mgerboc 's review for:

The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye by Sonny Liew

5.0

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What a phenomenal read! I'm really not that big a fan of comics or graphic novels, but The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye really is so much more. There are stories within stories, the framing of the narrative is spectacular, and all of the art is GORGEOUS. The history of Singapore and its politics and society is fascinating already, but this book does an amazing job of telling that story from a personal level and, using comic book-style writing as in-story satire, I believe there is more truth to be found in this than there would be in a non-fiction textbook.