A Childhood in Syria (Haytham)

author: Nicolas Hénin
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.52
book published: 2016
rating: 4
read at: 2019/07/28
date added: 2019/07/28
shelves: non-fiction, graphic-novels
review:
'Haytham: A Childhood in Syria' by Nicolas Henin with art by Park Kyungeun is a biographical graphic novel about a young boy growing up in Syria in the 2000s.

Haytham al-Aswad is a child in Syria. His father is a teacher. His father protests against the government and loses his job. The father comes under more and more scrutiny and leaves the country for Paris. Haytham wants to be like his father, but when things get a little too real, his mother gets the rest of the family out of Syria. Haytham has to adjust to life in his new country of France.

I like true life stories told in graphic novel form, and this is a good story. There are real pictures of Haytham at the beginning and end of the book. The art is all in black and white, and that's fine, but the art style made some figures look more two-dimensional than usual, so the drawings had a flat distorted look. I did enjoy the graphic novel and recommend it to others looking to learn more about life in Syria.

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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