Orlando: A Graphic Novel Adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s Queer Classic by Virginia Woolf and adapted by Susanne Kuhlendahl is marked as a graphic novel adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s feminist classic, which tells the story of a passionate young nobleman traveling through time in the body of a woman.
Say, whaaaat? I had NO idea this was what the book was about! I admit, I might have been an English major and worked in a bookstore for several years, but I had never had this book cross my path. I never talked about it, there was not even a whisper of the subject and while I’m not embarrassed about this lack of my reading education (after all, I can always change what I don’t know!) I am wondering how I was able to go this long without knowing a few basic pieces of information!
I read it as an online reader copy but it is available currently and I might have to get a copy so I can read it again, as I am not really a hundred percent sure what I read. I have a feeling that Kuhlendahl has a love for the novel so they did their best to capture the pureness of things, but the language was confusing. The panels were crowded, maybe this was a result of being on a computer screen, but the images and text and the whole shebang just was smooshed. I had to skim parts as it was dense, or unreadable and things blurred together or into the background. I felt as if I was reading the abridged version or some CliffsNotes. I definitely needed the images (but was not a fan of the old fashion imagery of them) as I would have no idea otherwise who was who, or what was what. So, yeaaah I am not the reader here.
With that said, I think if you like the novel, are interested in classics as graphic novels or are looking for something to read that confuses me, go for it. Mature content and images.
cbr18bingo OR This is Orlando Two
