Louis Riel
Louis Riel - Chester Brown
For Canadians, the title of this book will already have reminded you of some long ago history class in school. This one is no dry history text - it's a collection of comics that retell the basic story of Louis Riel, with remarkable accuracy, and very simple drawings. I enjoy reading about Riel and the Red River Rebellions, so that was a plus. I don't usually enjoy comics, so when the hubby recommended I read this one, I was skeptical. However, the simple black and white sketches worked for me, because I could almost ignore them to read the text. It makes Canadian politics seem a lot more conniving and intriguing than most people would think. I recommend this one, but like Letter Perfect, I don't really expect anyone I know to pick this up and read it.
September 2006.
For Canadians, the title of this book will already have reminded you of some long ago history class in school. This one is no dry history text - it's a collection of comics that retell the basic story of Louis Riel, with remarkable accuracy, and very simple drawings. I enjoy reading about Riel and the Red River Rebellions, so that was a plus. I don't usually enjoy comics, so when the hubby recommended I read this one, I was skeptical. However, the simple black and white sketches worked for me, because I could almost ignore them to read the text. It makes Canadian politics seem a lot more conniving and intriguing than most people would think. I recommend this one, but like Letter Perfect, I don't really expect anyone I know to pick this up and read it.
September 2006.
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