The Clique: The Manga
Author: Lisi Harrison and Yishan Li
Published: July 13th, 2010
Publisher: Yen Press
Goodreads Summary: "Claire Lyons is the new girl at Octavian Country Day School, an exclusive private school in Westchester County, New York. But Claire is totally unprepared for the social (and fashion) demands of her new classmates. To make matters worse, Claire's family is living in the guesthouse of one Massie Block, the queen supreme of her new school! And Massie couldn't be less thrilled with the new squatter on her family's estate. Does Claire have what it takes to go toe-to-toe with the "it" girl in her school?"
So I can't really rate this book through my usual breakdown, since this is basically the same novel as The Clique, and it is in fact a manga/graphic novel.
Let's just start by saying that I HATE manga. Graphic novels are NOT my thing under any means. I honestly would say that I feel that graphic novels are a waste of book space at the library (seriously, I'm not trying to be a bitch here). I just really don't like them, although I can somewhat understand why others do. Sorry, but that's just my opinion.
Although, I really wanted to give this one a shot, since it was based off of The Clique. It did not dissappoint. This was actually a good read. I loved the illustrations, and I thought that this book was a cute, light, and definitely fun read. I enjoyed it despite the fact that I don't like graphic whatsoever. This one definitely opened my eyes to it a bit, and I may even be willing to try another graphic novel after this (The Gossip Girl one maybe?).
The book pretty much highlights the main events of the original, keeping it pretty simple. Minimal dialogue, straight to the point.
The illustrations, like I said, were cute and fun. I loved how Bean was illustrated (I thought that was hilarious) as well as the horses, and animals in general.
The characters were kept to their original appearences, and I loved how it all played out.
I would definitely reccommend this book. It may be manga, but if you have enjoyed The Clique, you most likely will enjoy this. If not, I wouldn't say that I would reccommend this. It was a nice, light read, and a good start into the world of manga, although, I'm still not a huge fan. Anywho, worth it!
Let's just start by saying that I HATE manga. Graphic novels are NOT my thing under any means. I honestly would say that I feel that graphic novels are a waste of book space at the library (seriously, I'm not trying to be a bitch here). I just really don't like them, although I can somewhat understand why others do. Sorry, but that's just my opinion.
Although, I really wanted to give this one a shot, since it was based off of The Clique. It did not dissappoint. This was actually a good read. I loved the illustrations, and I thought that this book was a cute, light, and definitely fun read. I enjoyed it despite the fact that I don't like graphic whatsoever. This one definitely opened my eyes to it a bit, and I may even be willing to try another graphic novel after this (The Gossip Girl one maybe?).
The book pretty much highlights the main events of the original, keeping it pretty simple. Minimal dialogue, straight to the point.
The illustrations, like I said, were cute and fun. I loved how Bean was illustrated (I thought that was hilarious) as well as the horses, and animals in general.
The characters were kept to their original appearences, and I loved how it all played out.
I would definitely reccommend this book. It may be manga, but if you have enjoyed The Clique, you most likely will enjoy this. If not, I wouldn't say that I would reccommend this. It was a nice, light read, and a good start into the world of manga, although, I'm still not a huge fan. Anywho, worth it!
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