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A review by stillmuseum
How War Begins: Dispatches from the Ukrainian Invasion by Igort
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
3.5
Very informative exploration of the human consequence of the Russia/Ukraine conflict. This book is a blend of prose and graphic novel, which means content wise, it is a lot more dense than other graphic novels. The illustrations are beautiful. There is an effective use of repetition with in the images in order to communicate just how disheartening and rote the conflict is. There a specific passage (where the image from the cover comes from) that I found particularly effecting, especially with its use of colour and shadow.
My main criticism is that I do not believe that this book took full advantage of the graphic novel format. There are certain parts where I felt the narrative would have moved smoother if they used in panel text instead of text between the images. There were other parts where I felt the prose over explained things that the images were sufficient in communicating.
Overall, I highly recommend this book if you are interested in learning more about this subject.
[The edition I read was an advance preview copy, provided by NetGalley.]
My main criticism is that I do not believe that this book took full advantage of the graphic novel format. There are certain parts where I felt the narrative would have moved smoother if they used in panel text instead of text between the images. There were other parts where I felt the prose over explained things that the images were sufficient in communicating.
Overall, I highly recommend this book if you are interested in learning more about this subject.
[The edition I read was an advance preview copy, provided by NetGalley.]
Content Warnings
Graphic: Colonisation and War