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Slow in the beginning for my liking. I even put it down for months. However, picked it up again and pushed through. It has many plot twists, some which are predictable, others not so much, and that I enjoyed✨

Going back to finish this one. Starting November well✨

A haunting novelization of an equally haunting film. It read really well, really visually, with great narrative tension and beautifully drawn characters. The pages breathe with magic and mystery, and the overshadowing dark of humanity‘s evil is palpable. A really good read, if a sad one, and great for this time of year. Peeved that the film isn‘t streaming anywhere in Canada atm.

Northern Spain, towards the end of the civil war in January 1939. A prominent fascist figure is allowed to escape death by a soldier fighting for the Spanish Republic. Sixty years later, with democracy back in Spain, the narrator/author starts the quest to find the Republican soldier. A powerful novel about fascism vs democracy, Republican heritage, paso doble, Roberto Bolaño, and the importance of fighting losing wars. A must read.

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“In politics, the first thing is to continue to exist.” (EH, FWTBT pg. 284)

“As long as there is one of us, there is both of us.” (EH, FWTBT pg. 463)

Well written and well researched. The author got most of the music parts right (a rarity) and I learned a lot about Spanish history in the early 20th century. All while being highly entertained with a good story. #readyourKobo @CBee

This book set in Spain in the years leading up to WWII is frighteningly relevant to today‘s.

Why was Paco Roca‘s mother so deeply attached to a family photo from the 1940s? In this immersive work of personal history, the cartoonist uncovers the explanation. The deprivations of Franco-era Spain are brought to life in this moving graphic novel. Translation by Andrea Rosenberg.

Without a past, we are nothing. We need a past in order to feel like we are part of something larger and more ancient, which we call ancestors, humanity.