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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying
Moderate: Addiction
Minor: Body shaming
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
An anthology of comics regarding black women's hair, Hot Comb offers perspectives on the various way women gather at salons, in homes, and in shops to not only do their hair but discuss their daily lives and address community issues. First beginning with a young girl's first perm and its benefits and consequences, this compilation starts strong with a topic that is deeply personal.
I loved the art style, the way of telling all the stories. If you're looking for something to push your boundaries--this is it.
I loved the art style, the way of telling all the stories. If you're looking for something to push your boundaries--this is it.
I loved this graphic novel in that it offers a glimpse into black women’s lives in regards to their hair. These short stories deal with race, identity, class and perfect imperfections. The artwork wasn’t my favorite, which is why I ended up giving 4 stars.
Extraordinary short comics that use hair as a theme to explore the lives of Black women. I'm always hungry for realistic fiction by authors that (a) have a keen eye for human behavior, and (b) mostly like people anyway. These are empathetic, sharply observed stories, and every bit of warmth, humor, and heartache in them feels earned. Flowers' art is expressive and accomplished; the Lynda Barry comparison seems about right. This one's getting a five-star rating.
An important and powerful message, just not conveyed well in this format.
I really liked the illustrations and stories, but the endings were often abrupt and left me feeling unsatisfied.
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
emotional
informative
medium-paced
It’s hard to give this a rating. I suspect that it is good, and just not for me - as a white dude, I’m pretty far removed from the subject, but it is an interesting picture of this world I’m not a part of.
I would have loved if this could have been in color. The cover is so pretty and I feel like it would have made the dynamic artwork pop better especially with the majority of the lettering being in cursive. I did still love the short story format that examines Black hair as well as give some memoir vignettes from the author’s life. I loved the ads in between chapters and thought that art was spectacular, clear in black and white, but still would be just shone in color. A great book to add to your graphic nonfiction collections.