Reviews - Les indésirables

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Les indésirables

Kiku Hughes

4.36 AVERAGE

elle1201's review against another edition

4.0

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

kiragrieco's review against another edition

4.0

For some reason, I never really think of graphic novels when I’m thinking of what to read. I don’t know why that is, though, because every time I do read one I end up loving it. I loved Displacement. The art and the characters were beautiful. More than that, though, it’s something that’s incredibly important to both American history and where we are as a nation today. Japanese internment is not something that’s covered enough in schools or media today. It’s something that we as a nation have chosen to willfully ignore because it’s a disgusting pat of our history that we would do something like that, and yet it’s apart of our history all the same. And where we are today, our country is so divided and hateful and our president is the same way, it seems as though history isn’t too far from repeating itself if we don’t do something to stop it (vote people!). This book is terribly important and one that will definitely have a place on my shelf in my classroom for years to come.

marjoryreads's review against another edition

4.25

informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

mand_al_orian's review against another edition

3.0

emotional inspiring reflective slow-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: No

lindsloveslit's review against another edition

4.0

emotional informative reflective fast-paced

I think graphic novels are best enjoyed with a physical copy. I did NOT read Displacement with a physical copy, but the characters and art were beautiful & I wish I would've. I'd say its speculative historical fiction - it bounced back and forth in time before, during, and after Japanese internment during WWll. (I happen to currently be reading Kindred by Octavia Butler and I'm struck by how similar they are in the time traveling aspect).

I couldn't help by think of George Takei's "They Called Us Enemy" and Traci Chee's "We Are Not Free" as I read it. If you're a fan of emotional, reflective, and informative graphic novels that teach you about the history of the US, pick this one up!