![]() What's more, the story was legitimately heroic in ways that I've rarely experienced. The story is strong, and the storytelling and art are truly beyond the pale. ![]() So while it didn't strike home with my boy. The art is great, and the comic paneling is excellent in a way that I couldn't have understood 5 years ago, before I'd read several thousand comics. (He read it just fine, but it was too violent for him, and I think the plot of treachery and betrayal was really beyond what he could understand.)īut that doesn't mean it isn't a good book. So on one hand, It wasn't a good choice, because it was too much for my little boy. If for not other reason than because they'd read Maus at some point in their lives. ![]() This is a mistake that someone who has better comic literacy never would have made. She assumed that a book with animal characters is for kids. She assumed that because it was a comic, it was probably for kids.Ģ. ![]() Unfortunately, Sarah made one of the classic mistakes here, and judged a book by its cover. Though he hasn't been tested, is probably reading years ahead of whatever the standard metric is. My girlfriend picked this up for my son, who has recently turned 7. ![]()
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