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Βαθιά ανθρώπινο και συγκινητικό graphic novel, για ένα θέμα που είναι πιο επίκαιρο από ποτέ. Με απλές λέξεις και σκίτσο/ εικονογράφηση που ανατριχιάζουν περιγράφει καταστάσεις που αποτελούν δυστυχώς καθημερινό φαινόμενο... Leggi tutto

This is a short book and though I wished some parts were a bit more fleshed out, it is worth reading! I also think the graphic novel format would make important subject matter more accessible to students, if this were used in school. The story of the refugee is not a new one, but it has been in the

,b> «Το πλοίο παίρνει κλίση και πέφτουμε. Παντού ουρλιαχτά. Το νερό μοιάζει σκληρό σαν πέτρα. Παγωμένο. Δεν υπάρχει κάτι να πιαστώ. Και βυθίζομαι. Ξανά.» Βαθύτατα ανθρώπινο και συγκινητικό το graphic novel του Eoin Colfer περιγράφει την οδύσσεια του μικρού Ίμπο να συναντήσει ξανά τον αδερφό του και τ Leggi tutto

Ok, so, well, I enjoyed this. I don’t generally read a lot of graphic novels. In fact, I don’t remember picking up a graphic novel until January last year, which was Heartstopper by Alice Oseman which is completely different in nature to this. In fact, the graphic novels I have read have largely be Leggi tutto

Sick day! Chest cold and laryngitis. Time to rest, read, and review. The European migrant crisis becomes fodder for a generic dramatized graphic novel by what looks like a bunch of European white guys. Hmm. There was an over-reliance on coincidence and having a split time-line throughout much of the Leggi tutto

I was very excited to read this book, and when it was chosen as a Powell's Pick, that increased my excitement. I read it as soon as I could get my hands on a copy, and...I have mixed feelings. I think it's an important story, particularly considering the current atmosphere around the word "illegal"