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theflyingpat's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
This work by Altarriba is as much about intimate and personal memories as it is about historical accounts.
We follow the life story of the author's father, who at the beginning of the book committed suicide. I found it interesting that we start at the end (or the beginning, as you'll understand while reading), and we follow the life of a man who went from a childhood in the countryside, frustrated and dazzled by the dream of the city, to a life in the city marked by endless wars and their aftermath.
The work covers practically a century of Spanish history, including the establishment of the republic, the civil war, the Second World War, and the periods of German occupation in France.
I loved the almost autobiographical component, with a son narrating through the lens of his father, trying to understand the paths that led to the conclusion that opens the narrative.
It's a book about continuous losses, about underdogs, and I quite like that perspective. Antonio is often swallowed by the context to which he is bound, and for me, the end is the result of decades of defeats, which accumulate in his heart, work, family, friends, and in his own country.
Altarriba tells the story in such a personal, realistic way, without beautifying the unpleasant, and so profoundly sad, that I firmly believe this book was a form of mourning for the author.
We follow the life story of the author's father, who at the beginning of the book committed suicide. I found it interesting that we start at the end (or the beginning, as you'll understand while reading), and we follow the life of a man who went from a childhood in the countryside, frustrated and dazzled by the dream of the city, to a life in the city marked by endless wars and their aftermath.
The work covers practically a century of Spanish history, including the establishment of the republic, the civil war, the Second World War, and the periods of German occupation in France.
I loved the almost autobiographical component, with a son narrating through the lens of his father, trying to understand the paths that led to the conclusion that opens the narrative.
It's a book about continuous losses, about underdogs, and I quite like that perspective. Antonio is often swallowed by the context to which he is bound, and for me, the end is the result of decades of defeats, which accumulate in his heart, work, family, friends, and in his own country.
Altarriba tells the story in such a personal, realistic way, without beautifying the unpleasant, and so profoundly sad, that I firmly believe this book was a form of mourning for the author.
hvogado's review against another edition
5.0
Bela novela gráfica e bela homenagem de um argumentista ao seu pai. Uma obra que percorre o século XX espanhol, as feridas da guerra civil, a mudança de um país rural para um país moderno e de consciência pesada. Muitas injustiças passa o pai do autor, a claustrofobia do pós-guerra e a frustração de um final de vida. Curioso como me senti aliviado pelo final que é uma libertação para o anti-heroi. O desenho está muito engraçado, quase um estilo Robert Crumb, com muito detalhe e mantendo bem o crescimento e envelhecimento das personagens. Muito bom!
martacava's review against another edition
4.0
«El arte de volar» i «El ala rota» són dos còmics imprescindibles. Penso en l'exercici tan brutal que ha hagut de fer l'autor per donar veu a la seva mare, però sobretot al seu pare, un personatge molt més dur i fosc que el de la mare.
Li dono només quatre estrelles perquè m'ha semblat que en moltes vinyetes hi havia massa text, quedava massa atapeït i em costava llegir. M'estic fent gran.
Li dono només quatre estrelles perquè m'ha semblat que en moltes vinyetes hi havia massa text, quedava massa atapeït i em costava llegir. M'estic fent gran.
jhouses's review against another edition
1.0
Un comic que no me ha gustado. Por una parte el dibujo de Kim (Martinez el Facha) no me llega. Me resulta sucio y desagradable a nivel estético. Por otra parte esta historia de un perdedor republicano ha sido narrada una y otra vez en el cine y la novela sin que el comic aporte nada nuevo. Solo le redime la sinceridad que conlleva querer narrar la vida de tu padre pero incluso ahí falla.
caroltb's review against another edition
slow-paced
2.25
Há bastante a prezar neste livro enquanto biografia e retrato da Guerra Civil Espanhola, assim como do ambiente pós-guerra, mas não sou fã do estilo de desenho e, obviamente, esse é um aspeto importantíssimo no apreciar ou não uma novela gráfica.
Reconheço-lhe o valor de testemunho histórico de um homem que sentiu o peso dos seus ideais cair, lentamente, sobre si.
Reconheço-lhe o valor de testemunho histórico de um homem que sentiu o peso dos seus ideais cair, lentamente, sobre si.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Violence, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Child abuse, War, Physical abuse, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Domestic abuse and Death