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wemedgeway's review against another edition
4.0
Read this concurrently with Wulf’s “The Invention of Nature”... graphic novel covers about the first third of the book and covers certain topics in greater detail. Some of the dialogue is, I don’t know, snarky? But better than dry and boring.
curiousjac's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
5.0
Loved how she took you on a journey! A very well done graphic novel, I felt like I learned so much.
clahrah's review
4.0
spanish colonialism and white european men claiming decades of indigenous knowledge as their own :) <3
all cynicism aside though... this was lovely and very interesting to read. the narration was annoying as hell and not all of the illustrations where exactly my cup of tea but i loved how so much knowledge and interesting facts were presented so entertainingly.
i can see this graphic novel appealing to both young as well as adult readers and it's a nice introduction to the biography of a man who i do have a lot of sympathy for not only because he spent so much time in peru but especially because of his pioneering ideas and discoveries on environmentalism and the earth's geographic interrelationships.
all cynicism aside though... this was lovely and very interesting to read. the narration was annoying as hell and not all of the illustrations where exactly my cup of tea but i loved how so much knowledge and interesting facts were presented so entertainingly.
i can see this graphic novel appealing to both young as well as adult readers and it's a nice introduction to the biography of a man who i do have a lot of sympathy for not only because he spent so much time in peru but especially because of his pioneering ideas and discoveries on environmentalism and the earth's geographic interrelationships.
teatimewithelli's review
4.0
Richtig informativ, besonders geeignet für Leute die nicht gerne ewig lange Abhandlungen lesen wollen.
toad_maiden's review against another edition
4.0
Interesting and beautiful. The only reason this loses a star is for the sometimes-confusing layout of text and for the treatment of Von Humboldt's servant, Jose. The author's note at the end of the book makes clear that they made the decision to conflate the often-unnamed servants from Von Humboldt's notes into a single character, which I'm not sure was the right way to treat this issue. Other than these mild concerns, however, this was a lovely read.
viralmysteries's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
fast-paced
4.0
An excellently drawn version of Andrea Wulf's seminal book on Alexander Von Humboldt. I only wish the graphic novel could have been longer and covered more of his life!
anamaria427's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
fast-paced
4.0
Informativo. Se deja leer. Promueve muchas otras lecturas. Las ilustraciones son muy intetesantes.
cherryredmarlene's review against another edition
4.0
This was so deeply interesting in a really fun way!!!
truestorydesu's review against another edition
4.0
4.5/5 - one of the most gorgeous graphic novels I've ever encountered - if you've never heard of Alexander von Humboldt, well, then, make this your introduction. The man was an international celebrity scientist in his day, and he had a massive impact on science and the world as we know it. Loved the use of images from his actual diaries, journals, notes, etc. in collages throughout the graphic novel. Gorgeous and super informative, my only complaint is the hardcover copy is huge and somewhat difficult to hold when you have an impatient cat on your lap who doesn't like being nudged by the bottom corners of the giant book you're reading.