Although I need more imaginations while reading this, the comics itself is fun. How would a fly lives in an apartment? The adventure of newborn fly who tries to survive, meeting friends and foes, but still enjoying life is priceless. Moreover, with no words spoken, we have to think what makes it do this and that.

A fly is born with funny looking shoes on his feet. The reader will get to see the fly’s eyes. He struggles in the beginning to get out of the wastebasket he is in. He gets out and explores his immediate area. He becomes friends with another bug. They eat together. He also meets a spider which really scares him.

The author is also the illustrator. He is a famous French cartoonist. There are no words in this book but none are needed. I have never look at a fly and think how dangerous his everyday life is. I loved watching the fly make his decisions on what he wanted to do. It’s an amazing book.

I had fun reading The Fly ! It resurfaced some really old childhood memories of watching the cartoon.

It had a very simple art style and story, which I appreciated. It's funny and not taking itself seriously at all. It does hold some original ideas even though the concept is so simple. It even has multiple tongue in cheek moments.

For sure, knowing the cartoon I knew what to expect so the comic was directly what I expected and created a little nostalgic moment for me.

I don't know why but I always got super invested about the shoes, like, don't you dare lose your shoe you little fly !

I recommend this book to those like me that will feel nostalgia for this, not so little, fly !

A fantastic read for both old and young. Humorously conceived. Thank you for the opportunity to read this in exchange for an honest review.

This graphic novel is hard to explain without spoilers. So here are some words: the fly, spider, other bugs, humans, planet Earth, adventure. That is more then enough!

As some of you might know, Lewis Trondheim is one creative mother£µ¢₭€®, and this book is just his train of creative thoughts from the beginning 'till the end. It has no words whatsoever, so it's internationally friendly, and the characters are also universally recognizable. (Ya know - the fly, spider, other bugs...) And it is a modern day fable, and it works so well. It has everything from everyday things you would do, like eat an apple for example, to unbelievably grandiose fantasy elements.

The drawing is simple, on purpose. And sometimes the whole page will be basically a camera zoom. That gives this book a wonderful dynamic and a feeling that it could be an animated film (which also exists, unsurprisingly).

So, this one is for your kids to spend time alone looking at pictures stitching them and playing a story in their heads, but don't kid yourself - it's a great fun for adults too.

Once again, thanks to NetGalley and this time Papercutz too. You made my time fly with this one.

I really enjoyed this wordless graphic novel. As a teacher and librarian, I can see using it to teach how to read a graphic novel as well as have students create their own panels, captions, etc. It's a fun quick read that will be great for readers of all languages and ability levels to access - provided they know how to read a graphic novel.

If the idea of a fly landing on your food or coffee makes you want to bleach your entire house, this is not for you. However if you have a young child that loves nothing more than to creep you out. Buy this book.

A fun wordless graphic novel that's easy to follow. The play on perspectives was enjoyable and I think reading this with kids would make for a really enjoyable experience.

First of all, it's all about the hazards of being a fly!

And then just go for the artstyle.

If you are someone who loves reading comics in the form of art sequences without much dialogues, you will like this one.

The highlight of the book is obviously the fun artwork. It's a quick, entertaining read.

Thank you, author/artist and the publisher, for the advance reading copy.

This wordless graphic novel has appeal to kids who love life science, bugs, and just a good story.
This is such a quick "read" that I'd suggest a library copy instead of purchase to families that have limited book budgets.

What a fun book!
I love that these pages are images only, no reading required. The illustration is excellently done and the goofy style of the fly is a lot of fun to look at. The faces are impressively expressive for being so simplistic.
I also love that so much of the fly's life overlaps with a human's causal observation of a fly's life - zoomy circles all around the house for no apparent reason, anyone?

I always liked The Fly when I was a child and I was finally able to read a graphic novel about this character.

It was super fast that I finished it but I enjoyed it very much and obviously also laughed with the story.

The Fly is a wordless graphic novel about a fly from birth and his navigation of the world around him. He has a few frights, makes a friend, becomes an enlarged mutant, and then returns to his normal size. This would be a great option for High/Low readers struggling with text that enjoy humorous stories. Elementary and middle grades will find this hilarious.

This was a very cute book. No words, just illustrations following the life of a fly. This book is full of friendship and adventure! I really enjoyed this graphic novel. Loved the illustrations as well.

Thank you to NetGalley and Papercutz for the ARC!

Pleasant enough art, no text, there's a storyline but nothing truly unique or attention-grabbing. Not buying this one.

Quel plaisir de revivre un moment " The Fly" !

J'ai adoré retrouver cette mouche qui dans mon enfance m’avait marqué dès m'a première lecture.
Un univers, un style et une histoire que l'on peut qu'aimer et à la fin se dire " encore !"
Un bon plongeon dans les souvenirs mais toujours plaisant aujourd'hui car cela ne vieilli pas et passe les années.

Merci !!

I thought I would enjoy this more. The wordless format and illustration style was repetitive after a few pages, let alone over 100.

Cool panel style--no dialogue needed when your characters have such lively facial expressions! Very funny.

The Fly is a wonderful wordless graphic fiction, suitable for all ages. I enjoyed it immensely - the trials Fly undergoes are silly, and there is a lot to discover in his wordless pursuit of food, safety, and friendship.

Don't think I read the description of this clearly enough - didn't realise it was a wordless graphic novel. The illustrations are great, but I'm not a fan of flies so I wasn't that interested in the story. This will definitely appeal to some people but unfortunately not me.