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A review by remembered_reads
Julio's Day by Gilbert Hernández
3.0
100 pages covering 100 years in the life of the title character, from his birth in 1900 to his death in 2000, with glimpses into the lives of his namesake nephew, grand-nephew, and great-grand-nephew.
The dialogue is sparse and there are no blocks of exposition, which means that it’s sometimes difficult to know how much time is past (although several generations of characters are involved in various wars, so that helps). I love the concept, but the reading experience felt fairly sterile, which one wouldn’t expect considering some of the grim content.
The dialogue is sparse and there are no blocks of exposition, which means that it’s sometimes difficult to know how much time is past (although several generations of characters are involved in various wars, so that helps). I love the concept, but the reading experience felt fairly sterile, which one wouldn’t expect considering some of the grim content.