A review by crusoe
Ballad for Sophie by Filipe Melo

challenging emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Ballad for Sophie is an absolutely beautiful graphic novel and I'm glad my bookclub chose this one because otherwise I might have never read it. 

I like how, although Samson was an important motivation to do what Julian has done throughout his entire life, in the end, Samson himself was not someone who is most important to him. (Samson himself does not have a chapter like other characters might.) 

The panels are also absolutely beautiful and evocative even if it felt like the characters were sometimes very off-model.