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4.53 AVERAGE
4.53 AVERAGE
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This was awesome. Everything from the color choices, the expressive drawings, funny/sad/inspiring stories; Penelope Bagieu is a genius on many levels.
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This was a really fun graphic novel that featured a lot of interesting women. There was a little sass that I didn’t mind (unlike another collection of women’s biographies that I read recently) and I think the more laidback nature of a graphic novel lends itself to that. I learned about a lot of women I wasn’t previously familiar with and overall, really enjoyed reading this one!
This was an accessible introduction to a few women in history - some well-known, some not. On the whole I thought this was inspiring, especially since there were lots of women profiled who are not often cited in feminist history (especially if they're outside of Western culture). The art makes it a breeze to go through and I would recommend this to anyone looking to expand their historical knowledge of powerful women.
The one reservation I had about the book was the inclusion of a band that accidentally got famous - the story was all about their dad pressuring them to perform, then dying, then being ridiculed and it really didn't fit with the rest of the collection.
The one reservation I had about the book was the inclusion of a band that accidentally got famous - the story was all about their dad pressuring them to perform, then dying, then being ridiculed and it really didn't fit with the rest of the collection.
I really liked the art style, and each women’s section is only about 8-10 pages, so it was very easy to read. I loved discovering some amazing women i’d never heard of, and finding out even more about the ones i *had* heard of.
For example, how fucking badass was Josephine Baker and Naziq al-abid?! And so many of these women were queer! Anyway, if you want an enjoyable & interesting quick read, check it out.
For example, how fucking badass was Josephine Baker and Naziq al-abid?! And so many of these women were queer! Anyway, if you want an enjoyable & interesting quick read, check it out.
While I mostly enjoyed it, I am probably not the target audience for Penelope Bagieu’s Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World. That’s not a complaint. Brazen is a cool jumping off point for looking more into the women mentioned in it but, given that it is split into twenty-seven sections, there’s not a lot of deep going into any given story. It’s also a bit of a mixed bag on the women included. Several I understood completely, a few I didn’t quite get.
In large part, Brazen feels like it could be a really good source for a middle school history class to pull from. There’s enough information to catch interest in the women featured and enough to get started. I would have liked to have seen a bibliography or an index at the end. I feel like having the sources included could have made this even better in regards to finding out more.
The writing is simple and straight forward which works well with the short sections. The art has a nifty sketchy quality while also having a fair degree of detail. The overall effect is quite functional and makes for an enjoyable read.
That’s ultimately a big chunk of what decided it for me. I enjoyed reading Brazen and I know that a younger me would have enjoyed it more. Not citing her sources somewhere in the book does lose some points for me. So, I’m giving Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World a four out of five.
A copy of Brazen was sent to me for honest review by First Second books.
In large part, Brazen feels like it could be a really good source for a middle school history class to pull from. There’s enough information to catch interest in the women featured and enough to get started. I would have liked to have seen a bibliography or an index at the end. I feel like having the sources included could have made this even better in regards to finding out more.
The writing is simple and straight forward which works well with the short sections. The art has a nifty sketchy quality while also having a fair degree of detail. The overall effect is quite functional and makes for an enjoyable read.
That’s ultimately a big chunk of what decided it for me. I enjoyed reading Brazen and I know that a younger me would have enjoyed it more. Not citing her sources somewhere in the book does lose some points for me. So, I’m giving Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World a four out of five.
A copy of Brazen was sent to me for honest review by First Second books.
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This was a fun and interesting book with beautiful cartoon book layouts telling the stories of some of the world's most ballsy and brazen women who did things they're own way.
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