A review by kelseywaters
Four Eyes: A Graphic Novel by Rex Ogle

3.0

This is the first graphic novel I’ve ever read. It helped that I knew the characters and already cared about them, which kept me turning the pages. I found it interesting, after reading both Punching Bag and Free Lunch, how much more this book was geared for Middle Grade readers. Rex’s mom comes off as a little stressed by work, but otherwise encouraging and caring about his struggles. He even tries out calling Sam “Pop”?! I’m curious what the motivation for that choice was, when it doesn’t seem like there were any feelings like that in the other two memoirs.
I do think it did a decent job showing the way friendships shift and the pain of that process. Overall, it’s been fun to read these books and process the story in three different tellings.