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4.17 AVERAGE
4.17 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
funny
informative
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
emotional
informative
fast-paced
Les dessins de Lupano sont superbes et illustrent magnifiquement l’histoire de Blanc Autour qui retrace la genèse de la première école pour filles noires aux États-Unis, quinze ans avant l’abolition de l’esclavage. J’ai particulièrement adoré la palette de couleurs utilisée, avec ces tons pastels et ces remplissages.
Le scénario n’a rien à envier non plus : les jeunes filles sont attachantes, les dialogues entre elles sont savoureux.
Le reste est, comme on s’y attend, révoltant. Certains mots font mal, les actions qui sont rapportées encore plus.
Et on admire la force de ces jeunes femmes, prêtes à se battre pour l’égalité des droits et des chances, et pour que certaines responsabilités soient prises.
Cette BD manque de peu la cinquième étoile. Elle aurait pu la décrocher avec une fin moins abrupte, et j’avoue que j’aurais vraiment aimé que certains arcs soient plus développés, comme la parenthèse religieuse, et l’idée qui germe grâce à un des personnages sur l’impact d’un enseignement blanc sans aucune remise en question. Ou encore la prie de position de Prudence quand elle décide de créer cette école pour jeunes filles noires.
Mais c’est peut-être là le biais de la lectrice de romans qui ressort.
Le scénario n’a rien à envier non plus : les jeunes filles sont attachantes, les dialogues entre elles sont savoureux.
Le reste est, comme on s’y attend, révoltant. Certains mots font mal, les actions qui sont rapportées encore plus.
Et on admire la force de ces jeunes femmes, prêtes à se battre pour l’égalité des droits et des chances, et pour que certaines responsabilités soient prises.
Cette BD manque de peu la cinquième étoile. Elle aurait pu la décrocher avec une fin moins abrupte, et j’avoue que j’aurais vraiment aimé que certains arcs soient plus développés, comme la parenthèse religieuse, et l’idée qui germe grâce à un des personnages sur l’impact d’un enseignement blanc sans aucune remise en question. Ou encore la prie de position de Prudence quand elle décide de créer cette école pour jeunes filles noires.
Mais c’est peut-être là le biais de la lectrice de romans qui ressort.
This was gorgeous
The art, the story, the history was just sublime. I had no idea about Miss Crandalls school before reading this graphic novel, but I was taken on a whimsical and heart wrenching story of a school that taught people a backwards wicked society deemed as "unworthy" to be taught just because of the colour of their skin. The characters were vibrant like the art, and I loved following them for the brief period the novel covers, and while the story of the school ends in tragedy there is hope in the end, with the glossary at the end giving hope and showing that some good still came from such a bleak moment in time.
The art, the story, the history was just sublime. I had no idea about Miss Crandalls school before reading this graphic novel, but I was taken on a whimsical and heart wrenching story of a school that taught people a backwards wicked society deemed as "unworthy" to be taught just because of the colour of their skin. The characters were vibrant like the art, and I loved following them for the brief period the novel covers, and while the story of the school ends in tragedy there is hope in the end, with the glossary at the end giving hope and showing that some good still came from such a bleak moment in time.
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Firstly, this book is beautiful. The illustrations are gorgeous and Fert did a wonderful job creating atmospheres of suspense, grief, and joy with his artwork and also gave the girls such wonderful senses of individuality that I just loved.
Story-wise this book falls flat for maybe lacking a bit of nuance. While overall I enjoyed the story and think its a good historic story to tell there is some troubling messaging about Black men and what the 'right' way to fight for equality and freedom (and these problems feel particularly highlighted due to the fact that this story of Black American women is being told by a white French man). There are some things that I think were done well, including having the vignettes of the girls going on to teach after the school was closed which removed a lot of the white-savior-y tones for me
That being said I'm glad I picked this up, I just think it should be taken with a grain of salt
Story-wise this book falls flat for maybe lacking a bit of nuance. While overall I enjoyed the story and think its a good historic story to tell there is some troubling messaging about Black men and what the 'right' way to fight for equality and freedom (and these problems feel particularly highlighted due to the fact that this story of Black American women is being told by a white French man). There are some things that I think were done well,
That being said I'm glad I picked this up, I just think it should be taken with a grain of salt
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Racism, Sexism
Moderate: Sexual harassment
I enjoyed reading this book, however the historical note at the end really drove home the story for me. I like knowing that the characters written about were actual people instead of figments of the author’s imagination. This book illustrates what it was like to be “free” without civil rights.
I recieved a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I recieved a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This is a fictionalized, very fictionalized version of a school for black women in Connecticut before the American Civil War. While the main story line, about how the locals did not like the school is true, the other bits, with a witch of the woods, and the strange boy that quoted a book about Nate Tucker, is out of the imagination of this French writer.
While the illustrations are nice, and the story, goes off the rails at a certain point, it is probably worth the read to just see how poorly the young women were treated.
But, after reading it, I didn't feel as though I got to the heart of the historical story. And, because the teacher was a Quaker, it was never made clear why she would be going to the local church, and having an issue about not being let in.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
While the illustrations are nice, and the story, goes off the rails at a certain point, it is probably worth the read to just see how poorly the young women were treated.
But, after reading it, I didn't feel as though I got to the heart of the historical story. And, because the teacher was a Quaker, it was never made clear why she would be going to the local church, and having an issue about not being let in.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
I cried a little...
First of, I want to hug this art. I want to live in it and in these colors and never come back. I want my life to be this art. It is the purest and most beautiful art I've seen!
That forest goddess!
First of, I want to hug this art. I want to live in it and in these colors and never come back. I want my life to be this art. It is the purest and most beautiful art I've seen!
That forest goddess!