A review by jess_mango
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Vol. 1 by Hayao Miyazaki

4.0

In a time after human pollution and wars destroyed the Earth as we know it , small communities of humans still live on...

Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind is a graphic novel/manga...set thousands of years in the future when small pockets of humanity still survive,trying to avoid the Sea of Corruption, a toxic forest deadly spores. Nausicaa is the princess of the Valley of the Wind, a peaceful farming community. Nausicaa has a special bond with animals and creatures of all kinds and strives for harmony amongst the various city states.

This was a pretty quick read even with having to overcome my muscle memory and read it backwards. :) I have not seen the animated film version of this story (also by Miyazaki) but I will look it up now and perhaps watch with the kids. There was a nice message in here about being kind to the Earth and striving for harmony. There are follow up books but I may wait a bit before checking them out.

My final book for the Unread Shelf Challenge 2019. This month's prompt was to read the shortest book on your unread shelf. This one, with 13o pages, is the shortest.