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Memories from Limón
Ramiro leaves the British drizzle and his beloved fiancé Yoss to investigate his family history back home in Costa Rica. What starts as an innocent fascination with an old family photo album leads to conversations with the older generations and revelations he is not prepared for. This intimate and evocative graphic novel uncovers a family secret, set against the idyllic Caribbean coastline in one of the most beautiful countries in Latin America. Author Edo Brenes weaves together the heartbreaking and humbling stories of three generations. Love and life is a struggle in paradise: welcome to Limón.
272 pages, Paperback
Published February 1, 2022
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February 23, 2023
Cartoline da Limón è un graphic novel nata dal bisogno di accettare una storia e dal desiderio di ritrovare delle radici.
Il protagonista/autore ci racconta tramite una serie di fotografie d’epoca illustrate la storia della sua famiglia che gravita inevitabilmente intorno a tre personaggi e una città: Limón.
La vicenda è raccontata esattamente come siamo abituati a sentire le storie dei nostri nonni, che spesso si perdono in dettagli irrilevanti ma che trasmettono l’affetto legato ai loro ricordi.
La storia è coinvolgente e il finale lascia veramente a bocca aperta (e occhi lucidi).
Finisce nella top 10 dei graphic novel preferiti!
Il protagonista/autore ci racconta tramite una serie di fotografie d’epoca illustrate la storia della sua famiglia che gravita inevitabilmente intorno a tre personaggi e una città: Limón.
La vicenda è raccontata esattamente come siamo abituati a sentire le storie dei nostri nonni, che spesso si perdono in dettagli irrilevanti ma che trasmettono l’affetto legato ai loro ricordi.
La storia è coinvolgente e il finale lascia veramente a bocca aperta (e occhi lucidi).
Finisce nella top 10 dei graphic novel preferiti!
January 31, 2022
An artist returns to Costa Rico to interview his family about their history growing up in Limon, a city on the coast. It's poignant, filled with anecdotes, and some buried family history. At its heart it's the story of two brothers who both love the same woman. I enjoyed Brenes's art and liked how he often paneled the pages as if you were looking through a family photo album.
March 26, 2022
The first half of the book is a complete snooze as a man named Ramiro travels from London to Costa Rica to interview his relatives about their family history as part of a project to create a book. (Semi-autobiographical? The author and the character share a significant other named Yoss.) Boring family anecdotes are told against a montage of recreated family photos.
The book recovers slightly as it slowly teases out a romantic triangle between two brothers -- one of them the author's grandfather -- and the girl next door. But even that bit of domestic drama gets a little silly as a forced coincidence brings it all to a tidy conclusion.
It probably shouldn't be a big deal, but I found it particularly annoying that a book about how important family is, does not actually give surnames to the two sides of the family tree being explored.
The book recovers slightly as it slowly teases out a romantic triangle between two brothers -- one of them the author's grandfather -- and the girl next door. But even that bit of domestic drama gets a little silly as a forced coincidence brings it all to a tidy conclusion.
It probably shouldn't be a big deal, but I found it particularly annoying that a book about how important family is, does not actually give surnames to the two sides of the family tree being explored.
September 26, 2021
A beautifully illustrated history of the author's family in Costa Rica. Edo Brenes visits his surviving family on the island, and interviews them.
We read them telling their stories, basically over sets of drawings clearly inspired by photographs, and the effect is suprisingly moving, like watching a documentary.
Slowly bits and pieces of a heartbreaking story start to bob up, and the book ends on an emotional thunderclap.
The art style is detailed, in a European clear line - if I have one piece of criticism, it is that characters' faces look alike in this style.
Beautiful book.
(Thanks to Nobrow for providing me with an ARC through Edelweiss)
We read them telling their stories, basically over sets of drawings clearly inspired by photographs, and the effect is suprisingly moving, like watching a documentary.
Slowly bits and pieces of a heartbreaking story start to bob up, and the book ends on an emotional thunderclap.
The art style is detailed, in a European clear line - if I have one piece of criticism, it is that characters' faces look alike in this style.
Beautiful book.
(Thanks to Nobrow for providing me with an ARC through Edelweiss)
October 3, 2022
[4.5]
Se siete appassionati di saghe familiari, questo fumetto fa decisamente al caso vostro.
