I got this on Netgalley in exchange for an honest review!
This is a really nice graphic novel! The story here is the kind where you are confused while reading it, but once you get to the end it all starts to make sense. I really enjoyed all the symbolism in the story, and how it makes leaving your childhood behind seems like a terrifying experience where you struggle to understand what is going on. I was really shocked by the ending, but also think it was so perfect.

The artwork is absolutely beautiful. I think the concept was brilliant but could have been executed slightly better. I was slightly confused in the beginning but that quickly cleared up as I continued to read this book. Easy read, I personally enjoyed this book.
Plot: 3/5
Writing style and artwork: 5/5
Characters: 4/5
World building: 3.5/5
Overall: 3.5/5

• Pistouvi

Firstly from the cover and description we can say that the story is about pistouvi named fox and a girl

The story was so abrupt and fun to go through. Their journey their life how they live in their world which is pretty insane and to be honest I love insane worlds cause they increase our imagination and creative powers.

The sweet little fox Pistouvi who lives with his best friend and caretaker Jeanna are having a fun life without any adult supervision but there is a grumpy man tractor in their world also a very mystical magical Wind lady

You will be very curious as in what is happening, what's that for, how does that has magic, what does this do and the story will end in that very peaked interest point

Also I'm not spoiling the story for you but the ending made me mad. Like super mad now I wanna know what happens to them or does something even happen to them

So I recommend this graphic novel to anyone who wanna dive in some madness without any proper knowledge of starting or end cause that's what will hit you hard

Also last but not the least kudos to the graphic artist. You did good. Your drawings male me fall in love with pistouvi so much I wanna have a pet little fox to myself

• Character development- 2☆
• Story Plot- 3☆
• Side characters- 3☆
• Flow of the story- 4.5☆
• Overall - 3☆

The cover was what drew me to this graphic novel, and to be honest, the art is the only thing worth mentioning at all. The plot is practically non-existent, just a bunch of random vignettes put together without any sense or meaning. The story itself is about a girl and her fox friend fighting a bunch of birds. I didn’t understand the point of any of it.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

While the illustration style was quite compelling, I had trouble buying into the world portrayed. Each scene gave an impression of some important meaning without connecting the dots to a clear message for the reader. You may enjoy this book if you are a fan of Studio Ghibli reminiscent storylines and characters.

Thank you to NetGalley, Diamond Book Distributors, and Merwan & Gatignol for the ARC.

I'll be honest I did not even finish it. I was asking myself "what is the point" while reading this a few too many times to keep reading. We were dropped into this world with no explanation and no plot to really drive it forward. The synopsis says everything changes when the birds arrive, however the story starts and the birds are already there. It was too all over the place for me and I can't see myself giving this to a child and them understanding what is going on.

The art is the best part of it all, but that doesn't save the book for me.

The graphic novel tells the story of a small fox Pistouvi who lives in a treehouse with a girl called Jeannie. It is told in a series of short vignettes recounting the duo's adventures during various seasons and their constant struggle to navigate the unfriendly world with frightening birds.

What drew me to this little graphic novel is the cover, which is simple and intriguing at the same time. The art is definitely the strongest point of this publication, with the stories told coming at a close second. This uplifting story about friendship, childhood, and nature is perfect for readers of all ages.

The smile wouldn't leave my face as I was reading it and I see myself coming back to "Pistouvi" and reading it again in the future. I absolutely adored it!

This book wasn't for me, but I do think it'll suit some type of audience out there in the reading world.

I wouldn't describe the art in this graphic novel as beautiful per say- it was striking, all done up in bold black and white illustrations. But that couldn't fully save Pistouvi from being confusingly nonsensical in its entirety- it has the makings and vague aura of a Studio Ghibli movie, but is unfortunately too wispy and ephemeral to have made any sort of impact on me as a reader. There was so much I didn't quite understand, and frankly didn't even know if I was supposed to understand- I even read through the whole thing a second time just to see if clarity would descend upon me with a repeat viewing.

It did not.

The concept is interesting, the art is cool, but the book lacks even the slightest semblance of story and detail to actually make it a digestible read; with each chapter/vignette, the vaguely dream-like quality of the story becomes more confusing, weird, and detached from what it's supposedly putting forth. It feels immaterial at best, and frustratingly hollow and disconsonant at worst.

Was it an allegory for the changing nature of friendship as we grow older? Is it that once Pistouvi hears the birds unaffected by Jeanne's opinion, he starts changing, and thus outgrows her? Is Jeanne a sociopathic liar? Is Pistouvi's huger a metaphor for his desire to know more outside the realm of what he and Jeanne regularly know? It all ends so abruptly I don't think even a thin veneer of answers exist within the story- then again, maybe there wasn't meant to be?

