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A review by sleepingnerd
The Boat by Nam Le
4.0
I read the online interactive graphic novel, not the whole book, but I wanna talk about this anyway. First, the art itself. It's so so beautifully executed: the sounds, the ink/watercolor drawings, the constant swaying. It all came together to form a beautifully atmospheric story, in which I truly felt like I was there, along with the characters. So, yeah, I love everything about the art of this.
The story itself is vague in a dreamlike way. Throughout my reading I just had this persistent feeling of dread, like a stone weighing inside you, slowly sinking you down. However, sometimes it was a bit too vague for me, and I can't say I fully understand everything that happened. Even so, being thrown in this horrible situation, and feeling everything alongside those characters, getting to know a bit more about something that really happened to real people, it was truly worthwhile.
Honestly, it's such an amazing experince, and so short (and available online!) that I really recommend everyone give this a look.
The story itself is vague in a dreamlike way. Throughout my reading I just had this persistent feeling of dread, like a stone weighing inside you, slowly sinking you down. However, sometimes it was a bit too vague for me, and I can't say I fully understand everything that happened. Even so, being thrown in this horrible situation, and feeling everything alongside those characters, getting to know a bit more about something that really happened to real people, it was truly worthwhile.
Honestly, it's such an amazing experince, and so short (and available online!) that I really recommend everyone give this a look.