E se siete appassionati di saghe familiari sapete anche come funziona un libro o un fumetto appartenente a questo genere, ma se non vi siete mai approcciati a una lettura di questo tipo, be’, vi dico io come funziona.
Avete presente quando chiedete ai vostri nonni, ai vostri genitori, agli anziani – parenti o meno – un evento, un fatto, un ricordo della loro epoca, di quando loro erano giovani? Avete presente quando iniziano a raccontare e poi nel mezzo del racconto salta loro in mente qualche altro ricordo legato a quello che stavano narrando, e si mettono a raccontare quello, per poi tornare sul primo ricordo? Avete presente quando la vita delle famiglie – di qualsiasi famiglia – sembra vuota, sembra non sia caratterizzata da nulla di importante, nessun fatto eclatante, ma poi quando ci si siede e si ascolta emergono aneddoti divertenti, malinconici o tristi e allora sembra che quella vita sia stata ricchissima (perché di fatto così è)?
Ecco, questo è quello che succede con Cartoline da Limón di Edo Brenes. Siamo nel Costa Rica, conosceremo un po’ alla volta i due rami della famiglia, tanti ricordi e alcuni segreti emergeranno a poco a poco tra le pagine di questo fumetto, ricordi e segreti che hanno un fil rouge: due fratelli innamorati della stessa donna.
Cartoline da Limón mi è piaciuto davvero molto. Non so se vi è mai capitato di guardare dal buco della serratura sperando di scorgere un mondo diverso, magico, che non fa parte del nostro presente. È un po’ quello che mi è capitato con questo fumetto. Ho cominciato a spiare da quel buco; ho abbassato la maniglia; ho osservato dalla fessura che pian piano è diventata sempre più ampia, e ora della fine la porta era completamente spalancata e io ero dall’altra parte, in un’altra storia, un altro mondo.
Se siete appassionati di saghe familiari, questo fumetto fa decisamente al caso vostro.
E se siete appassionati di saghe familiari sapete anche come funziona un libro o un fumetto appartenente a questo genere, ma se non vi siete mai approcciati a una lettura di questo tipo, be’, vi dico io come funziona.
Avete presente quando chiedete ai vostri nonni, ai vostri genitori, agli anziani – parenti o meno – un evento, un fatto, un ricordo della loro epoca, di quando loro erano giovani? Avete presente quando iniziano a raccontare e poi nel mezzo del racconto salta loro in mente qualche altro ricordo legato a quello che stavano narrando, e si mettono a raccontare quello, per poi tornare sul primo ricordo? Avete presente quando la vita delle famiglie – di qualsiasi famiglia – sembra vuota, sembra non sia caratterizzata da nulla di importante, nessun fatto eclatante, ma poi quando ci si siede e si ascolta emergono aneddoti divertenti, malinconici o tristi e allora sembra che quella vita sia stata ricchissima (perché di fatto così è)?
Ecco, questo è quello che succede con Cartoline da Limón di Edo Brenes. Siamo nel Costa Rica, conosceremo un po’ alla volta i due rami della famiglia, tanti ricordi e alcuni segreti emergeranno a poco a poco tra le pagine di questo fumetto, ricordi e segreti che hanno un fil rouge: due fratelli innamorati della stessa donna.
Cartoline da Limón mi è piaciuto davvero molto. Non so se vi è mai capitato di guardare dal buco della serratura sperando di scorgere un mondo diverso, magico, che non fa parte del nostro presente. È un po’ quello che mi è capitato con questo fumetto. Ho cominciato a spiare da quel buco; ho abbassato la maniglia; ho osservato dalla fessura che pian piano è diventata sempre più ampia, e ora della fine la porta era completamente spalancata e io ero dall’altra parte, in un’altra storia, un altro mondo.
June 27, 2022
I can understand why people find this graphic novel slow, uninteresting, and only a two rating. However, I can support my five-rating thinking the above as well. This is not a "Comic Graphic Novel" (Marvel/DC). This is not a Graphic Novel that will teach a deeper meaning. It is not a remake of a full novel. It is a snapshot into the narrator’s life. It is one man's exploring to find himself, his family and their past. It is a organized chaos. If you have spoken to the older generation, you know this is exactly how they can be: They look at photo/film and start telling the story, which reminds them of something else, that makes you ask a question that leads off to another story. And while we are getting the story told to the narrator, the parallel world of the past is unfolding with the actual truths and hidden secrets unfolding on the page. This is not an easy read. It took me several tries to start the book, it took even more to work my way through. A lot is going on, while nothing is going on. We are getting a piece of one person’s life.