Not every book needs to be fleshed out in every piece of minutiae it contains, but this book was weirdly discordant to me, and left me feeling bewildered at what exactly it was trying to say with what little plot it had.

Pistouvi is an attractive book with a cover that caught my eye. I would gladly share this text with young readers (or older readers) who have yet to find the book that captures their interest. An interesting, lovely, and engaging visual story.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing this book in exchange for an honest review.

What a cute little book! I was quite surprised at what I found here, Would recommend if you're in need of a good, quick read.

This graphic novel was described as "a beautiful, lyrical fable about the inevitable transition from childhood freedom to adult responsibility, replete with laughs, nostalgia and heartache." This description pulled me in and immediately made me want to pick up Pistouvi, however, this story did not deliver.

The art style is intriguing and stylistic, and it is a very quick, easy read. However, there is not much else that I can say I liked about this graphic novel. There is no plot, and it is entirely too confusing for a graphic novel catered towards children. I found myself asking "what's the point?" after I completed it. 1.5 out of 5 stars.

Thank you NetGalley for providing me with an ARC.

Pistouvi is a fox who lives with a young girl named Jeanne. Their home is a tree house in the middle of a large field, which is maintained by a rather large and foreboding tractor-man and his love the Wind. The graphic novel is a look into their adventures. I think?

The artwork in this graphic novel is beautiful. Every black and white page has so much detail and emotion. I just wish the actual story was just as moving. The plot is jumbled and confusing. Why are they so afraid of the birds? Why does it matter if they can understand them or not? Every chapter was a piece of a story that didn’t seem to make sense when pieces came together at the end.

I almost wish this book was completely without text, because the images themselves moved me. I didn’t need the words that, in the end, left me more confused than satisfied.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for the e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

"I received a complimentary copy of this book through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own."
I loved the black and white line drawings. The artwork was really well done, and almost enough of a story to stand alone.

***Thank you to Netgalley for this eARC for honest review***
**SPOILER ALERT? Maybe?**

This was a strange graphic novel about a young girl and her friend/pet fox who turns into a bird (kind of...sometimes...) and their daily life (I guess) with a giant tractor man and the lady wind. That's about what I could decipher. Mostly I didn't really like it because nothing was really explained and it was so short it seemed almost pointless. The art itself was fine, but the characters and plot were lacking in my mind.

The graphic novel follows a little girl names Jeanne and her fox friend Pistouvi, who have a magical ocarina that command anyone and for unexplained reasons, are deadly afraid of birds.

While I enjoyed the artstyle greatly and think the visual were holding well, the story was non-existent and I had a hard time understanding or relating to the characters as their motives and thoughts were an enigma even as I finished the graphic novel. As I turned the last page, I felt dissatisfied for not having a real ending, nor a real merit in the end to the events that taken place - the feeling of "that's it?" surfaced in me as the ending was depressing and leaving more questions than answers.

the art in 'pistouvi' is beautiful. it's all in black and whites, and each character is distinct and has their own line style: some are bolder, to show their gruff nature, while others have light lines, barely there, to show their quickness. visually it's amazing to look at, and i think it really gives a life to this otherworldly feeling that runs throughout.

however, i found the falling together of the plot lacking. it's confusing and jumpy, and you can never really settle in the story because there's no moment where anything is explained to make sense of these characters and their relationships. i was left feeling let down by the ending, with how abrupt and nonsensical it felt in the context of the rest of the story. i couldn't figure out what the point of any of it was.

<i>arc provided by the publisher via netgalley in exchange for an honest review</i>

I really did not understand this story. I’m not really sure what it was going for? I know it’s meant to be subtle and strange but even then I still didn’t pick up on what it was about.

This also had some ableist and fatphobic jokes that I really did not like.

This definitely was not the story for me.

1/5 🌟

The artwork is really beautiful. I liked it, thought the black and white were elegant. The story didn't quite explain itself to me, though, I did not understand it much.

It reminded me of Adventure Time; 2 companions, one animal and the other human, and magical stuff happening everywhere

[This review is based on an ARC.] I don't fully know how to rate this, as it's rather confusing and very strange (and I wonder if this was translated, and some of the 'sense' was lost in translation). But at the same time, the art is beautiful and parts of the whimsical but melancholy story are very striking and engaging. I'm rounding up to 3 stars, but it's more a 2.5. The ending was...much more on the bitter end of bittersweet, and I'm not sure it matches with the book description listed here, at least in terms of overall theme.

Well... The art style was okay, but I didn’t love it. The plot itself was basically a bunch of completely random scenes strung together into one giant mess. I was waiting for some explanation on what was going on, but never got one. What a waste of time.