author: Ailsa Wild
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.32
book published:
rating: 5
read at: 2017/11/14
date added: 2017/11/14
shelves: non-fiction, graphic-novels
review:
'The Invisible War: A Tale on Two Scales' by Alisa Wild with art by Briony Barr is a most unusual graphic novel. It tells two very different stories at the same time and both are very interesting.
The first story is about Sister Annie Barnaby treating soldiers in a field hospital during World War I. When a solder comes down with dysentery, she is curious about what is causing it.
The second story is the course of disease as a lethal bacteria enters Annie and threatens her life. This story is told on the microscopic level.
Throughout the story are links to short articles describing things like how patients were moved through field hospitals and what the shigella bacteria is. The story is also a bit on the graphic side with the side effects of disease and war.
The art is really good, as are the articles in the back of the book. This was one of the most unique graphic novels I've read in quite a while. I really enjoyed it.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Scale Free Network and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
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