Albert Einstein: The Poetry of Real

author: Marwan Kahil
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.44
book published:
rating: 2
read at: 2019/08/26
date added: 2019/08/26
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review:
'Albert Einstein: The Poetry of Real' by Marwan Kahil with art by Manuel Garcia Iglesias is a biography of Albert Einstein that is heavy on dialogue as it tries to do possibly too much.

Taking a framing story of Albert Einstein at the end of his life talking to a friend, the narrative goes back and forth in time. His father gave him a compass as a young boy and that supposedly set his direction. We see his greatest achievements, his loves and friends, and his regrets. At the end of the graphic novel is a list of resources for further reading.

I seem to think this is written for younger readers because of the footnotes explaining events and ethnic items and the names dropped along the way. And there are a lot of names. I feel like this would have been better served not trying to cover the entire life. It falls short and feels like a continuous monologue. It doesn't make for very interesting reading or very deep. Which is unfortunate. The art is black and white and contains drawings of famous photographs along the way.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from NBM Publishing and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.


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