Karl Stevens

Penny by Karl Stevens is an interesting graphic novel about a very philosophical cat.

This book was a little dull for me, but the illustrations were incredible. Penny was a stray kitten on the street who was picked up, "kidnapped", and adopted by a couple. They bring Penny home and the cat begins to think about everything philosophical about a cat, existence and life itself. The cat is sassy, intelligent and has an intriguing story.

I thought this book might be funnier or a bit more engaging than it was. I found it very slow to get through but I really like cats and graphic novels and I really wanted to finish it.

Overall, this is a good book but it wasn't fast enough or funny enough for me. It was advertised as a comedy on NetGalley which is why I was excited for it.

Three out of five stars.

Thank you to NetGalley and Chronicle Books for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange of an honest review.… (más)

i actually really, really liked the art here. i feel like any cat lover can picture this adorable cat being adorable just the way he wanted us to. i am partial to realistic art, and he does a great job with this, i feel like. i suspect that he and his wife look exactly as he drew them, and personally i love this, and his cute kitty. his cat does things most cats do, and we can picture our cats doing the same thing, or relate to them having done those things, so it's really pandering to the cat-lover in the reader. the words were fine. it was funny, or at least parts of it were. it reminded me a lot of henri the philosophical cat from ages ago, but i feel like henri did it first and better. (it could be just my memory of the videos, but even if he didn't do it better, certainly he did it first, and i'm not sure this added much to the conversation.) still, it was enjoyable and fun to look at. i want to pet penny.… (más)