Why Nimona?
I have no idea what Nimona by Noelle Stevenson is about. The sole reason I picked it up at the library is that one of the Popsugar Reading Challenge prompts is “A graphic novel” and Nimona is one. Of course, I didn’t pick it all that randomly. I’ve seen a whole lot of people I follow on Instagram and Twitter gush about it. Seeing how I have no idea where to even start with graphic novels, I figured I might as well start here.
Expectations
Since I actually have no idea what Nimona is about, I don’t have any form of expectations specific to this book. However, I do hope that I’ll enjoy it and perhaps feel compelled to revisit graphic novels. The last time I read a bunch of them I was 16 or so. I used to borrow the odd manga at the library but wasn’t all that invested in them. They were fun to flip through but the plots all seemed to be about the same to me.
Well, here’s a graphic novel that looks sorta quirky and looks like it might offer the kind of complexity that I expect from novels. After all, pictures speak a thousand words, so technically a graphic novel should be packed with a tight story. Whatever comes out of my reading experience, I can’t wait to see if I’ll be yearning for the next graphic novel after I’m done with Nimona.
I used to read comics all the time when I was younger, but I suddenly stopped and didn’t look at them for years. This is the first time that I’ve picked up a comic (and it was this one) and I realize that I enjoy it :) Not so much that I would read more of them every month, but I should definitely take a look at them more often.
Very much looking forward to what you end up thinking of Nimona! I’ve heard plenty of praise for it, so I’m hoping to hear that you enjoyed it :)
It’s a pretty cool book! I’d surely recommend it to anyone dipping their toes into graphic novels like me :)
You’re going to love it! I read it in one shot because it’s so quirky and fun! It’s a great little adventure story that turns cliches on their head! I love the art too! I only wished it was longer! :)
~Sara
I definitely enjoyed it! And I agree with you. I wouldn’t have minded more of it.
I’m looking forward to seeing what you think of it. I keep picking it up at the bookstore because I love the art, but I’m not a huge graphic novel fan and I’m just not sure I want to spend the money on something I’ll read once and be done with!
I enjoyed Nimona a lot! Will be posting my review soon. Though I get what you mean. I’m not too keen on spending my money on graphic novels. It would add up fairly quickly if I started doing that. Thankfully my library carries a lot of the titles I plan on checking out, so that’s good. Perhaps you could try to request graphic novels from your library too?