Black Paradise

author: Veerle Hildebrandt
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.58
book published:
rating: 2
read at: 2019/07/13
date added: 2019/07/13
shelves: graphic-novels
review:
'Black Paradise' with script and art by Veerle Hildebrandt is about a German family that moves to Nigeria and what happens.

When Hans gets a new business opportunity, he moves his wife and daughter to Nigeria. Their house is a walled compound with barbed-wire. They find out it's available because the previous occupants had to vacate when a tank was driven in to the house. They have a friendly relationship with their housekeeper, Wanda, but the other whites treat the blacks as lesser. The men frequent a nightclub for fun and to bribe others for work. Things go from bad to worse for them until they leave the country and head back to Germany.

The story is mainly told from the daughter's perspective, but she approaches the environment from privilege and that attitude doesn't seem to differ. Perhaps a better perspective would have been from the housekeeper's viewpoint. The art is loose in style and not my favorite.

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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