Most people prefer to read graphic
novels over the actual text because it’s easier to read, there are pictures,
and it isn’t time consuming. However, I’m the total opposite of that; I honestly
prefer to read the text than a graphic novel. While graphic novels are pretty
straight forward and you don’t have to wonder much about what’s happening because
of the pictures, it deprives you to really get into the book. Unlike graphic
novels, the text allows you to use your imagination and interpret the book how
you want to. You’re able to put yourself into the story and really be able to
connect with the character and experience what they are experiencing. You are
basically creating the book the way you want based on what is written.
The novel Caroline, by Neil
Gaiman, is a perfect example of what I’m talking about. In the graphic novel
the protagonist Caroline is portrayed in a completely different way than what
the book states so in a way it diverts from the book. Caroline looks different
than the descriptions in the book and so the other characters. Although the storyline
is relatively the same, the pictures don’t add up exactly like the book says.
The text is way more detailed when it describes the journey that Caroline goes
through in this parallel world where her parents are completely different and
more aware of her unlike her parents in the real world. In the graphic novel
you have to depend greatly on the pictures to get a understanding of what’s
going on and sometimes the pictures can lead your mind astray.
Overall I just don’t like graphic
novels. I don’t like the way it’s laid out nor do I like that you have to
depend on the pictures to get the story. I rather take time to read a novel
because I’m able to understand it much better. It’s ironic too, because I’m a
visual learner but when it comes to graphic novels the pictures really don’t help
me. Haha
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