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crookedtreehouse's review
4.0
I am surprised to still be enjoying this series about a separatist group living in northern New York. I don't particularly like any of the characters but I'm enjoying that Wood is able to write about these morally gray characters in such a way that I don't find them repulsive, nor am I ever rooting for them. If the next volume featured them all being gunned down by the American government, I'd think it was a fitting ending. Yet, I'm still curious what will happen to this family that is trying to distance themselves from the former patriarch's ties to racist hate groups, and a drug running business that the new matriarch wants eliminated from their community.
The only thing keeping this from being a five star book is that two of the issues have guest artists, and they're just not anywhere near the same quality as [a:Mack Chater|5403453|Mack Chater|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]'s.
I'd recommend this to people who enjoyed [b:Scalped, Vol. 1: Indian Country|1297291|Scalped, Vol. 1 Indian Country (Scalped, #1)|Jason Aaron|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1408986639s/1297291.jpg|1286437], [b:DMZ, Vol. 1: On the Ground|158683|DMZ, Vol. 1 On the Ground|Brian Wood|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1347378955s/158683.jpg|153159] or [b:Ex Machina, Vol. 1: The First Hundred Days|296901|Ex Machina, Vol. 1 The First Hundred Days (Ex Machina, #1)|Brian K. Vaughan|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388204505s/296901.jpg|288053], or fans of Sons Of Anarchy or Breaking Bad.
The only thing keeping this from being a five star book is that two of the issues have guest artists, and they're just not anywhere near the same quality as [a:Mack Chater|5403453|Mack Chater|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]'s.
I'd recommend this to people who enjoyed [b:Scalped, Vol. 1: Indian Country|1297291|Scalped, Vol. 1 Indian Country (Scalped, #1)|Jason Aaron|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1408986639s/1297291.jpg|1286437], [b:DMZ, Vol. 1: On the Ground|158683|DMZ, Vol. 1 On the Ground|Brian Wood|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1347378955s/158683.jpg|153159] or [b:Ex Machina, Vol. 1: The First Hundred Days|296901|Ex Machina, Vol. 1 The First Hundred Days (Ex Machina, #1)|Brian K. Vaughan|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388204505s/296901.jpg|288053], or fans of Sons Of Anarchy or Breaking Bad.
glitterandtwang's review
4.0
We get to learn more about Grace Briggs, who she is, and how she ended up running this secessionist compound. While reading this, I thought a lot about whether it was working to portray white nationalism in a sympathetic way - it's not. The one virulent racist in the midst of the compound is subjected to the most derogation, and while the people living on the land tolerate him, there's no indication that they embrace his extremist views.
The Briggs are still not the most sympathetic family, but the focus on Grace and her unique brand of ethics is what makes this series work so well.
The Briggs are still not the most sympathetic family, but the focus on Grace and her unique brand of ethics is what makes this series work so well.
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