Scott Pilgrim #1 & #2 Reviews

From Goodreads:
Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life (Scott Pilgrim #1) 
by Bryan Lee O'Malley

Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life (Scott Pilgrim, #1) 

Scott Pilgrim's life is totally sweet. He's 23 years old, he's in a rock band, he's "between jobs," and he's dating a cute high school girl. Nothing could possibly go wrong, unless a seriously mind-blowing, dangerously fashionable, rollerblading delivery girl named Ramona Flowers starts cruising through his dreams and sailing by him at parties. Will Scott's aweso...moreScott Pilgrim's life is totally sweet. He's 23 years old, he's in a rock band, he's "between jobs," and he's dating a cute high school girl. Nothing could possibly go wrong, unless a seriously mind-blowing, dangerously fashionable, rollerblading delivery girl named Ramona Flowers starts cruising through his dreams and sailing by him at parties. Will Scott's awesome life get turned upside-down? Will he have to face Ramona's seven evil ex-boyfriends in battle? The short answer is yes. The long answer is Scott Pilgrim, Volume 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life.

From Goodreads:
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (Scott Pilgrim #2) 
by Bryan Lee O'Malley

Does Scott and Ramona's burgeoning relationship have a future? Isn't Scott still supposedly dating Knives Chau? Who is Ramona's second evil ex-boyfriend, and why is he in Toronto? Who are The Clash At Demonhead, and what kind of bizarre art-punky music do they play? Who's their hot girl keyboardist, and what is Scott's relation to her? Why are they Knives Chau's new favour...moreDoes Scott and Ramona's burgeoning relationship have a future? Isn't Scott still supposedly dating Knives Chau? Who is Ramona's second evil ex-boyfriend, and why is he in Toronto? Who are The Clash At Demonhead, and what kind of bizarre art-punky music do they play? Who's their hot girl keyboardist, and what is Scott's relation to her? Why are they Knives Chau's new favourite band? Fights! Drama! Secrets revealed! The answers to all these questions and more!





I loved the movie Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.  It  had all kinds of geeky, snarky goodness. I've been wanting to read the graphic novels for awhile, but was reluctant to buy them.  So I was happy to see the first two volumes at my local library.

Oh, you heard me right.  I went to my library.  I'm giving myself a second chance.  This is a new year and a new me, surely I can return library books in a timely manner.  After I made a sizable donation, or as some might call it, a large library fine, they were generous to welcome me back with open arms.  With all the stories of public libraries in so much trouble, it felt wrong not support my own local libraries. I'm a book lover, I not so secretly would love to be a librarian, and I will return books on time dammit!

So far the two volumes of Scott Pilgrim don't stray too far from the movie, although you get a few extra scenes and a little more background than they good fit in the movie.  Plus you get more Kim.  I love Kim- she's a big part of the snarky goodness. The second volume shows her early relationship with Scott, which I enjoyed reading- hope to see more and how Envy and Scott started off.

Another thing that's really cool is how closely the actors from the movie resemble their graphic novel counterparts- maybe with the exception of Scott Pilgrim himself.  Everything is so familiar that it made reading the graphic novel an even better experience for me.  I think I might have been a little loss if I hadn't seen the movie first.

So if you're looking for a good graphic novel (Dewey's readathon isn't too far off!) than I can easily recommend this series.  Can't wait to finish all of them!

Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World both get Midnight Book Ratings of 11pm.  Very enjoyable and a great read for newbie graphic novel readers like myself.  Probably you should skip if you didn't enjoy the movie.