Chloe H, reading response, week 3

I enjoyed reading Nick Drnaso’s Sabrina partially because of the novelty of reading a graphic novel and partially because I was intrigued by the story and characters.  I am wondering how the effect of this story would have differed in various formats, and also how integral the graphic novel features were to the development of the plot. I thought the ability of the graphic novel to transport the reader into different settings and mind frames is superior to traditional books. For example, while emphasizing the fake news narrative through emails and radio, the author only had to display an image of the inbox and radio to set the scene and the reader could focus on the content of the narrative. I was very aware of how much the pace could vary depending on the amount of text on a page. I think this created a cyclical effect that made it seem like more time had passed in the story.

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