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A review by mrsdragon
Advocate: A Graphic Memoir of Family, Community, and the Fight for Environmental Justice by Eddie Ahn
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
4.0
I've followed Ahn on Instagram for awhile now and I was eagerly anticipating his book! His drawings are carefully executed and even when tackling difficult subjects, his gentle care infuses the art and story.
I do wish there had been more substance to the story though. As an Instagram follower, most of the beats were familiar, and there really wasn't anything new in the book (the blessing and the curse of social media I suppose). His partner rates something like 2 panels in the middle of the book and a thank you in the back, which I think might be an attempt to both acknowledge her and protect her privacy (the blessing and the curse of writing autobiographical material in your youth) but it felt oddly disconnected from the rest.
Folks familiar with non-profit work will find a lot that resonates, though no pat conclusions.
The book is a great starting point and I hope to see more from Ahn, hopefully with more depth.
I do wish there had been more substance to the story though. As an Instagram follower, most of the beats were familiar, and there really wasn't anything new in the book (the blessing and the curse of social media I suppose). His partner rates something like 2 panels in the middle of the book and a thank you in the back, which I think might be an attempt to both acknowledge her and protect her privacy (the blessing and the curse of writing autobiographical material in your youth) but it felt oddly disconnected from the rest.
Folks familiar with non-profit work will find a lot that resonates, though no pat conclusions.
The book is a great starting point and I hope to see more from Ahn, hopefully with more depth.