustrofobica。 L’autore， come ci racconta lui stesso alla fine della graphic novel， vuole rendere esplicita l’urgenza delle catastrofi ambientali e delle cicliche estinzioni di massa della specie， che sembrano lasciarci del tutto indifferenti， presi come siamo dal vivere le nostre vite。 La scelta di ambientare il tutto su una spiaggia， che da paradiso terrestre si trasforma in trappola mortale， è legata ai ricordi d’infanzia dell’autore e alla storia personale della sua famiglia。Castello di sabbia spinge al limite una situazione immaginaria paradossale， mostrandoci， però， quanto invece siano reali e tangibili i problemi ambientali e mondiali che stiamo deliberatamente ignorando。 L’opera è stata scritta circa dieci anni fa。 Chissà， attualmente， cosa ne pensa Lévy sugli ultimi sviluppi in merito alla questione ambientale。La view fumettistica di MirkoMi auguro che gli spettatori del film Old， attualmente popolarissimo， vengano attratti dall’idea di leggere la graphic novel che lo ha ispirato: Castello di sabbia。 Lì dove il film di M。 Night Shyamalan inserisce i suoi classici elementi da thriller， shock value di basso livello e cerca di dare sempre una spiegazione di troppo （un autore alla continua e disperata ricerca di un twist narrativo valido）， la graphic novel lascia la delicatezza precisa del dialogo invisibile con i lettori， la profondità del non detto e il puntare sulla profondità allegorica di una storia visionaria。 In pratica， l’opera di Pierre Oscar Lévy e Frederik Peeters è semplicemente un must-read。Io， come ognuno di voi， ho passato lunghe fasi della mia vita a preoccuparmi di ciò che sembrava apparentemente fondamentale， perdendo di vista ciò che davvero conta nella vita。 Le nostre emozioni， gli input forzati della società e i nostri preconcetti dettano il nostro comportamento in ogni momento， spostando il focus su una serie di futili e superficiali priorità che， con i vari “senni di poi” sembrano puntini minuscoli che non ci hanno mai fatto apprezzare la totalità del disegno。 Questo discorso è applicabile a due differenti aspetti della vita umana， entrambi toccati con potenza dalla graphic novel: quello personale e quello legato al mondo。 Sotto il punto di vista personale， le occasioni perse a non godere delle nostre vite， per quanto piccole e distanti dalle nostre aspettative， sono infinite e nemmeno è necessario spiegarle。 Quante volte abbiamo litigato per ore e quante persone abbiamo perso per concetti molto distanti dall’affetto e dagli abbracci che avremmo voluto dare e ricevere？ Sotto il punto di vista del mondo， la questione è altrettanto ovvia， eppure invisibile agli occhi dei più。 Il pianeta si surriscalda， respiriamo aria tossica， mangiamo cibi chimici， gli eventi climatici sono un caos continuo e il minaccioso doomsday clock è vicinissimo alla mezzanotte; per non parlare delle orribili disuguaglianze legate a questioni razziali， di preferenze sessuali， identità di genere， degli abusi， dei divari economici e chi più ne ha， più ne metta。 Queste questioni， e gli sforzi per prestare attenzione a tutto ciò （anche nel nostro piccolo， minuscolo， invisibile universo personale） dovrebbero essere molto più comuni rispetto a quelli che dedichiamo a insulse questioni。 Se si possiede il tempo e l’energia per discutere veementemente su quale cantante di Amici meriti la finale oppure no， mi dispiace， ma forse sarebbe necessario impegnare una parte di quell’energia altrove。Leggere questo fumetto ha senso solo a metà senza la breve lettera di accompagnamento che ne spiega gli intenti e le motivazioni。 Questa sorta di meta-narrazione mi affascina molto， perché Castello di sabbia è praticamente una storia metaforica， visionaria， surreale e， dunque， incompleta sotto il punto di vista delle risposte ai misteri che un lettore vorrebbe sempre ricevere dopo essersi posto un dubbio。 Le risposte non arrivano intrinsecamente alla graphic novel， ma vanno cercate nella riflessione personale e nella sensibilità verso ciò che si fa e che ci circonda。 Questo è un raro caso di “narrativa oltre la narrativa” che mi ha emozionato davvero molto。 Al di fuori di ciò esiste fuori dalla storia， però， è necessario evidenziare che la graphic novel “in sé per sé” è davvero speciale。 Il ritmo ansioso e misterioso della scrittura di Lévy， spesso intervallato da humor non sempre light， e commentario sociale più o meno evidente， è perfettamente completato dalle matite chiare， semplici， dirette e profondamente espressive di Peeters， che rende con delicatezza e dramma anche la più cringe delle sequenze。 Una graphic novel rilevante sia nel sottotesto che in ogni pagina del racconto， arte importante allo stato puro。 。。。more
Aftin Combs
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Creepy disturbing concept built around sex， maturing， and death。
Grayson
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Really liked the premise thought it was super interesting。 I felt a little weird about the child sexualization in adult bodies。 I kind of skimmed those parts because it was so uncomfortable to read。 I understand the comic just ending with everyone dying is the point but I would have loved to know how the island came to be and what not。 Overall really good plot。
Kelly K
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Great premise but not a strong of a graphic novel。 The preview for the upcoming film looked much better。
Ostrava
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I always find it odd when people read existentialist stories and react so negatively to the lack of meaning。 "Wow， they all died！ They never knew why they were on the beach too， it's so frustrating！"。 It's not for everyone I guess。Now。 I get it。 This is an odd story that doesn't quite work all the way it should， and it does have problematic elements and all that stuff。。。 but I am a sucker for fables， especially the cruel ones: Blindness， The Metamorphosis。。。At the end， you're not supposed to lik I always find it odd when people read existentialist stories and react so negatively to the lack of meaning。 "Wow， they all died！ They never knew why they were on the beach too， it's so frustrating！"。 It's not for everyone I guess。Now。 I get it。 This is an odd story that doesn't quite work all the way it should， and it does have problematic elements and all that stuff。。。 but I am a sucker for fables， especially the cruel ones: Blindness， The Metamorphosis。。。At the end， you're not supposed to like it。 You're not supposed to find it pleasant， or logical。。。 what it does is captivate the anxiety of life quite well， it's a story about the act of dying， and how nobody wants to die， or is really ready for it。 But what's fascinating is that， it's not just about the anxiety of dying， it's also about the experience of living too。 Characters don't just panic， they make mistakes and grief， and even laugh and tell stories。 Such precious little time they have and they even tell stories， beautiful ones。 That's got to make it deserving of the five stars。The biggest flaw that comes to my mind however is the writing of the act of aging itself， and the way it impacts， especially， the children。 Physical development doesn't equal mental one， especially not when you're showing me already that some of the traits of the characters are still infantile in nature。 And no， you didn't need all that sex。 A little bit of crazyness is always welcomed， but no， a five （？） year old doesn't care or understand what sex is， even when they have the right body。 And people don't just learn new words out of nowhere， three year olds don't just learn what a "binocular" is when they can probably barely form sentences。 Just for crossing that line and making it stupid， I'm going to have to knock the rating one level down。But the final image is quite remarkable， and all in all， it's a worthy effort， even if not a perfect one。 Just。。。 don't sexualize children for fuck sake。And no， I haven't watched the movie by Shyamalan。 It seems to be going for a whole different tone， so I don't see the point。 Also， I've read the ending and I don't like it as much， but to each their own。 。。。more
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google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Sandcastle
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Sandcastle&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Sandcastle&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0