by Shaun Tan
This book is written as several different vignettes written in different styles, some of which I liked better than others. I liked “Distant Rain” the poem that appears to be pieced together and goes over several pages. The artwork, drawings, and varied handwriting throughout that poem made it visually interesting and fun to read. I especially liked “Undertow” and “Grandpa’s Story”. In the story “Broken Toys”, there is a beautiful two-page spread drawing of one of the characters but turn the page and there are two pages of solid text with no pictures. I found myself wanting pictures, wanting to find something in those pages other than words.
I don’t know if I would call this book a graphic novel because the stories have a common theme, but the characters and plot are not the same throughout. Even so, the book is interesting and fun to read.
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