Atar Gull

author: Fabien Nury
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2011
rating: 4
read at: 2018/03/09
date added: 2018/03/09
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Atar Gull' by Fabien Nury with art by Brüno is an adaptation of an 1831 novel. It's a story of slow but certain revenge.

Atar Gull is the son of a king living his own life when he and many others are taken as slaves. When they original slave ship he is on is taken by pirates, Atar is spared because he is large and will fetch a decent price.

He ends up on a plantation in Jamaica. His owner appears to be decent, but beneath the surface he is not. Atar begins his plot of revenge. A plot that will take a long time for the unsuspecting to figure out.

I liked this story of revenge although it's odd to read a fictionalized story of slavery. What I did like is how the story stayed away from the typical stereotypes of this kind of story. The characters come across as pretty human. The art is unusual and works really well in the story. It doesn't sensationalize the horrors, but it doesn't shy away from them either.

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


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