My five is for the potential of what could be for a reader. My five is because this is both a beautifully hopeful and sad story. My five is for the experience of reading it.
My five is for the potential of what could be for a reader. My five is because this is both a beautifully hopeful and sad story. My five is for the experience of reading it.
October 23, 2022
È stata una vera sorpresa! Dalla copertina non gli avrei dato la minima fiducia invece oltre a essere una bella storia è anche raccontata splendidamente, con queste foto che si susseguono mentre il protagonista intervista i suoi parenti per ricostruire il passato della famiglia. Proprio carino!
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June 4, 2022Heartbreaking and humbling. Oh geez.
July 18, 2023
There is a certain frustration to reading this at first but it dawned on me that it is accurately reflecting the experience of trying to get coherent family history from photos and conversations with elderly relatives.
May 17, 2023
No. Non mi è piaciuto. L'ho trovato noioso, confusionario, scontato. Alcune cose sulle scelte cromatiche delle tavole non male ma per il resto, boh.
Ramiro incontra tutti questi parenti, tutti uguali tra l'altro e non ci si capisce nulla, e ricostruisce la storia della sua famiglia e del rapporto tra sua nonna, sui nonno e il fratello del nonno.
A questo giro, molto delusa (anche perché avevo aspettative molto molto alte).
Ramiro incontra tutti questi parenti, tutti uguali tra l'altro e non ci si capisce nulla, e ricostruisce la storia della sua famiglia e del rapporto tra sua nonna, sui nonno e il fratello del nonno.
A questo giro, molto delusa (anche perché avevo aspettative molto molto alte).
December 27, 2022
La storia della famiglia dell'autore, raccontata attraverso i racconti e gli aneddoti dei parenti più anziani ancora in vita.
Un fumetto molto personale, che racconta la storia di una famiglia del Costa Rica dagli anni 40 ai 60 intriso di nostalgia.
Un fumetto molto personale, che racconta la storia di una famiglia del Costa Rica dagli anni 40 ai 60 intriso di nostalgia.
March 22, 2024
Ma si può piangere così tanto per dei fumetti porca vacca?!
August 20, 2022
Overall, Memories from Limon is charming and, at times transported me to 1950s Costa Rica. At the heart is an intriguing family drama; the relationship between two brothers and their neighbor in Costa Rica during the late 1940's and early 1950's. I enjoyed the anecdotes and the glimpses into this family history, and the dynamic between the young brothers is humorously frustrating. And the book design is very clean and enticing; well done Nobrow.
This could have benefited from some narrative focus in the first half, the narrative structure relying too much on the sequence of the interviews with family members. In illustrating what seems to be a huge trove of old b/w photos, what initially is a cool addition to the story gets confusing quick. Is this panel during the interview? Is it a picture about the incident being talked about? Or is is just a random picture? Also, Brenes' style favors simple, clean lines, very nice to look at but which also, unfortunately, can make it difficult to recognize characters. The effect is like flipping through someone else's photo album, while they're telling you pieces of stories. I mean, by page 52 the narrator's girlfriend even admits to being confused by the relations, and Ramiro does make a family tree diagram, but the reader doesn't get it until another 50 pages in. All that said, this builds to a big revelation that does pull things together at the end. Ah, families.
This could have benefited from some narrative focus in the first half, the narrative structure relying too much on the sequence of the interviews with family members. In illustrating what seems to be a huge trove of old b/w photos, what initially is a cool addition to the story gets confusing quick. Is this panel during the interview? Is it a picture about the incident being talked about? Or is is just a random picture? Also, Brenes' style favors simple, clean lines, very nice to look at but which also, unfortunately, can make it difficult to recognize characters. The effect is like flipping through someone else's photo album, while they're telling you pieces of stories. I mean, by page 52 the narrator's girlfriend even admits to being confused by the relations, and Ramiro does make a family tree diagram, but the reader doesn't get it until another 50 pages in. All that said, this builds to a big revelation that does pull things together at the end. Ah, families.
