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ivoryebonies's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
marjoleinvanderspoel's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Child abuse and Child death
Minor: Alcoholism
aude's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Chronic illness and Death
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Pregnancy
Minor: Alcoholism and Racism
indeedithappens's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Moderate: Ableism, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism
ehmannky's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, and Terminal illness
livlamentloathe's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I don’t think we talk enough about how incredible graphic novels are as a storytelling medium. Genuinely. Especially as far as Non-Fiction goes. I often find myself bored by biographies and other factual books. But (and this book wasn’t non-fiction so it’s not the perfect example) there is nothing that catches my interest like graphic novels. A book on the dust bowl was the “school read” of my BA freshman year. I never read it—never even wanted to. But while and then after reading Days of Sand, I found myself scouring the internet for information about the Dust Bowl.
I appreciated that this also acknowledged the difference between being the photographer and being the subject. The protagonist started as just a photographer and applied his ideas to his photography but as he lived and learned from the people and land of Oklahoma, he became too biased to just capture photos of their struggles. There if a major difference between sympathy for those struggling and being empathetic to the struggle.
Moderate: Chronic illness and Terminal illness
Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, and Death
hedsek's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Moderate: Death
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, and Racism