The Low, Low Woods #2 by Carmen Maria Machado

The Low, Low Woods #2 Reviews

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  Corrie

  In part two of The Low, Low Woods we get more character development. We see how El and Octavia became friends. Their quest to find out the truth behind the missing time continues. The artwork is really growing on me. Loved the two duck dinner story and what's up with the magic mushrooms? I'm fully invested to find out more.
  
  4 stars
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  Melanie

  I'm having a lot of fun with this series so far and not just because I've made it my mission to read everything that Carmen Maria Machado has written. This feels like the prototype for a "Pennsylvania gothic" style of writing. Shudder-to-Think, PA may not be real but it's certainly based on a real coal town that's really been on fire for decades. Even the name isn't too out of place in the strange rural town names you get as you move away from the urban centers of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia (Asylum, Bath Addition, Bird-in-Hand, Free Love County, Mars, and Intercourse are all real town names in PA). Carbon County is a fascinating and almost eerie world in the northeast of the state and Machado's writing around a forgotten town built on a bygone industry, trapping modern young adults in dead-end worlds with a massive dash of paranormal. Give me more.
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  Bonnie

  Still intrigued but still unsure about the art. I just wish each issue had a little more story. I will definitely keep reading though. I think I'm sold on the Hill House imprint!
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  Eric Novello

  Muito bom esse.
  Você está distraído com o aspecto "sobrenatural" e de repente vem uma porrada digna dos livros da Carmen Maria Machado. Ainda acho a escolha da arte bem "who did this?", mas ao mesmo tempo ajuda a manter o foco na trama.
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  Wesley Wilson

  I'd give this issue a 3.5 if I could.
  
  In issue #2, we see the origin story of El and Vee’s friendship, which was a nice contrast to the fight they have at the end of the issue. We understand that Josh knows something more about what happened at the movie theatre, and we get a little peek into what life for teenagers is like in Shudder-to-Think. While this series isn’t my favourite, I found the background information that this issue provided made me more invested in El and Vee’s lives. I am more interested in what could happen to them regarding the mystery behind Shudder-to-Think. I think the artwork captured me a little more this time around and helps to set the atmosphere of the town.
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  Miguel Lupián

  ¿Ya les dije que odio comprar cómics sueltos? La horrible publicidad, la ansiedad de esperar hasta el siguiente número... Sin embargo, el #1 me gustó tanto que corrí a comprar el #2 apenas salió. Se mantiene el ambiente misterioso y se nos revela algo del pasado de nuestras protagonistas. A diferencia del primero, aquí el final no es tan sorprendente, dejándome la duda si conseguir el siguiente dentro de un mes o esperarme hasta que salga el TP.
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  RG

  Again not the most amazing issue. Im not a fan of the artist. We get a little more backstory of the girls bit other wise its more gothic noir than straight up horror
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  Kori ☾

  I need more! I want more! Loved that we get to dive into El & Octavia and learn more about them. Carmen Maria Machado is a damn good author and I cant wait to read what else she has written!
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  Amber

  yo okay something in this gave me straight up chills
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  Alexa Moon

  This is the second weakest comic in the Hill House series in my opinion.
  
  The last issue ended on a huge cliffhanger and we know NOTHING about it. This entire issue was mostly the relationship between the two girls and some kind of preparation for weird things to come. It had a lot of teenage angst and some of the frames were so poorly drawn I did not get the vibe of it at all. A hard theme is introduced that is very important to one girl and dismissed by the other, which is not common for girls to do. Girls should support each other no matter how scary reality is.
  
  I hope this develop into something devilish and more frightening, or else I will be bitterly disappointed.
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  Elizabeth (Miss Eliza)

  I like the look but so far but the story is lacking. The first issue ended on a huge cliffhanger and there's a time jump and we've learned nothing about that cliffhanger. My guess is they're trying to be "clever" and have our lack of knowledge mimic the lack of knowledge the characters have, but instead it comes across as really annoying.
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  Steven Shinder

  Thought it was kinda funny that Sea Dogs is referred to as a movie within this universe. To be honest, I skim over the Sea Dogs excerpts at the end of all of these Hill House comics, because I don't find them that interesting.
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  Shannon

  3.25
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  Jennifer Bernardini

  Still not thrilled with the story line. Seems to be something supernatural but is entwined in so much teen angst.
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  Roman Colombo

  This was a much-needed character development issue. El and Octavias have a complicated friendship, and Machado explores it wonderfully.