June 17, 2022
I enjoyed this very much. After finishing it I went back and revisited it to enjoy the details more. There are many parallels with my own efforts to collect and write about my own Costa Rica family. The Tico cadence and style of oral storytelling is captured well even in English; I could hear and what and how it was said in Spanish. There are so many cultural references that others might not pick up, but were familiar to me and sometimes made me chuckle. I found his artistic style very visually pleasing and suited to the story.
April 3, 2022
Acheté comme cadeau d’anniversaire à une copine d’amour, très attirée par le titre et son emplacement au Costa Rica.
Les protagonistes de notre aventure illustrée sont Oswaldo et Virgilio, deux frères costariciens nés dans les années 30 à Limón, petit village côtier. La BD parcourt sa vie, parsemée des petites histoires et anecdotes d’autres membres de la famille. Petit goût amère et mélancolique à la fin, propre à toute découverte des secrets familiaux.
En toute honnêteté je m’attendais un peu plus de ce livre. L’histoire a du potentiel, mais je l’ai trouvé un peu fade par moments, notamment sur les premiers chapitres. Les dessins sont mignons, mais on s’y attarde pas spécialement sur eux. Cependant, bel choix de couleurs, et super mise en page, très originale et aérée pour une BD.
Les protagonistes de notre aventure illustrée sont Oswaldo et Virgilio, deux frères costariciens nés dans les années 30 à Limón, petit village côtier. La BD parcourt sa vie, parsemée des petites histoires et anecdotes d’autres membres de la famille. Petit goût amère et mélancolique à la fin, propre à toute découverte des secrets familiaux.
En toute honnêteté je m’attendais un peu plus de ce livre. L’histoire a du potentiel, mais je l’ai trouvé un peu fade par moments, notamment sur les premiers chapitres. Les dessins sont mignons, mais on s’y attarde pas spécialement sur eux. Cependant, bel choix de couleurs, et super mise en page, très originale et aérée pour une BD.
January 4, 2022
La trame narrative et le drame familial sont intéressants, mais il y avait des longueurs et le manque d’adéquation entre le texte et l’image m’a souvent rendue perplexe. Bien, mais pas incontournable.
December 27, 2022
Recueil de souvenirs d'une famille du Costa Rica habitant Limon. Les souvenirs ne sont pas tous égaux. Certains sont intéressants et d'autres moins. Le dessin ainsi que les couleurs sont très beaux. L'épilogue est émouvant. C'était parfois ennuyeux mais ça valait la peine de finir.
March 3, 2025
Carino però non mi ha entusiasmato.
Segnalo l'uso di vari font diversi, alcuni in
"simil corsivo" che possono essere di
difficile lettura per chi ha problemi di vista
o dislessia (cosa che mi infastidisce
sempre perché, per me, l'accessibilità da
parte di chi legge dovrebbe essere al primo posto).
Segnalo l'uso di vari font diversi, alcuni in
"simil corsivo" che possono essere di
difficile lettura per chi ha problemi di vista
o dislessia (cosa che mi infastidisce
sempre perché, per me, l'accessibilità da
parte di chi legge dovrebbe essere al primo posto).
September 7, 2023
A graphic novel about a man visiting his extended family in Costa Rica. It was a bit hard to follow who was who, despite the family tree that was included. But the book showed glimpses into everyday life in their town, Limon, in the 1940s-1960s. I would have appreciated more context about the author (or frankly, anything).
I was hard pressed to find books set in Costa Rica, so I appreciated this book in that aspect. I am also a sucker for whenever someone visits older relatives to gather memories and memorabilia from the past.
What was extremely surprising about this book is that, towards the end, we learn that 2 brothers (I think the father of the author and the uncle of the author) basically fought over one woman. As very young adults, one brother was in love with her, but he was too shy to ask her to marry him. Meanwhile, the other brother had sex with her to spite his brother and the woman became pregnant. The woman then married the “spiteful” brother because she felt like she had to. The other brother was heartbroken, of course. He marries someone else, but then he has an affair with the woman even though she is married to his brother. They conceive a child together and decide not to tell her husband that the baby’s father is actually his brother. After the husband later dies, they find a letter from him to his brother, saying he only slept with the woman as a teen in order to spite him (his brother). So the family legacy is two brothers having sex on and off with a woman as a power play against each other. It is really gross, if anyone stops to look at it from this woman’s view. I am somewhat surprised, I guess, that the author wanted to depict this part of the family stories in his book, for all the world to see. He doesn’t seem to express any dismay or sadness for how his mother was treated by his father and uncle. I’m not saying he shouldn’t have exposed the truth, but I am saying that I’m disappointed that there seems to be no reflection on the really repulsive way this woman was treated by these brothers. It really made it hard for me to like this book all that much, and it certainly is an “interesting” perspective to add to my attempts to learn more about Costa Rican culture…
I was hard pressed to find books set in Costa Rica, so I appreciated this book in that aspect. I am also a sucker for whenever someone visits older relatives to gather memories and memorabilia from the past.
