The Recipe for Gertrude, Vol. 1 [Paperback]

Nari Kusakawa (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 12, 2006

Sahara is a normal high school girl whose life gets turned upside down when she meets "Gertrude," a 100-year-old demon who looks like a teen-age boy. Gertrude is a man-made demon, constructed from the parts of various other demons and brought to life through a "recipe" from an ancient spell book. Gertrude searches for the recipe, in order to learn more about his origin and destroy the formula so that it can never be repeated. Sahara becomes his resourceful ally in Gertrude's quest and they are aided by some very comical and non-threatening demons.

From rising manga star Nari Kusakawa, THE RECIPE FOR GERTRUDE is a light-hearted and fun series that focuses on the relationship between its two appealing lead characters.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 7 Up–Gertrude is a manmade demon searching for the recipe that made him so that he can destroy it. While on his quest he meets a normal teenaged girl, Sahara, who tries to help him find what he is seeking. It is not until Gertrude meets her older brother that he starts to get some answers about his origin. The characters are interesting and likable. This should appeal to readers of manga who enjoy Maki Murakami's Kanpai! (Tokyopop) or those not yet ready for Tsugumi Ohba's more intense Death Note (Viz Media).–Melissa T. Jenvey, New York Public Library
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From Booklist

Climbing into her hideout in an abandoned building, high-schooler Sahara is annoyed to discover a new tenant in residence. He's called Gertrude, and though he looks like a teenage guy, he's really a demon, built Frankenstein-style from bits and pieces stolen from other demons. He's on a mission to recover the "recipe" alluded to in the title, which will enable him to seize control of his power and destiny. Sahara, bewildered but charmed, does what she can to help. As always in manga, the first volume is a prelude, but the slightly off-kilter laughs and the allusions to what a patchwork person feels are promising. The art is spare and occasionally jumbled, and readers may wonder where Sahara's parents are, but comics fans, especially those familiar with the Demon Diary books, will enjoy the premise here Robin Brenner
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Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: CMX (July 12, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401211100
• ISBN-13: 978-1401211103
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.6 x 7.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,047,417 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars I had to force myself to read this.., August 23, 2008

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Harmony Lawler - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Recipe for Gertrude, Vol. 1 (Paperback)

I did actually have to force myself to read this to give it an honest review. Im glad I didnt buy it. Only rented from library.
Which is mainly because of the art. Its very confusing and not even decent looking. I got characters confused often.
The horror side of this is extremely thin. The characters interactions aren't appealing at all and somehow I think there is romance between them mixed in? Its a high school girl and a demon. Not that I really have a problem with that, its just how the characters are that make it so uninteresting and cliched. She's confused and often questions everything, and he's kinda cold, but accepts her help.
Dont buy this. I dont even rate it 2 stars for horror manga fans.