A review by cait_lin_cait
Advocate: A Graphic Memoir of Family, Community, and the Fight for Environmental Justice by Eddie Ahn

hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

I struggled to stay engaged with this memoir and finish it. Graphic memoirs are one of my favorite genres, and I was excited about a story focused on environmental justice from a Korean-American creator I hadn’t heard of before. Likely reflective of the author’s background in law and government policy, but his voice was subdued, stiff, and dry. There was too much telling and not enough showing. It felt more like a book with pictures than a true graphic novel that uses all the tools of this medium. Break out of the comic panel box!