There is a lot of pre-text to get this story flowing, I felt it to be quite a bit in fact but it was a good background. I also found the story to be kind of sad in the beginning it is really sad that his daughter dies, and it's right away. And it is true how can god go back on his contract, or did he get his full filling years? He made a pact and god didn't follow on his end. It's only right that it rains through his entire mourning period. It is sad however that he breaks the stone that he wrote the contract on. The passing of his daughter changes everything he lies and cheats, and does things he never thought he would do. Once he did this he became a very rich man buying up property after property. He tries to re-write another contract. I feel like he kinda of looses his mind a little bit. The young boy that saves the day, finds the old stone with the contract and decides to keep it.
I really enjoyed the section about the street singer. He starts out so innocent meets the diva, has a baby with another lady, beats her apologizes and moves on with the day. He gets drunk often and falls asleep in the funniest of places. Gets kick out and continues on singing.
The super is a really messed up section. Of a creepy angry old man who is tricked by a little girl who steals his money and poisons his dog at the end of it the super shoots himself and the girl keeps the money.
The last section is all about city goers who live the city for the country over the summer. All with their own problems but most of them having the same problems money. They all seem to be in a search for more. Most of the town packs up and gets on a train and heads for the country. A class difference is shown, and expressed in a big manner. I mean it fits the time period. At the end of the last section it's all about sex and cheating and it is quit pornographic.
I would have to say over all I really enjoyed the style of this Graphic Novel. I love that there is a lot of free space on the page and that your not overwhelmed with the text. I find his characters to be extremely interesting in drawing style, and I think it's funny how the side view of one character varies so much from the front view.
