Reviews

Days of Sand: Part 1 by Aimée de Jongh

alvina_ashraf's review

4.0

The art is beautiful and the story is captivating. I enjoyed it.

mel_books's review

5.0

Wow, this was a fantastic read. Days of Sand is a great historical fiction graphic novel set in 1937. A 22-year-old photographer John Clark goes to the Dust Bowl (in central and southern America) to document the conditions there. Illustrations are amazing. I think someone already wrote something similar, and that is exactly what I felt reading this: you can feel the sand in the air, in your mouth, and even in your eyes. I can’t wait for the second part.

Thanks to the Europe Comics for the ARC and the opportunity to read this! All opinions are my own.

taketwolu's review

informative reflective sad

4.0

In 1937 during the Great Depression, photographer John Clark was hired to document the Dust Bowl’s calamitous conditions. Given a “shooting script” of things to photograph, John finds himself questioning his role in relation to the truth.

Through breath-taking drawings and a land full of burden, Jongh takes us through the real, depressing, and damaged state of the Dust Bowl. We learn of growing struggles that affected families face -- and though John is sent to help bring attention and help to the situation, his assignment for posed pictures is morally questionable and thought-provoking. The inclusion of actual photographs also heightens the severity and heartbreak of this devastating period. Overall, this was an eye-opening read!

Thanks NetGalley and Europe Comics for my arc!
 

soula_k's review

4.0

Days of Sand by Aimée de Jongh is the story of a young photographer who is assigned to travel to the Dust Bowl and take pictures of people's living conditions during the Great Depression in the United States. Aimée de Jongh's illustrations are simply stunning and provide a great flow for the story. Even in parts that there is no dialogue, the imagery provokes the needed emotional response from the reader.

After reading The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah earlier this year, I was intrigued to read this graphic novel that was also set in the late 1930s and explored the repercussions of the Great Depression to the land and the people. It was definitely worth it and can't wait for Part II.

Thank you to NetGalley and Europe Comics for the ARC!