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A review by venus_reads_
Yazidi! by Mini Ludvin, Aurélien Ducoudray
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.25
Definitely a read that leaves one staring at nothing, just thinking for a while.
Highly recommend.
This comic gives a little bit of insight into the Yazidi community, their history, and their dreadful contemporary circumstances. It follows a Yazidi family during the genocide in 2014, a topic I admittedly am not very familiar in, so this has encouraged me to learn more about this travesty. The story told is incredibly impactful and I am glad I was able to pick this up.
Though a short read, it's obviously a tough one. It has a good amount of sweet and loving moments mixed in that provided a hopeful tone in addition to all the heartbreak which helped bring the art and writing alive. It feels very accessible for younger readers because of this, as well as how many of the horrifying acts were not explicitly drawn out, only written or heavily implied. I appreciated this as it gives the focus on the actual people in the story and not just the violence enacted upon them, without diminishing or brushing off what they went through. The kids in the comic were also really well written in my opinion. They all felt like their age — just kids despite their tragic circumstances.
Definitely a read that I'll continue to think back on, with its soft art style and harsh chronicle, I believe it's something definitely worth one's time to pick up so as to learn about a piece of history very often overlooked.
Thank you to Europe Comics and NetGalley for a free copy. All thoughts and opinions are my entirely my own.
Highly recommend.
This comic gives a little bit of insight into the Yazidi community, their history, and their dreadful contemporary circumstances. It follows a Yazidi family during the genocide in 2014, a topic I admittedly am not very familiar in, so this has encouraged me to learn more about this travesty. The story told is incredibly impactful and I am glad I was able to pick this up.
Though a short read, it's obviously a tough one. It has a good amount of sweet and loving moments mixed in that provided a hopeful tone in addition to all the heartbreak which helped bring the art and writing alive. It feels very accessible for younger readers because of this, as well as how many of the horrifying acts were not explicitly drawn out, only written or heavily implied. I appreciated this as it gives the focus on the actual people in the story and not just the violence enacted upon them, without diminishing or brushing off what they went through. The kids in the comic were also really well written in my opinion. They all felt like their age — just kids despite their tragic circumstances.
Definitely a read that I'll continue to think back on, with its soft art style and harsh chronicle, I believe it's something definitely worth one's time to pick up so as to learn about a piece of history very often overlooked.
Thank you to Europe Comics and NetGalley for a free copy. All thoughts and opinions are my entirely my own.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Genocide and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Sexual violence, Trafficking, Blood, Misogyny, Rape, Pedophilia, and Violence
Minor: Sexism