Where «Roots» and «Roots: The Next Generations» were extensive studies on, not one character, but a series of members in a bloodline that spans about a century or so, this series centers around one character, thus the unevenness that plagued this series» sisters has been thinned out tremendously, though unfortunately still not quite to the point of dissipation, because as generally comfortable as this
story's flow is, Halle Berry's titular Queen Jackson character extensively faces several
dynamic events and characters, yet still doesn't take the time that it should to meditate upon the full exposition and
depth of this
story's range, thus leaving certain key
story aspects to come off as unnecessary and, of course, supplementary to focal inconsistency.
Atavist juxtaposes various digital forms that lies in the space between long narrative magazine articles and traditional books and e-books — a bit like music singles in iTunes — Atavist presents
stories longer and in more
depth than typical magazines, less expensive and more
dynamic than traditional books.
Publishing them digitally and offering them individually — a bit like music singles in iTunes — allows us to present
stories longer and in more
depth than typical magazines, less expensive and more
dynamic than traditional books.