sonyamirus 's review for:

Unterzakhn by Leela Corman

2.0

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"Unterzakhn" is a graphic novel that follows the lives of twin girls growing up in New York in the early 20th century. The story is basically one traumatic event after another, and without some pleasure to balance out the pain it was hard for me to feel empathy or an emotional connection to the characters. Nobody here is likable, and tragedy befalls everyone regardless of their lifestyle choices or other circumstances. The narrative is hard to follow and sometimes jumps from one storyline to another on a single page without any clear transition between the panels.

I gave it two stars because the story was at least entertaining enough for me to want to finish the book, and I did enjoy the historical perspective and Yiddish slang.