Sweet Tooth: Deluxe Edition, Book Three by Jeff LemireMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
This review is a stand-in for all three books of the Deluxe Edition.
Sweet Tooth is really good. Where it shines is the force of the art combined with the character-driven arcs. It isn’t dull at any point, the story moves really quickly and, overall, it’s a pretty decent read.
The art is very stylistic and the visual storytelling is really good, especially the expressions and faces. There are some really vivid and beautiful pieces with a lot of depth to them, but interspersed. Usually, the art is easy to understand at first glance, but there’s usually details to draw out if you stare at the pages. The best part of the story is the ending. It ends really well, if a little abruptly. The last pages were the most beautiful and poignant of the series.
The characters themselves are ok. They are fairly interesting, if a little archetypal at points. There were some gems in there, but overall, I felt like the characters were interesting to some degree, but never drew me in too much.
Two things, however, are slightly disappointing.
First, the answers to the mystery aren’t as satisfying as they could be. I won’t spoil it, but the set-up presents this grand mystery/story that will be revealed, but the reveal is a little underwhelming.
Second, the series is too short. 40 issues isn’t a short story by any measure, the problem is that we have not had a chance to bond with the characters even by this point. There’s too much happening, not enough interludes to see the characters really be themselves. It doesn’t feel like a long journey, which means an ending that treats it as such feels slightly out of place.
That said, it’s still pretty good. There’s a strong story, it’s unambiguous in the best of ways, the tone is quite consistent throughout. Some of the prose is fairly captivating and it should be an interesting read.
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