Ali
Wake Now In The Fire is a fictionalized depiction of the real student fight against the banning of Marjane Satrapi’s “Persepolis” in Chicago Public Schools.
“Persepolis” was one of the first graphic novels I ever picked up and helped me fall in love with the format. Anyone who discounts graphic novels doesn’t appreciate the power of imagery. Part of why “Persepolis” was so effective was because of the visuals of life under the Iranian regime. These teens understood that and stood up for their right to read “Persepolis”.
The situations in this book were eerily prescient for what would flare up only a few years later. There are some very valuable lessons to learn from their fight and what can happen when commonplace freedoms are restricted.
I understood the deliberate choice in color (or lack thereof) in the art but it ultimately made the book a little more difficult to read as it was hard to tell some characters apart at times. I also found the personal side stories to be a little uneven.
Thank you to NetGalley and Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed Press for the opportunity to read and review.
Wake Now In The Fire is a fictionalized depiction of the real student fight against the banning of Marjane Satrapi’s “Persepolis” in Chicago Public Schools.
“Persepolis” was one of the first graphic novels I ever picked up and helped me fall in love with the format. Anyone who discounts graphic novels doesn’t appreciate the power of imagery. Part of why “Persepolis” was so effective was because of the visuals of life under the Iranian regime. These teens understood that and stood up for their right to read “Persepolis”.
The situations in this book were eerily prescient for what would flare up only a few years later. There are some very valuable lessons to learn from their fight and what can happen when commonplace freedoms are restricted.
I understood the deliberate choice in color (or lack thereof) in the art but it ultimately made the book a little more difficult to read as it was hard to tell some characters apart at times. I also found the personal side stories to be a little uneven.
Thank you to NetGalley and Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed Press for the opportunity to read and review.