What was extremely surprising about this book is that, towards the end, we learn that 2 brothers (I think the father of the author and the uncle of the author) basically fought over one woman. As very young adults, one brother was in love with her, but he was too shy to ask her to marry him. Meanwhile, the other brother had sex with her to spite his brother and the woman became pregnant. The woman then married the “spiteful” brother because she felt like she had to. The other brother was heartbroken, of course. He marries someone else, but then he has an affair with the woman even though she is married to his brother. They conceive a child together and decide not to tell her husband that the baby’s father is actually his brother. After the husband later dies, they find a letter from him to his brother, saying he only slept with the woman as a teen in order to spite him (his brother). So the family legacy is two brothers having sex on and off with a woman as a power play against each other. It is really gross, if anyone stops to look at it from this woman’s view. I am somewhat surprised, I guess, that the author wanted to depict this part of the family stories in his book, for all the world to see. He doesn’t seem to express any dismay or sadness for how his mother was treated by his father and uncle. I’m not saying he shouldn’t have exposed the truth, but I am saying that I’m disappointed that there seems to be no reflection on the really repulsive way this woman was treated by these brothers. It really made it hard for me to like this book all that much, and it certainly is an “interesting” perspective to add to my attempts to learn more about Costa Rican culture…
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November 10, 2025
Cartoline da Limón è un viaggio affettuoso e malinconico nella memoria familiare, raccontato con la grazia visiva e narrativa di Edo Brenes. Seguendo Ramiro nel suo ritorno in Costa Rica, il lettore si immerge in un mosaico di ricordi, fotografie sbiadite e testimonianze orali che poco a poco ricompongono la storia di una famiglia segnata da legami intensi e contraddizioni profonde.
Il cuore del racconto è il rapporto tra i fratelli Virgilio e Octavio: due personalità opposte, unite da un filo invisibile di amore, invidia e destino. Attraverso le voci dei parenti e i frammenti di passato che emergono come cartoline dal tempo, Brenes costruisce una narrazione stratificata, dove la ricerca delle origini diventa anche una riflessione sulla perdita, sull’identità e sulla potenza del ricordo.
La forza del libro sta nel suo equilibrio tra intimità e universalità: pur raccontando una vicenda familiare concreta, parla a chiunque abbia provato il bisogno di capire da dove viene e cosa resta di chi non c’è più. Il tratto morbido e la costruzione grafica, sempre misurata, amplificano l’emozione senza mai indulgere nel sentimentalismo.
Una storia toccante, sincera e splendidamente raccontata — un piccolo gioiello che unisce fumetto, memoria e letteratura con rara sensibilità.
Il cuore del racconto è il rapporto tra i fratelli Virgilio e Octavio: due personalità opposte, unite da un filo invisibile di amore, invidia e destino. Attraverso le voci dei parenti e i frammenti di passato che emergono come cartoline dal tempo, Brenes costruisce una narrazione stratificata, dove la ricerca delle origini diventa anche una riflessione sulla perdita, sull’identità e sulla potenza del ricordo.
La forza del libro sta nel suo equilibrio tra intimità e universalità: pur raccontando una vicenda familiare concreta, parla a chiunque abbia provato il bisogno di capire da dove viene e cosa resta di chi non c’è più. Il tratto morbido e la costruzione grafica, sempre misurata, amplificano l’emozione senza mai indulgere nel sentimentalismo.
Una storia toccante, sincera e splendidamente raccontata — un piccolo gioiello che unisce fumetto, memoria e letteratura con rara sensibilità.
February 5, 2023
First, I think it’s such a sweet gesture of the author to memorialize his family’s lives in a book if this is real. The main character is named Ramiro, so I can’t tell if it is or not. But I don’t doubt it’s inspired by real events. The level of work it took to convert interviews into stories and drawings is extensive.
