<P> The book's concludes with a series of dreamlike vignettes that, while intriguing, some readers find hard to understand . </P> <P> The book was originally serialized online from 2010 to 2012, where it received 800,000 unique visitors . Alongside installments of the book, Siegel published a companion blog, where he posted the songs, stories, maps, and other findings that comprised his research . He also hosted discussions with readers and included portraits of some of the comic's fans in the book . </P> <P> Sailor Twain received positive reviews from a number of publications including starred reviews from Publisher's Weekly and Booklist, who wrote, </P> <Dl> <Dd> <Dl> <Dd> "Siegel's novel of obsessive romance and mythological realism churns through deep pools of humor, passion, and darkness . Studied panoramas of the intricate working of steamboats will steal away whatever breath you have left over from the mermaid's beauty and the story's outright tension as it steers toward a complex, catastrophic climax . Though serialized online, this is a luxurious graphic novel in its print form and is absolutely not to be missed ." </Dd> </Dl> </Dd> </Dl>

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