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sannereadstheworld 's review for:
The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye
by Sonny Liew
What a wonderful read! An ode to the form of the graphic novel. It tells the story of Charlie Chan Hock Chye and his illustrious career as a comics artist. On the side you get a political history of Singapore since independence. I'm not sure I got all the political references to Singaporean history, but it was accessible enough for me as a non-Singaporean to understand, and learn a bit more about this country's history. So don't let that stop you from reading this graphic novel.
I absolutely adore the way this novel is set up: as an interview with Charlie Chan Hock Chye, interspersed with excerpts from his body of work. This shows a wide range of styles and genres within the graphic novel form. And the way this grapic novel talks about comics - showing all sorts of different styles and telling how Charlie Chan Hock Chye himself grew up reading all comics he could get his hands on -, I longed to go back to my own favorite comics growing up, and spending a lazy weekend rereading them.
I can't wait to start a reread, because it will no doubt reveal new details and nuances I missed in the first read.
I absolutely adore the way this novel is set up: as an interview with Charlie Chan Hock Chye, interspersed with excerpts from his body of work. This shows a wide range of styles and genres within the graphic novel form. And the way this grapic novel talks about comics - showing all sorts of different styles and telling how Charlie Chan Hock Chye himself grew up reading all comics he could get his hands on -, I longed to go back to my own favorite comics growing up, and spending a lazy weekend rereading them.
I can't wait to start a reread, because it will no doubt reveal new details and nuances I missed in the first read.