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A review by tcbueti
Sylvie by Sylvie Kantorovitz
5.0
A charming memoir of a French girl finding her path. Her father is principal at a boys’ school, and her family lives in the building. Her mother was a teacher but now has little respect for them, thinks her husband could do better, argues with him and criticizes — everyone. Very competitive. Always comparing. In contrast, her father loves his work and is calm and supportive.
Sylvie loves to draw. From day one, she uses school supplies in her dad’s office, studies/copies the pictures in encyclopedias.
This is full of little anecdotes, tiny adventures and musings. Some funny episodes, some sad, bad parenting and good, a little straight romance. Nothing much HAPPENS, except finding her path, which is, let’s face it, HARD and huge. Especially with a resistant parent.
The artwork is completely charming, digitally done but looks like ink or pencil with watercolor, in a warm, muted and often monochromatic palette (shades of green, or purple for different chapters or episodes. She mixes in some examples of the characters’ own non-digital developing work (but I don’t think they’re actually original.)
NB: Author’s bio: she is Barbara Lehman’s partner and lives in the Hudson Valley. Just saw Lehman’s work at the Eric Carle Museum in the SPEECHLESS exhibit.
Perfect for fans of Smile, though slightly less dramatic.
Sylvie loves to draw. From day one, she uses school supplies in her dad’s office, studies/copies the pictures in encyclopedias.
This is full of little anecdotes, tiny adventures and musings. Some funny episodes, some sad, bad parenting and good, a little straight romance. Nothing much HAPPENS, except finding her path, which is, let’s face it, HARD and huge. Especially with a resistant parent.
The artwork is completely charming, digitally done but looks like ink or pencil with watercolor, in a warm, muted and often monochromatic palette (shades of green, or purple for different chapters or episodes. She mixes in some examples of the characters’ own non-digital developing work (but I don’t think they’re actually original.)
NB: Author’s bio: she is Barbara Lehman’s partner and lives in the Hudson Valley. Just saw Lehman’s work at the Eric Carle Museum in the SPEECHLESS exhibit.
Perfect for fans of Smile, though slightly less dramatic.