Amulet: The StonekeeperKazu Kibuishi
GRAPHIX, 2008
Genre: graphic novel, family, adventure, supernatural
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Emily and her mother and brother have moved into the old family house in the middle of nowhere and discover Emily's great-grandfather's workshop. When she picks up and puts on a amulet, she begins to hear voices--from the amulet--telling her to keep her family safe. Unfortunately, when her mother is separated from her, Emily and her brother must search for her great-grandfather in a mysterious world. Only he can help her figure out a way to save her mother.
I never quite know how to review a graphic novel. Do I talk about the quality of the artwork? Only if it is pertinent to the story's development? I don't know. So I'll talk about what I do know: Characters.
Emily is a strong character, but she also goes with her gut--not always thinking things through and not exactly the most cautious. When she finds the amulet, her brother tells her it's creepy and she shouldn't do anything with it, but she shrugs and puts it on anyway. Even though she's sometimes rash in her decisions, she's making them with one thing in mind: bringing her mother back.
There are lots of monsters and creepy crawly creatures that Emily and her brother are fleeing from during the story, but the one is a tall, white haired, elfin boy. He watches Emily and her family when they are in the house, and then as they chase after their mother and try to rescue her. When she confronts him in the end, I was disappointed. I felt like more would be revealed about him than we got. Maybe this is something that's covered in the next book, but I don't know.
Amulet is a mysterious read filled with monsters and supernatural elements that come alive. Emily is just a kid who wishes they could move back home and as quickly as possible. She's just a kid who loves her family and knows that they need their mom and it's up to her to save them all.
Have you read Amulet? What do you think?
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