vickybuka's review against another edition
4.0
I love alternate telling of familiar stories. I enjoyed [b:The Red Tent|4989|The Red Tent|Anita Diamant|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1312026800s/4989.jpg|1041558], [b:An Acceptable Time (Time, #5)|24761|An Acceptable Time (Time, #5) (O'Keefe Family, #4)|Madeleine L'Engle|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1300169036s/24761.jpg|1219592], heck, even though I've never seen the entirety of Gone with the Wind I liked [b:The Wind Done Gone: A Novel|18412|The Wind Done Gone A Novel|Alice Randall|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166913013s/18412.jpg|1351738].
So it isn't much of a surprise that I've rated this book four stars. The story is the Israelite exodus from Egypt, but the main star is the Pharaoh of Egypt, not Moses.
AND, it's a graphic novel to boot!
The art and coloring were well done. Only a few panels fell flat. The lettering was well done, and important for what the words conveyed.
It was interesting to note that passages written outside of the panel were sometimes actually lines spoken by characters in the picture above, sometimes a character's internal thoughts, and sometimes simply narration setting up the scene.
One thing I would have liked to see in the book would have been a list of references, or a list for further reading, akin to what was done in the Age of Bronze books - [b:A Thousand Ships|479921|A Thousand Ships|Eric Shanower|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175108582s/479921.jpg|468321]. Something that pointed readers to source materials for story & art.
Very good book. Appropriate for all readers, but probably especially for middle schoolers, or readers going through religious rites of passage.
So it isn't much of a surprise that I've rated this book four stars. The story is the Israelite exodus from Egypt, but the main star is the Pharaoh of Egypt, not Moses.
AND, it's a graphic novel to boot!
The art and coloring were well done. Only a few panels fell flat. The lettering was well done, and important for what the words conveyed.
It was interesting to note that passages written outside of the panel were sometimes actually lines spoken by characters in the picture above, sometimes a character's internal thoughts, and sometimes simply narration setting up the scene.
One thing I would have liked to see in the book would have been a list of references, or a list for further reading, akin to what was done in the Age of Bronze books - [b:A Thousand Ships|479921|A Thousand Ships|Eric Shanower|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175108582s/479921.jpg|468321]. Something that pointed readers to source materials for story & art.
Very good book. Appropriate for all readers, but probably especially for middle schoolers, or readers going through religious rites of passage.
psalmcat's review
5.0
Very good.
As long as I only read the really good graphic novels, I can continue to convince myself that this is a viable genre. ;-)
As long as I only read the really good graphic novels, I can continue to convince myself that this is a viable genre. ;-)
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