
The Arrival Review
Shaun Tan’s The Arrival is like if Picasso drew your dreams about moving to Mars. The story is silent, but the pictures shout ‘look at me!’ It’s weird, sad, and hopeful. My cat even looked twice at a page.
Books that tell a story through a combination of illustrations and text.
Shaun Tan’s The Arrival is like if Picasso drew your dreams about moving to Mars. The story is silent, but the pictures shout ‘look at me!’ It’s weird, sad, and hopeful. My cat even looked twice at a page.
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