Reminds me of the ending of Cat’s Cradle, “If I were a younger man, I would write a history of human stupidity; and I would climb to the top of Mount McCabe and lie down on my back with my history for a pillow; and I would take from the ground some of the blue-white poison that makes statues of men; and I would make a statue of myself, lying on my back, grinning horribly, and thumbing my nose at You Know Who.”
There is one part of the story that I don't understand, how did Alice manage to get herself in that hotel or something otherworldly place? Anyway, let's pay no heed to that and get to the bottom line of the story. Bibliomania is an adventurous, psychological and horror manga telling a story about Alice and her persistent desire to go back to real world. The challenge starts with 433 and in order to go back, Alice needs to travel from page to page backwards until she get as far as 000 or the table of contents. In every games there exists the drawbacks. While Alice is making a long distance away from her room, her body gradually rots. This part really piqued my interest. The ones that tried but failed to succeed will turn into a page. Here in the last chapter, I don't seem to fully understand but I kind of get it but not really. Maybe a little rereading will do. All in in all, it was an amazing read and fast paced. The art sure is up to my taste. 5 staaar!
I don’t typically read things like this but I’m so glad I did. It’s dark, weird, the art is gorgeous. You can’t help but want to move on to the next page to see what happens next but all the same wish to linger on the current one longer to take it all in. I cannot recommend it enough
This comic only gets a 4/5 instead of a 5/5 for simply one reason. While the premise was really well made and I liked the delving into the book a large part of the plot came rushing at the end. It’s not a problem just a personal preference.
All in all an 8/10 with great art and a unique premise.