A review by thewoollygeek
The Rebellion of Petigré by Denis Lapière

5.0

I really enjoyed this unique and interesting graphic novel, the lead and the zombie drawings gave me a game of thrones vibe , I loved it, this first volume introduces the set up and the main characters , it might be a bit confusing to some, but the set up is needed and I think it’ll make more sense to people in future books. I liked the manga influenced art style and I loved the focus on gender, the matriarchal and patriarchal societies, it’s definitely going to be an interesting series. I read a review calling this woke feminism, I don’t think looking to the future, being open and discussing change, society, equality and treating people with respect is ‘woke’ (the feminism I won’t even comment on in case it threatens their fragility coming from a feminist) I think it’s called evolution and we’ve been doing it for thousands of years or we’d still be over a bunch of sticks wondering why we’re cold. But if you do love original fantasy, clever discussions of gender and identity, you will love this. Highly recommended

Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion