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philipf's review
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
jmanchester0's review
4.0
We need stories. We need to keep telling stories, especially when they shed light on reality, even when the stories themselves are fictional.
I enjoyed this story - and I appreciated even more the story they were trying to tell. The art was a perfect match - to the story and the writing. It was intense, and sometimes difficult to read. A good analogy to real life. The racial overtones made it a compelling story.
I just wish I could have read more about how the story came to be.
It can be problematic when people who aren‰ЫЄt black are telling the stories of people who are. But what made me feel really weird was people who aren‰ЫЄt black trying to imagine how people who were talked at the turn of the (previous) century. And on top of that, writing and recording music that is supposed to hail back to black artists. I applaud the artists for telling this story. And I‰ЫЄm far from an expert on this stuff. But I know sometimes when we‰ЫЄre privileged we don‰ЫЄt see the need for People of Color to be the ones to tell the stories of People of Color, even when we know and believe they need to be told. Of course, maybe it‰ЫЄs because I‰ЫЄm reading this 2010 story in 2018 - and this kind of thing is coming to the forefront (cf, the many stories about the movie Detroit being made by white filmmakers).
I enjoyed this story - and I appreciated even more the story they were trying to tell. The art was a perfect match - to the story and the writing. It was intense, and sometimes difficult to read. A good analogy to real life. The racial overtones made it a compelling story.
I just wish I could have read more about how the story came to be.
It can be problematic when people who aren‰ЫЄt black are telling the stories of people who are. But what made me feel really weird was people who aren‰ЫЄt black trying to imagine how people who were talked at the turn of the (previous) century. And on top of that, writing and recording music that is supposed to hail back to black artists. I applaud the artists for telling this story. And I‰ЫЄm far from an expert on this stuff. But I know sometimes when we‰ЫЄre privileged we don‰ЫЄt see the need for People of Color to be the ones to tell the stories of People of Color, even when we know and believe they need to be told. Of course, maybe it‰ЫЄs because I‰ЫЄm reading this 2010 story in 2018 - and this kind of thing is coming to the forefront (cf, the many stories about the movie Detroit being made by white filmmakers).
capeltheartist's review against another edition
3.0
This story evoked mixed emotions from me. The whole point of the plot was a comment on racism, but I worry that using a 'wolf' as your image of the oppressed black man might be a bit off putting. I do give the author credit for creativity in bending the three little pigs story to make his point about racism, and the idea of the 'white man' as a pig does seem fitting in this context, but still I feel like portraying 'black' as 'wolf' makes the reader feel that 'black' means animalistic.
Hope that makes sense to everyone else... In any case, I did get teary, especially at the end there seeing his cub with tears in his eyes, coupled with the notion that the execution was probably going to be the thing that turns HIS young life sour. Very compelling.
Good illustrations , and some very clever page layouts too.
Hope that makes sense to everyone else... In any case, I did get teary, especially at the end there seeing his cub with tears in his eyes, coupled with the notion that the execution was probably going to be the thing that turns HIS young life sour. Very compelling.
Good illustrations , and some very clever page layouts too.
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