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A review by amyreadsbooks917
Alexander Hamilton: The Graphic History of an American Founding Father by Jonathan Hennessey
4.0
Overall, this was a really nice biography that kind of expanded into the political content from the musical while not quite going into all of the details of the 800 page Chernow biography. Like the book, this biography focuses more on the American Revolution and Continental Congress proceedings which I really like. I love the musical, but if you’re looking for less about Hamilton’s personal affairs and more about his existence in the grand scheme of the creation of our country, then this is definitely a great read.
Positives and Negatives:
+ I love how they used actual quotes from pamphlets and letters to piece together dialogue.
+ The information in this was great! At times it felt like they had copied word for word from Chernow…. But I think that could be a good thing? Assuming they had permission.
+ I really liked how information was given about the state of affairs in the world. Even though this was a biography on Hamilton, I learned a lot about the other countries fighting in the Revolution.
+ The focus on the political negotiations after the war was very detailed. That is one of the most fascinating time periods to me, so I loved getting to revisit all of the strategy behind the conventions.
- The art was kind of awful. The scenery, backdrops, layouts, and coloring were all very nicely done, but the actual illustrations were sloppy and many times characters didn’t look the same from frame to frame. At one point I felt like a detective - “Well, Laurens had a ponytail in the last frame so I guess this is a close up ofa potato Laurens?”.
- The pacing at the end was a bit abrupt.
I was given an ebook from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Positives and Negatives:
+ I love how they used actual quotes from pamphlets and letters to piece together dialogue.
+ The information in this was great! At times it felt like they had copied word for word from Chernow…. But I think that could be a good thing? Assuming they had permission.
+ I really liked how information was given about the state of affairs in the world. Even though this was a biography on Hamilton, I learned a lot about the other countries fighting in the Revolution.
+ The focus on the political negotiations after the war was very detailed. That is one of the most fascinating time periods to me, so I loved getting to revisit all of the strategy behind the conventions.
- The art was kind of awful. The scenery, backdrops, layouts, and coloring were all very nicely done, but the actual illustrations were sloppy and many times characters didn’t look the same from frame to frame. At one point I felt like a detective - “Well, Laurens had a ponytail in the last frame so I guess this is a close up of
- The pacing at the end was a bit abrupt.
I was given an ebook from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.