inlibrisveritas
Written on Jan 5, 2014
I read Soulless a couple of years ago and I really loved the way Carriger mixed the serious with the fun, as well as the great mix of steampunk Victorian and paranormal fantasy. The manga is a condensed version of the same story, beautifully drawn and tightly packed into 228 pages. I can say that if you’re new to the story the manga might not be the way to introduce yourself since it is so condensed. You don’t get the full extent of Alexia’s connections with each character nor do you get all of the fun scenes that are found in the novel. However for someone who simply misses the series and wants a quick taste this is perfect.
I loved being able to see the character and some of my favorite scenes played out, though I do wish that some that hadn’t been excluded. Some of the serious nature of the story is negated by the humorous facial features, which is great for a light quick read but not so great when it comes to dry humor which doesn’t need the exaggeration. I do think this could have been improved by splitting the first novel into more than one manga because it does seem incredibly quick for Alexia to go from single to married in a single book without all the details.
Soulless was the perfect read for rather restless day, it had the humor I needed and stayed true to the story I loved. I do look forward to reading the second one, though I think I may wait until I’ve read the actual second novel before hand.