Verdict: The book could not be more timely as technology and consumerism seem to be the ultimate focus and privacy has become a thing of the past. In a hyperkinetic future, the ultimate act of rebellion is simply taking a deep breath and slowing down. Angela thinks shes the only person in her familymaybe the only person on the planetwho sees anything wrong with this picture. Decelerate Blue is a science fiction tale set in a not-too-distant future where speeding up to keep up with societal and technological change is not just necessary, its the law.
In this new world, speed and efficiency are everything, and the populace zooms along in a perpetually stimulated haze. The basic premise is solid, but Rapp surrounds it with such a clichd teen rebellion story that it just. Synopsis About this title The future waits for no one. In this new world, speed and efficiency are everything, and the populace zooms along in a perpetually. Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's identified. There’s a lot to like about Decelerate Blue, which is why the fact that it’s ultimately disappointing so annoying. Macmillan, Young Adult Fiction - 188 pages. Black and white drawings are marked by color only twice in times of heightened emotion. Rapp, apparently, writes YA novels, so it’s not surprising that we get a story of a 15-year-old girl in this comic. Rapp’s world is reminiscent of 1984 where everyone is monitored for any seditious acts and severely punished when these are discovered. From revolutionary and award-winning playwright Adam Rapp and veteran cartoonist and animator Mike Cavallaro comes a dark, breath-taking new vision of an all. The girl’s love for Gladys is interrupted by a mission above ground that leads to disaster.
Dystopian stories are seeing a renewed rise in interest lately, of which I personally believe can be thanked to the U.S.’s current political state of affairs. Angela, 15, begins to find her answers when one of her teachers secretly slips her a book and her dying grandfather accidentally gives her the path to the rebels. Adam Rapp and Mike Cavallaro’s graphic novel, Decelerate Blue, published by First Second couldn’t have been released at a more opportune time. The resistance movement focuses on slowing down as their form of rebellion, but they are forced to live underground to carry out their plans for a utopia. Angela thinks she's the only person in her familymaybe the only person on the planetwho sees anything wrong with this picture. Protagonists in this dystopian graphic novel based on the “Romeo and Juliet” theme are lesbians who meet when they both try to escape a consumer-driven future when speed and efficiency are of the essence. In this new world, speed and efficiency are everything, and the populace zooms along in a perpetually stimulated haze.
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