Depicts the process of breaking away from a fundamentalist upbringing with all the subtlety of a crayon drawing. The characters, even Henni, are one-dimensional, the plot is a string of atrocities and absurdities committed by ee-vile fundamentalists, and it's all laid out in some of the worst, most...
I've enjoyed Lasko-Gross' memoirs, Escape from Special and A Mess of Everything, so when I saw this new fictional graphic novel available from the library I knew I had to pick it up. Henni, is about a girl being raised in a strict society that does not encourage questions. Henni has questions. S...
This review can be found in its entirety on my blog:Reckless Indulgence | of the Written WordDahahaha… Oh dear sweet gods. This book is GREAT. The art style took awhile to grow on me, but the story is phenomenal and the characters wonderful.I’m particularly lovin’ that field guy who marked Henni wit...
An interesting graphic novel/autobiography (or, perhaps, graphic short story/short "essay"). It's more disjointed than many, but I found that this storytelling/storyshowing style underscored the protagonist's cognitive differences and evoked in the reader a similar frustration about communication. I...
http://www.bostonbibliophile.com/2011/03/graphic-novel-monday-review-mess-of.html
Rather ironic that the other graphic novel I grabbed on impulse from the library today turned out to be by her husband-kismet or what!!
Rather ironic that the other graphic novel I grabbed on impulse from the library today turned out to be by her husband-kismet or what!!
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