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ahpotts's review
3.0
Easy, quick and somewhat predictable, this is a fine introduction to WW2 and resistance in France. I wished that some of the characters were a little easier to tell apart and that the relationships between them were more clear, but the story works overall.
debz57a52's review
3.0
The beginning of this graphic novel was a little unclear, since there was no intentional introduction to the characters and their relationships. However, by about 15 page in, I'd figured things out.
As a graphic novel, the style of call-out figures in cream and black pencil mixed in with the colored panels is an incredibly powerful choice for this kind of story. The more raw pencil panels are so emotional already, but the lack of color heightens that awareness all the more. The story, one of a Christian family in unoccupied France trying to fight for the safety of their neighbors and friends, is not knew. All the same, it's interesting enough to me that I want to read the second part.
However, the Author's Note at the end may just be worth the money to me, as a teacher. In just a few sentences, it puts the Holocaust (and the various resistance groups) in perspective, but also reminds us that collaborators weren't always bad and resisters weren't always good.
As a graphic novel, the style of call-out figures in cream and black pencil mixed in with the colored panels is an incredibly powerful choice for this kind of story. The more raw pencil panels are so emotional already, but the lack of color heightens that awareness all the more. The story, one of a Christian family in unoccupied France trying to fight for the safety of their neighbors and friends, is not knew. All the same, it's interesting enough to me that I want to read the second part.
However, the Author's Note at the end may just be worth the money to me, as a teacher. In just a few sentences, it puts the Holocaust (and the various resistance groups) in perspective, but also reminds us that collaborators weren't always bad and resisters weren't always good.
falconerreader's review
3.0
I was a bit disappointed, but then I usually am when I read graphic novels. I just don't find as much depth in them, although it is fascinating how much of the story and emotion can be told without words.
Re-read in 2017 to prep for finishing the series.
Re-read in 2017 to prep for finishing the series.
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