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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-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:
Complicated
This is the first proper grown-up graphic novel I've ever read (despite a childhood love of all things Asterix somehow the genre has passed me by). I was amazed by how much detail can be expressed in a page of simple line drawings - all the nuances of relationships are there, just in a sketched expression. They do say a picture paints a thousand words, and the story here which would have taken a few hours to read as a novella took less than an hour to read.
Mica goes with her grandmother Regina to Warsaw to investigate claiming their family property from before the war. The opening scenes in the airport are lovely. On the plane they meet an old family friend and it soon becomes apparent he has more reasons to be there than he's letting on. Regina too has an ulterior motive and the story that unfolds is touching and beautifully told.
Mica goes with her grandmother Regina to Warsaw to investigate claiming their family property from before the war. The opening scenes in the airport are lovely. On the plane they meet an old family friend and it soon becomes apparent he has more reasons to be there than he's letting on. Regina too has an ulterior motive and the story that unfolds is touching and beautifully told.
funny
inspiring
reflective
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Really liked this one. I adored the illustration style and I liked the characters. It isn't at Maus' drama or depth, but it is powerful in it's own way.
emotional
funny
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated