Wednesday, December 19, 2007

The Professor's Daughter, a Graphic Novel

The Professor's Daughter, by Joanne Sfar, is a graphic novel. It's quite an easy read, really, but...it's confusing.
The premise, apparently: Imhotep IV is a mummy in modern-day society. He's alive and evidently he and "The Professor's Daughter" have fallen in love. Various hijinks result from this.
I think. Eventually his father, Imhotep III gets involved and...yeah. It's weird.

Really, the book reads like the middle of the story. It starts with Imhotep IV and the Professor's Daughter walking around the City. Wherever they are.
A Mummy...in a suit and hat...walking around. This garners no unusual looks, no attention whatsoever.
Eventually he unwraps himself, for reasons explained in the book, and he looks like...well, like anyone else, really.

It's a weird book. I didn't get it, I guess. I was more confused than entertained. It was cute, though.

2 out of 5, because it was cute. And when you think about it, that's pretty sad that a confusing book that I didn't get still gets a higher rating than the latest Xanth novel.

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