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A review by saidtheraina
Drawing from Memory by Allen Say
3.0
Follows the childhood of illustrator Allen Say. I particularly appreciated the insiders perspective on Japan during and after World War II. He doesn't talk much about the war, but I will be keeping this in mind while I read [b:Ghosts in the Fog|11387314|Ghosts in the Fog The Untold Story of Alaska's WWII Invasion|Samantha Seiple|http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51xjvA4ON-L._SL75_.jpg|16319277].
The thing I liked most about this is how he integrates photographs, his own illustrations in a variety of styles, text, and other people's illustrations. It's not quite a graphic novel (except for maybe one page). It's not quite a picture book. It's almost more in the illustra-novella, Diary of a Wimpy Kid vein.
Engagingly written, and a unique story. He doesn't go super deep or tell too many secrets, but this is a story which needs to be told anyway.
The thing I liked most about this is how he integrates photographs, his own illustrations in a variety of styles, text, and other people's illustrations. It's not quite a graphic novel (except for maybe one page). It's not quite a picture book. It's almost more in the illustra-novella, Diary of a Wimpy Kid vein.
Engagingly written, and a unique story. He doesn't go super deep or tell too many secrets, but this is a story which needs to be told anyway.