A review by thechiaraface
They Called Us Enemy by Justin Eisinger, Steven Scott, George Takei

challenging emotional informative fast-paced

4.5

I haven't really been interested in graphic novels in the past, but I think I've figured out what type works for me - and it's graphic memoirs. This graphic memoir based on George Takei's life, in particular his time as a child living in the japanese internment/incarceration camps. This memoir is both informative and moving. It talks about both the individual experience of living in the internment and the larger political/historical/cultural landscape surrounding it. I think this is an excellent book and highly recommend it. My only teeny tiny critique is that the artwork is in black and white, and I wish it was in color (truly minor). But the story and art work together tell a truly compelling and important story. I read this on the recommendation of Ashley @bookishrealm (youtube). 
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