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bound_to_books's review
4.0
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
This is without a doubt the most beautiful book I have read in such a long time - both illustrated and stories. Some true heroes we know and many I didn't but glad I know do! The book makes a point of how people (in this one, specifically men) aren't celebrated for kindness but rather power or influences. Kindness is not celebrated enough!
This book is shouting about people who have made the world a better place - and the book has too!
If you want a pick me up or heart-warming stories you can dip in and out of this is the book for you.
This is without a doubt the most beautiful book I have read in such a long time - both illustrated and stories. Some true heroes we know and many I didn't but glad I know do! The book makes a point of how people (in this one, specifically men) aren't celebrated for kindness but rather power or influences. Kindness is not celebrated enough!
This book is shouting about people who have made the world a better place - and the book has too!
If you want a pick me up or heart-warming stories you can dip in and out of this is the book for you.
easyqueenie's review
4.0
The Good Guys by Rob Kemp and Paul Blow does exactly what its title suggests, introducing 50 famous men who have changed the world through acts of philanthropy, engineering, protest, and more. Each guy gets a one-page bio and an illustrated portrait—pretty standard in these types of books—and the bios themselves are short and sweet, however, this doesn’t mean they’re scant on details. Each of the bios is carefully compiled so as to allow lots of information about each man and his deeds to be included, both his “kind” actions which earned him a place in the book and his other works such as sport, acting, politics, and more.
There are plenty of names you would expect to see included here such as Martin Luther King Jr, Oskar Schindler, and Nelson Mandela, and there is some significant crossover with the 40 people featured in People of Peace, but the book also throws in lots of other, more surprising choices. Sir Patrick Stewart is included for his campaigning against domestic violence, Sir Tim Berners-Lee for his creation of the World Wide Web, and John Boyega for his work with impoverished kids in London and Nigeria. There is a strong focus toward British men here, with people like Jamie Oliver and Professor Green included, but the book does include people from all over the world, such as Colin Kaepernick, Didier Drogba, and Ban Ki-moon.
A few reviews of this book have asked why we need a book specifically focused on celebrating men’s achievements when the world already seems set up to do so continuously, but I disagree. This is a wonderful book that celebrates men for being kind, helping others, and serving their communities. I hope it will be an inspiration to many young boys and help to show them that kindness and non-violence can be masculine and that even tough guys can help others too.
There are plenty of names you would expect to see included here such as Martin Luther King Jr, Oskar Schindler, and Nelson Mandela, and there is some significant crossover with the 40 people featured in People of Peace, but the book also throws in lots of other, more surprising choices. Sir Patrick Stewart is included for his campaigning against domestic violence, Sir Tim Berners-Lee for his creation of the World Wide Web, and John Boyega for his work with impoverished kids in London and Nigeria. There is a strong focus toward British men here, with people like Jamie Oliver and Professor Green included, but the book does include people from all over the world, such as Colin Kaepernick, Didier Drogba, and Ban Ki-moon.
A few reviews of this book have asked why we need a book specifically focused on celebrating men’s achievements when the world already seems set up to do so continuously, but I disagree. This is a wonderful book that celebrates men for being kind, helping others, and serving their communities. I hope it will be an inspiration to many young boys and help to show them that kindness and non-violence can be masculine and that even tough guys can help others too.
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