Reviews

A chi appartengono le nuvole? by Mario Brassard

happylilfaerie's review against another edition

dark reflective sad

3.0

just mid, there are many better and more emotional portrayals of war. 

ash_among_the_stars's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

1.75

melhara's review against another edition

dark reflective sad

3.75

3.75/5

5/5 for the illustrations
3.5/5 for the story

"Maybe memories are like clouds. Some, lighter, float high above; others are darker, weighing heavily on our shoulders for a long time, until the day we're finally ready to let them fly away.

That day will come. It's just a question of the winds."

Who Owns the Clouds? is a hauntingly poetic picture book about the fuzzy childhood memories of war.

I'm honestly more impressed by the illustrations than I am of of the writing. I absolutely loved the artwork by Gérard Dubois. The art is primarily in monochromatic gray with the occasional splash of colour (red or light blue). The art style looks a lot like printmaking (almost like linocut) which gives it a very appropriate vintage and moody quality that really complements the book's theme and captures the eeriness of war (from a child's perspective).

febnalae's review against another edition

sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

alilovesbooks4170's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

2.0

alexao's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

mangooo_spagetti's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

very vauge, a little too vauge for me I think

glitter_hag's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

ebazilereads's review against another edition

4.0

A beautiful, haunting graphic novel about the effect of war on a child. Definitely recommended!

Thanks so much to Mario Brassard and Penguin Random House Canada for this ARC through NetGalley. Who Owns the Clouds is out as of January 2023!

shoba's review against another edition

4.0

“So, despite how tired I was, I fought off sleep. I tried to keep watch over what was left of gentleness in the world….”