Rating is tough on this one because this book is a collection of short stories (very short) and their level of quality can be quite unbalanced.
8/10 is because overall it's really enjoyable imo.
IMPORTANT : I think this kind of manga/art is not for everyone. If you're not a FAN of horror in the widest way possible, just pass, really. This is a collection of very twisted dark humor stories with body horror and erotic content. I'd advice to check what's the author's work on the internet before reading this so you'll have an idea if it's your kind of thing or not.
Now, the review
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Feb 9, 2021
I have a very boring experience from reading Portus.
As mentioned in another review, the story seems overly complex because the author mixed too many themes and plots together. I think the narrative appears elaborated but it's actually a very simplistic story. In other words : it's artificially complex. Some events are completely forced to try to shock the reader but oh dear it's not shocking at all, when it happens you just wonder why suddenly the characters act like that. Drawings are bad. Very bad. If you have a few notions of drawing, or at least used to look at good art, you'll see ... |
