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Noughts & Crosses Graphic Novel by John Aggs, Malorie Blackman
3 reviews
gluvsbooks's review
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I really enjoyed this graphic novel and found it to be a very eye-opening and thought provoking story.
While I haven’t read the original novel, this ‘Noughts & Crosses’ the graphic novel by Malorie Blackman is a brilliant take on realty world racism and prejudice within four society. In a world where racism and discrimination is reversed, it is used to depict plainly the reality of what POC people go through daily. The reverse positions—white citizens being of lower class and black citizens being of higher class—provoke critical thinking of white it’s like to be in someone else shoes, in this case a white person being in a POCs position.
The story was an emotional rollercoaster, bringing up emotions of the realism it draws from in this society in this fictional world; it portrayed the the actual likeness to real world racism, prejudice and discrimination.
I think that this graphic novel—as well as the original novels, as it probably goes into a lot more detail—can be great tools for educational purposes to teach people how to be mindful, as well as being a good example of how to put yourself into another’s shoes and wonder what it’d be like if circumstances/positions in society were different.
The art had fairly simple illustrations, usually I would want a bit more from the art with graphic novels, but given the subjects and plot explored in this GN I’d say that the artist did a good job by keeping the art on the simpler side in order to not overpower the story and the message it’s trying to get across.
While I haven’t read the original novel, this ‘Noughts & Crosses’ the graphic novel by Malorie Blackman is a brilliant take on realty world racism and prejudice within four society. In a world where racism and discrimination is reversed, it is used to depict plainly the reality of what POC people go through daily. The reverse positions—white citizens being of lower class and black citizens being of higher class—provoke critical thinking of white it’s like to be in someone else shoes, in this case a white person being in a POCs position.
The story was an emotional rollercoaster, bringing up emotions of the realism it draws from in this society in this fictional world; it portrayed the the actual likeness to real world racism, prejudice and discrimination.
I think that this graphic novel—as well as the original novels, as it probably goes into a lot more detail—can be great tools for educational purposes to teach people how to be mindful, as well as being a good example of how to put yourself into another’s shoes and wonder what it’d be like if circumstances/positions in society were different.
The art had fairly simple illustrations, usually I would want a bit more from the art with graphic novels, but given the subjects and plot explored in this GN I’d say that the artist did a good job by keeping the art on the simpler side in order to not overpower the story and the message it’s trying to get across.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Hate crime, Murder, Classism, Drug abuse, Bullying, Police brutality, Death, Racial slurs, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Racism, Mental illness, Slavery, and Violence
alisonfaith426's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide, Alcoholism, Classism, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Abortion
12dejamoo's review
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I'm finding this hard to rate. I think in some instances the art style was fantastic, and in others I wasn't sure. Some of the characters looked exactly how I imagined, and others not at all. The original text is obviously amazing so the story itself is great, but I think a lot of the nuance and inner workings of Sephy and Callum's minds can't be seen in this medium, to the detriment of the book. Especially near the beginning I felt like there were omissions and jumps which would seem confusing if you weren't already familiar with the original text. I also found it hard when they would quote exactly from the original text but then miss part of the quote or scene out, although that wouldn't be so much of a problem if I hadn't read the first novel so recently. At the same time, however, some of the images, and in general seeing the scenes in a visual format, made them play out much more intensely than in the novel.
It's interesting to compare this, the play, and the tv show as adaptations of the same base text but all very different, and all choosing to include and exclude certain things.
I'd say this is definitely worth your time, but it isn't perfect
It's interesting to compare this, the play, and the tv show as adaptations of the same base text but all very different, and all choosing to include and exclude certain things.
I'd say this is definitely worth your time, but it isn't perfect
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Alcoholism, and Alcohol
Moderate: Suicide, Pregnancy, Abortion, Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Death
Minor: Slavery and Rape
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