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Bitter Root, Vol. 1: Family Business by Chuck Brown, David F. Walker
4 reviews
avisreadsandreads's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Racial slurs, Murder, Police brutality, Body horror, Gore, Gun violence, and Racism
rorikae's review against another edition
challenging
dark
fast-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? Yes
4.5
'Bitter Root' is an engaging graphic novel that explores how racism transforms human souls through literal transformations into monsters. The story follows the Sangerye family who battle against monsters that were once people who have now been transformed by their hate and racism. It presents intriguing commentary on how hate affects humanity and one family's way of combating it. The artwork is beautiful. The story moves quite quickly and there are a lot of characters introduced so it can take a second to get acquainted with all of the characters. One of my favorite aspects is that the back actually includes a number of essays that discuss topics central to the graphic novel, including genre, root magic, and more. I'm interested to see what happens in volume 2 and where this story goes next.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Racism, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Death, Hate crime, Body horror, and Violence
librarianryan's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This book was simply amazing. It is an extremely alternative history of the Harlem Renascence. In this world, people with a corrupted soul become these monsters that must be killed or must be cured. And being it’s the 1920’s and his is Harlem and most of the monsters were people who believed in lynching and segregation. But there is one family that is the best at making their bitter root brew that can save someone from this life. They work with the police and everything, because they want a better world. On its own, the story is amazing, and the artwork is so detailed. But add historical reference I knew nothing about, and I was googling “red summer”, 1919 deaths etc. This book, a historical fantasy about monster killing, read this reader down a research hole to learn about things not taught in schools. It makes the reader curious, and eager to learn more and only the best books can do that.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Racism, and Racial slurs
bookiecharm's review
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Gore, Police brutality, and Racism
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