A review by rhiannoncs
The Rabbi's Cat by Joann Sfar

4.0

In French-controlled Algeria, there is a rabbi, who has a beautiful daughter and a cat. One day the cat eats a parrot, and he is magically enabled with the ability to talk. The first thing he says is a lie about what happened to the parrot (as it would be for any self-respecting cat). The comic is narrated by the cat, and follows their adventures as the cat studies the Torah, the rabbi studies French so he can prove to the colonial government that he's fit to be the rabbi, and the rabbi's daughter falls in love.

This was really funny while maintaining its "graphic novel" cred by having a lot to say about colonialism and religion, etc. I plan to pick up the sequel.