Joylandia

author: Tronchet
name: Wayne
average rating: 4.00
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2018/12/15
date added: 2018/12/15
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Joylandia' with art and story by Tronchet is a darkly comic story about a town run by a dystopian government where every day is Christmas.

In Houppeland, every day is Christmas because the government says so. Gift giving, holiday dinner parties and cheerfulness are all enforced and checked. A bad gift or attitude can lead to oppressive prison sentences. A man and a woman meet, but are separate when she is inprisoned for sneezing in a department store. A resustance overthrows the government, but now the new leader gets to decide the next holiday. Welcome to a town where it's always Mardi Gras.

This book has some interesting things to say about oppressive governments, and even the kind of false cheer we feel like we need to have during the holidays. I liked the art and story. I felt it ran a bit on the long side, but the ending didn't disappoint.

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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