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There are some heavy topics covered in this book. But I feel they are important to share out. Specially if you are a man, this point of view of a woman in a male-centric workplace makes you realize all the things that you may have missed. A must read for anyone who loves graphic novels

The story is a big retread of many previous books/comics but from different perspectives. I do enjoy seeing Yana and Marda again, and specially how Marda grows and changes is the biggest highlight. But it definitely feels less contained than the other books and I think it affects the pacing a bit. The last part of the book was stellar though.

I feel James Tynion loves large casts of characters and he also loves creepy/supernatural settings with a central mystery. Given that this was one of his earlier works, I can see how he built up some of his later works (Nice House on the Lake) with what he practiced here.

The book itself has been ok for the first volume. This first one only has 4 issues instead of the standard 5, so I feel I needed that extra one to fill out the story a bit more. The mystery has been set up, with more twists at the end. The characters are a lil bit archetypes and not super deep. The setting is also ok. If it weren't James Tynion (and the nice art) I'm not sure I would have continued to the second volume. But I have faith in him that I will try it out.

This was such an interesting read. The concept is pretty cool, I think James Tynion has played around with similar ideas in some of his other books. But what really surprised me how Tynion leaned in to some sensitive conspiracies and was able to navigate through it. It felt it didn't take any sides except for those impacted the most by it. The mysteries are starting to kickoff by the end, leaving you with questioning what is the truth in everything you've read so far.

It is an uncomfortable read, which I believe to be on purpose, and the art style backs it up. Only complaint would be that the characters are not really the focus here, but the overall concept. Still great and I will continue to read.

The main conflict in this second volume was how to maintain the peace in the house. We had a soft reset in volume 2 which made for a confusing but interesting setup. By the end we are aware that there are controls for everything, including Walter. The team decides the best way to move forward is to kill Walter and try to survive without him. Only to learn that it was all a ruse. There's also the revelation that this is not the end and there are more nice houses out there. We sometimes believe we are in control when we actually don't even know what is going on.

I think Lost has burned me so deeply that any mystery that I start just makes me instinctively think "is this another Lost?". When I started this book that's the first gut feeling I got. All the characters, with names and codenames, also made it hard to follow. But as I kept reading, and reached this middle point, I can say I am hooked. The characters are interesting, and I think I can sort of follow who is who (this is something that happens more to me in written mediums instead of TV/film). The mystery is there, but I think what really hooks me is the characters and their relationships to Walter. At this point, I just want to know more about Walter. Not what he is, but who he is.