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A review by maryehavens
A Bag of Marbles by Kris
2.0
Like, 2.75 stars?? I was confused a lot in this graphic novel. The scenes seemed to shift abruptly and I didn't understand exactly where Jo and Maurice were. The illustrations were gorgeous and made it difficult to rate it just "o.k." when I felt transported to Nice! It hardly seemed like a war was going on, honestly.
I also became confused if Maurice and Jo were actually Jewish, which sounds weird since clearly their grandfather left Russia due to the pogroms and his business was marked as a Jewish business. Maybe the boys were that good at hiding their Jewish heritage.
This book was adapted into a graphic novel from a memoir. I think I would have enjoyed the memoir. This adaptation needed some help, in my opinion, at least to clarify what was going on.
I also became confused if Maurice and Jo were actually Jewish, which sounds weird since clearly their grandfather left Russia due to the pogroms and his business was marked as a Jewish business. Maybe the boys were that good at hiding their Jewish heritage.
This book was adapted into a graphic novel from a memoir. I think I would have enjoyed the memoir. This adaptation needed some help, in my opinion, at least to clarify what was going on.