I Remember Beirut

author: Zeina Abirached

name: Wayne

average rating: 3.55

book published:

rating: 4

read at: 2014/10/19

date added: 2014/10/19

shelves: graphic-novels

review:

'I Remember Beirut' by Zeina Abirached is her memoir of growing up in Beirut during the Christian and Muslim war in the 1980s. The art is fantastic, but I kind of wanted something more.



Then again, she was just a child, so perhaps my expectations were a bit high. She talks about living in what the school thought was the neutral zone, so they had to be driven out of their neighborhood to a bus stop. Her brother collected shrapnel. There were blackouts and fuel shortages. Along the way, the family got to do normal family kinds of things. Life in a warzone isn't much fun and that's mostly the feeling you get here.



But the artwork is stunning, and really why anyone should read this. It's black and white with clean lines and beautiful patterns. I love young Zeina's wavy hair, and the map with fish where water should be. It's really great and I'd like to see more graphic work by this author.



I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Lerner Publishing Group, Graphic Universe and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this beautiful graphic novel.





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