A review by lalu
Illegal by Eoin Colfer, Andrew Donkin
informative
sad
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Maybe graphic novels aren't for me...
I couldn't connect with the characters at all, the things they said were written in a rather unnatural way with simple, short and emotionless sentences. It was almost like reading a Wikipedia article as a graphic novel: interesting, but written in a very sober way.
It made me grateful for the life I live as a European and it pains me to think about all the refugees who to this day risk (and way too often lose) their lives for the chance to a better and safer live - but the characters of the story made me feel nothing.
I couldn't connect with the characters at all, the things they said were written in a rather unnatural way with simple, short and emotionless sentences. It was almost like reading a Wikipedia article as a graphic novel: interesting, but written in a very sober way.
It made me grateful for the life I live as a European and it pains me to think about all the refugees who to this day risk (and way too often lose) their lives for the chance to a better and safer live - but the characters of the story made me feel nothing.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Trafficking
Minor: Medical content