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A review by saidtheraina
Ruins by Peter Kuper
4.0
Oh man, this is a gorgeously produced work. The binding (there's a damn ribbon!), red edges, stunning end papers (bugs!), full color. Classy classy SelfMadeHero.
I've read Kuper's more strictly autobiographical stuff ([b: ComicsTrips: A Journal of Travels Through Africa and Southeast Asia|1672070|ComicsTrips A Journal of Travels Through Africa and Southeast Asia|Peter Kuper|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1347436048s/1672070.jpg|2405890], [b: Diario de Oaxaca: A Sketchbook Journal of Two Years in Mexico|6860662|Diario de Oaxaca A Sketchbook Journal of Two Years in Mexico|Peter Kuper|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328742393s/6860662.jpg|7075215]), and loved it.
Here, he jumps off from that content, to create a more fully rounded (and fictional) story.
A heterosexual amerikan couple follows the woman's job to Oaxaca, just as revolutionary events are happening there. There's also a butterfly.
It's beautiful work. Flows very readably. Gorgeous layouts, and nice, intentional, use of color.
Including it in my GNTravelogue file, because that's very much what this is, just with different characters than Kuper himself.
I loved watching them discover their own limits. Yeah, you think you'll be willing to drive, but when it actually comes down to it, you may not feel safe doing so, and should your partner accept that when you said something else?
It's good. I wish he'd more explicitly examined privilege. He does tackle a lot already, though.
I've read Kuper's more strictly autobiographical stuff ([b: ComicsTrips: A Journal of Travels Through Africa and Southeast Asia|1672070|ComicsTrips A Journal of Travels Through Africa and Southeast Asia|Peter Kuper|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1347436048s/1672070.jpg|2405890], [b: Diario de Oaxaca: A Sketchbook Journal of Two Years in Mexico|6860662|Diario de Oaxaca A Sketchbook Journal of Two Years in Mexico|Peter Kuper|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328742393s/6860662.jpg|7075215]), and loved it.
Here, he jumps off from that content, to create a more fully rounded (and fictional) story.
A heterosexual amerikan couple follows the woman's job to Oaxaca, just as revolutionary events are happening there. There's also a butterfly.
It's beautiful work. Flows very readably. Gorgeous layouts, and nice, intentional, use of color.
Including it in my GNTravelogue file, because that's very much what this is, just with different characters than Kuper himself.
I loved watching them discover their own limits. Yeah, you think you'll be willing to drive, but when it actually comes down to it, you may not feel safe doing so, and should your partner accept that when you said something else?
It's good. I wish he'd more explicitly examined privilege. He does tackle a lot already, though.