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The Lagoon by Lilli, 1983- Carré is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Lagoon about?

A family is seduced by a mysterious creature's siren song that can be heard emanating from the lagoon after dark in talented young cartoonist Lilli Carrs first long-form work, and how each member reacts to the song in The Lagoon is the crux of the story. For the wiseor pixilatedGrandpa, the song reminds him that, in the time he has left, he must pause to respect, appreciate, and fear nature. The song hints at something that Zoey, the daughter, is too young to fully grasp. And the song lures the sexually frustrated mother, and eventually, her husband, into danger Carr experimented with nib pens and brushes while drawing this black-and-white graphic novel, giving the art a different feel from her previous, Eisner-and-Harvey-Award-nominated story, Tales of Woodsman Pete . The Lagoon was influenced by the films Creature from the Black Lagoon and Night of the Hunter , but reads more like the gothic, family narratives of Flannery OConnor or Carson McCullers. RhythmsGrandpas taps, the ticking of a metronomeare punctuated by silences that pace this sound-driven story. Older teen and adult readers are invited to imagine the enigmatic creatures haunting, ever-shifting tune as it reve

Who reads The Lagoon?

Author

Lilli, 1983- Carré

Publisher

Seattle, WA: Fantagraphics Books

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9781560979548

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Crafts & Hobbies, Literary Fiction, Graphic Novel

Rating

3.5 / 5 (608 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13