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heidenkind's review against another edition
3.0
Enjoyable! A little too much exposition at times, but perfect for a younger audience.
catladyreba's review against another edition
3.0
Things I liked about this; The whole idea of a series devoted to unsung black heroes and heroines in American history, and the actual story of Bass Reeves. In fact, I now think I need to find a full-length textual biography of Bass Reeves.
Things I didn't like; A crow as representation of various white men that held Bass Reeves down throughout his life. As a grown reader, it was super confusing to me, I wonder if young readers would struggle with the depiction. I also did not love the insertion of stereotypical pictographs for the offensive racial slurs. However, to be fair, I don't know what you would do instead, but it didn't totally work for me.
Despite these few negatives, I still can't wait to read the other stories in this series.
Things I didn't like; A crow as representation of various white men that held Bass Reeves down throughout his life. As a grown reader, it was super confusing to me, I wonder if young readers would struggle with the depiction. I also did not love the insertion of stereotypical pictographs for the offensive racial slurs. However, to be fair, I don't know what you would do instead, but it didn't totally work for me.
Despite these few negatives, I still can't wait to read the other stories in this series.
mysterymom40's review
adventurous
challenging
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
3.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Violence, Slavery, War, and Bullying
the n-word is replaced with a troubled black face, in this graphic novelelizabethlk's review against another edition
5.0
This is me finally caught up on Joel Christian Gill's works. This comic biography of Bass Reeves is a great place to start learning about a fascinating and underappreciated man from history, a specialty for Gill. The story and art are quick and enjoyable, accessible for all ages.
I definitely recommend this, and everything else Gill has done. I look forward to seeing more of his work in the future.
I definitely recommend this, and everything else Gill has done. I look forward to seeing more of his work in the future.
lilla75's review
5.0
Oh, so good. I was particularly intrigued by the use of symbols in place of text in this graphic novel. I found it profound, clever, and very beautiful.
What an amazing true story. I can't wait to read other books in this series.
14+ suggest to those who want: non-fiction, adventure stories, black history, American Wild West, biographies.
What an amazing true story. I can't wait to read other books in this series.
14+ suggest to those who want: non-fiction, adventure stories, black history, American Wild West, biographies.
elizabethlk's review
5.0
This is me finally caught up on Joel Christian Gill's works. This comic biography of Bass Reeves is a great place to start learning about a fascinating and underappreciated man from history, a specialty for Gill. The story and art are quick and enjoyable, accessible for all ages.
I definitely recommend this, and everything else Gill has done. I look forward to seeing more of his work in the future.
I definitely recommend this, and everything else Gill has done. I look forward to seeing more of his work in the future.
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