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Sincerely, Harriet
by Sarah Winifred Searle
This is one of those slow burn sort of graphic novels, where you don't know why the main character is behaving the way she is.
We only know that she keeps trying to read classics that don't speak to her, that her parents have had to leave her alone at home, while the¥ work, and that the only person she has to talk to is her landlord/downstairs neighbor, an elderly black woman Pearl.
Pearl tries to find her books that she can relate to, as she certainly doesn't relate to The Great Gatsby. She is lonely, hispanic, and has some kind of chronic illness, that isn't disclosed until much later in the story.
Each book that Pearl picks, is still white, and privileged, and out of touch with Harriet's world. She tries her on The Secret Garden , and Harriet just can't get into it. Then she tries her on Wendy and Peter Pan, and it comes a little closer, but still isn't there. It isn't until she comes up with The Color Purple, that she feels as though she has connected.
The pictures are lovely, as evident below.
A bit slow going, and there are things that are never quite explained, but not bad.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
We only know that she keeps trying to read classics that don't speak to her, that her parents have had to leave her alone at home, while the¥ work, and that the only person she has to talk to is her landlord/downstairs neighbor, an elderly black woman Pearl.
Pearl tries to find her books that she can relate to, as she certainly doesn't relate to The Great Gatsby. She is lonely, hispanic, and has some kind of chronic illness, that isn't disclosed until much later in the story.
Each book that Pearl picks, is still white, and privileged, and out of touch with Harriet's world. She tries her on The Secret Garden , and Harriet just can't get into it. Then she tries her on Wendy and Peter Pan, and it comes a little closer, but still isn't there. It isn't until she comes up with The Color Purple, that she feels as though she has connected.
The pictures are lovely, as evident below.
A bit slow going, and there are things that are never quite explained, but not bad.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.