cook_memorial_public_library's review against another edition
4.0
Recommended by Nate
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sizrobe's review against another edition
1.0
Garbage. Super boring, and the art was so muddy that it was hard to tell who was supposed to be who, except with context clues.
chelseamartinez's review against another edition
4.0
I would like to buy this for someone about to turn 30 and feeling like they'll never amount to much.
kirstiecat's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoy graphic novels that have intelligent narratives and this is definitely one of my favorite graphic novels! It has our hero Lincoln under dire circumstances! Poverty, illness, political turmoil, duels!, being scorned by the family of the woman he wishes to wed...this has it all. It is just as melodramatic as it is political and there is a great sense of art to the drawings that make the storyline enhanced and intriguing to the last. I couldn't help but think that this would probably be Sarah Vowell's favorite graphic novel if she read it (maybe she has!)
In any case, such a delight! I relished in poor Lincoln's trials. I felt his deep melancholia, his sense of despair and I again re-realized that it was only be being a deep thinking individual that he was able to see some changes that were best for our country.
I wish there were more graphic novels like this!
In any case, such a delight! I relished in poor Lincoln's trials. I felt his deep melancholia, his sense of despair and I again re-realized that it was only be being a deep thinking individual that he was able to see some changes that were best for our country.
I wish there were more graphic novels like this!
briface's review against another edition
4.0
This graphic novel covers the period of Lincoln's young professional life, his struggles to make something of himself, his early relationship with Mary Todd and his experiences with depression during and arduous time. This book successfully and artfully humanizes a legend. The detail in the
crosshatching is amazing. The dreary rainy scenes, wow. I really enjoyed reading this one! I believe it is technically fiction but it manages to make Lincoln more real in the way that Lincoln in the Bardo succeeds.
crosshatching is amazing. The dreary rainy scenes, wow. I really enjoyed reading this one! I believe it is technically fiction but it manages to make Lincoln more real in the way that Lincoln in the Bardo succeeds.
canislatrans's review against another edition
4.0
I've had a healthy dose of Lincoln in this sesquicentennial year of the Emancipation Proclamation. But this book was a bit different: a slice of Lincoln's life that we often hear of only in hints and snippets, when he was more down and out than up and coming. Recommended, even if you're not much for the 'graphic novel' format.
chwaters's review against another edition
3.0
This graphic novel tells of a lesser-known chapter of Abraham Lincoln's life. It begins well before his presidency, before his marriage to Mary Todd. It follows a young Lincoln through his early days as a struggling lawyer. Set-back after set-back drive Lincoln into a deep, dark depression that nearly kills him.
I must confess I did not know a whole lot about Lincoln's early life as most historical documents focus on his presidency and the years leading up to it. This graphic novel presents a less-than-glamorous tale of a man trying to find his way in the world. The stylized artwork may not be to everyone's liking, but this is still a very accessible book that adds an extra dimension to the life of one of America's greatest historical figures.
I must confess I did not know a whole lot about Lincoln's early life as most historical documents focus on his presidency and the years leading up to it. This graphic novel presents a less-than-glamorous tale of a man trying to find his way in the world. The stylized artwork may not be to everyone's liking, but this is still a very accessible book that adds an extra dimension to the life of one of America's greatest historical figures.