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A review by book_concierge
March: Book One by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin
3.0
Illustrated by Nate Powell
This is a graphic novel depiction of Lewis’s memoir of coming-of-age during the 1960s and the impact of the Civil Rights Movement on him, and on the country.
What he has to say about that period of history and his role in the events (especially the sit-ins in Nashville and the march on Selma) is important. I can appreciate that doing so in this format (graphic novel) will bring his story to many more young people than relying on a strictly text autobiography / memoir.
That being said, I don’t like the format. At all. I find the very dark drawings difficult to make out and read.
This is a graphic novel depiction of Lewis’s memoir of coming-of-age during the 1960s and the impact of the Civil Rights Movement on him, and on the country.
What he has to say about that period of history and his role in the events (especially the sit-ins in Nashville and the march on Selma) is important. I can appreciate that doing so in this format (graphic novel) will bring his story to many more young people than relying on a strictly text autobiography / memoir.
That being said, I don’t like the format. At all. I find the very dark drawings difficult to make out and read.