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Red Harvest: A Graphic Novel of the Terror Famine in Soviet Ukraine by Michael Cherkas
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
sad
slow-paced
5.0
Heartbreaking. This graphic novel tells the story of Holodomor, the Ukrainian Famine, by following the POV of different family members throughout the novel. The artwork is stunning and done in such a way that it adds dramatically to the sense of terror and grief the people of the Ukrainian village Zelenyi Hai are experiencing under Stalin's rule. Really a stunning piece of work that taught me a lot about a subject I didn't know anything about prior to picking up the book.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Rape and Cannibalism
Ben and Me: An Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin by His Good Mouse Amos by Robert Lawson
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
3.75
Lovely War by Julie Berry
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
A World in a Drop of Water: Exploring with a Microscope by Virginia Silverstein, Alvin Silverstein
informative
slow-paced
3.0
I, Juan de Pareja: The Story of a Great Painter and the Slave He Helped Become a Great Artist by Elizabeth Borton De Trevino
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
Lady Tan's Circle of Women by Lisa See
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, and Death of parent