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6 years after, I read it again. This time I'll downgrade it to a so-so. At the time it was a soft pick. I'll be reading the rest of the series. Always interesting to see how things evolve.

It's always hard to judge a memoir...
I feel on the fence about this one: while I like Riad Sattouf's candid honesty and his childlike look on his surroundings, his father's behavior and some other behaviors in this book are quite hard to stomach.

This book was really interesting. I learned a lot about Libya and Syria during this period. I look forward to reading the rest of the series.

Interesting memoir. This installment is Riad as a small child, born in France, lives in Libya and then Syria. His dad is pretty awful. TW: Animal abuse. Definitely culture shock for me. I‘m definitely getting volume 2.#graphicmemoir

Mission completed, I‘m done with the #Booked2019 See you next year😘😂

My pick for Graphic Novel was in Slovenian translation, so if you are interested - in the tag is in English. My favorite from this quarter is Old Drift by Namwali Serpell - rich family/history story, set in Zambia and seasoned with the pinch of magical realism.

My pick for #ComicOrGraphicNovel is this graphic memoir by Riad Sattouf. He is the child of the interracial marriage (mother is from France and father is Syrian) and that brings his exposure to cultural difference. They were living in France, Libya, Syria and Sattouf in a humorous, witty way shows all these differences, as an observer without prejudices.

#Booked2019

This book gives a great insight into the euro-Arabic experience- mostly taking place in the Arab world. The author‘s eye is keen and the drawings most hilarious, the text, from the child‘s, Riad, POV, has a tone of innocent naïveté that in light of history is a bit foreboding. Looking forward to volume 2!

Ok I‘m reading three books at the moment- this being one of them. The other two are O pioneers - Americana at it‘s finest, and a brilliant hard core Sci-Fi novel, Death‘s End. It hit me today what they all have in common... any Litten brave enough to guess? Comment below!

This is the best graphic novel and part 4 should be released very soon..... 😆 This series has been translated into many languages.

I‘m usually a fan of graphic novel memoirs, but I was not enjoying this one. I guess I was looking for something more than satire and I didn‘t feel like finishing it.

#Letsgetgraphicweeklongmarathon

Uma história com uma perspectiva diferente e muito importante! ⭐️⭐️⭐️

In his #graphicnovel #memoir, Sattouf relates his early childhood memories of France, Libya, and Syria in the 70s and 80s. The child of a Syrian father and a French mother, Sattouf witnesses the cultural differences of his different homes with a child's innocence. His straightforward artwork and text allows readers to better understand the culture shock Sattouf would experience with each move. I'm eager to read Part II of this memoir.

1. Kansas
2. A friend talked about it on Facebook.
3. Jurassic Park
4. Yes, my hometown holds a turtle race every year during our county fair. We keep the turtles in an outdoor terrarium during the Summer and then release them back into the wild after fair is over.
@saguarosally #welcomelitten

Library #bookhaul! 📚😀

Trying to read but someone keeps distracting me....
he just ran off with my book and put it on the shelf.

How I plan to spend my day. My boyfriend is working late tonight so it'll just be me and some good books.

The Los Angeles Review of Books has just published an interesting interview with the cartoonist Riad Sattouf: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/future-interview-riad-sattouf-author-arab-fu... I especially enjoyed the parts about his creative process. Enjoy! #diversebooks

Very interesting memoir and my February read for the #nonfictionchallenge17 . The author does a great job at showing the bleakness and utter desolation of some of the areas depicted.

Whee! I picked up some #comics holds from the library and now finally have a decent enough pile for one or two weeks of #comicsfebruary

Interesting read, not my favorite graphic novel, but still a good one.

Anyone enjoyed this as much as me ? Loving the author's style and the new things I'm learning !

Making a small reading list for the #24in48readathon! I also am trying to finish the audiobook of Lab Girl before it expires! Are you taking part this weekend?

Just finished this. Pretty good but not as much as Persepolis.

Bakin' cookies. Readin' comics.

#PhotoADayNov16 I'm colorblind, so I wasn't sure if this was in the category of #OrangeCovers or #RedCovers. I love this series and can't wait to read more!

#nonfictionnovember TBR I do love a graphic memoir

Memories of a childhood you'll be damn thankful wasn't yours.

It's amazing to me how the bewilderment and morbid curiosity of early childhood are represented in the storytelling here. A darkly funny, somewhat confounding, fascinating book.

"'Crows are cunning. They watch you from the corners of their eyes, and when you leave, they steal your things!'
(We were being followed by the boy who pooped in the street.)"

Just bought it! According to what I've read this might be the next Persepolis !!! #pinnotincluded

Mixed feelings on this one. I LOVED the art, but I wish there had been less satire and more social commentary. An interesting read regardless.