There’s a story in here about an older woman “turning out/taking advantage of a minor,” that’s a little ehhh. But I understand not censoring stories and giving the people interviewed the space to tell their stories without judgment. It’s still framed in a “you go, boy! You had an older woman” way, but life cannot be censored. And I've heard too many stories similar to this.
As the book progresses, family drama and a *gasp* family secret a la Tyler Perry gets revealed. If this is real, it’s a little tacky to reveal, but who knows the lines of fiction are blurred. The ending also is farfetched.
But personally, I found this extremely dull.
There’s a story in here about an older woman “turning out/taking advantage of a minor,” that’s a little ehhh. But I understand not censoring stories and giving the people interviewed the space to tell their stories without judgment. It’s still framed in a “you go, boy! You had an older woman” way, but life cannot be censored. And I've heard too many stories similar to this.
As the book progresses, family drama and a *gasp* family secret a la Tyler Perry gets revealed. If this is real, it’s a little tacky to reveal, but who knows the lines of fiction are blurred. The ending also is farfetched.
But personally, I found this extremely dull.
May 15, 2022
I enjoyed the art and the endearing family stories, though the big secret was a bit melodramatic... still, that's life, can relate to that, had that in my own family history.
However, the marriage of both, story and drawing, didn't really work for me that much for the very simple reason that they seemed to be pretty disconnected from each other much of the time. The author kept just telling us a bunch of anecdotes with the graphics not been related to what it was told, but just a collection of nice family pictures.
So nice pseudo-memoir, love the setting, but it's not going to stay in my memory for long, that I can tell...
However, the marriage of both, story and drawing, didn't really work for me that much for the very simple reason that they seemed to be pretty disconnected from each other much of the time. The author kept just telling us a bunch of anecdotes with the graphics not been related to what it was told, but just a collection of nice family pictures.
So nice pseudo-memoir, love the setting, but it's not going to stay in my memory for long, that I can tell...
February 27, 2024
82%
A pretty cool (and a little dramatic) memoir, though it wasn't exactly clear it was a memoir rather than fiction (the author's name is Edo, but the interviewer/main character is Ramiro).
I feel like graphic novel memoirs tend to be a little hit-or-miss; some of these people's lives just aren't interesting enough to warrant a memoir. Not so with this. It was interesting learning about average life in Costa Rica in the 40s-60s, plus the sibling rivalry between the brothers was palpable and compelling to watch unravel. I feel like this would make a cool one-season series, or maybe even a movie.
A pretty cool (and a little dramatic) memoir, though it wasn't exactly clear it was a memoir rather than fiction (the author's name is Edo, but the interviewer/main character is Ramiro).
I feel like graphic novel memoirs tend to be a little hit-or-miss; some of these people's lives just aren't interesting enough to warrant a memoir. Not so with this. It was interesting learning about average life in Costa Rica in the 40s-60s, plus the sibling rivalry between the brothers was palpable and compelling to watch unravel. I feel like this would make a cool one-season series, or maybe even a movie.
April 29, 2024
‘Memories from Limón’ is a graphic novel that I really liked. Ramiro has lived in England for several years and took advantage of a trip to Costa Rica to retrace his family's history. He will then unearth a family secret: a love triangle.
I really liked the drawings which made me want to visit this beautiful country. Ramiro is an endearing character, like his entire family, and I didn't want to leave them.
I would perhaps have liked to have more details on the country and its customs but I understand the author's choice to focus on family history.
In any case, I really liked the author's style and I am curious to discover his other graphic novels.
I really liked the drawings which made me want to visit this beautiful country. Ramiro is an endearing character, like his entire family, and I didn't want to leave them.
I would perhaps have liked to have more details on the country and its customs but I understand the author's choice to focus on family history.
In any case, I really liked the author's style and I am curious to discover his other graphic novels.
January 22, 2025
It is easy to read though some people said the beginning was very slow-paced.
I read it in "2 days" but I had left the book on the shelf for a month or so between the first day and the second day.
It's like a memoir but some of the details must have been imagined. After finishing and thinking a bit, I guess this is a fictional work but with very superb narration skills. Or could it be one of those "autofiction" kind of thing, where fiction is mixed with autobiography?
Another thing I like about it is to learn about what life in Puerto Rico is like.
I borrowed it from the public library in Hong Kong.
I read it in "2 days" but I had left the book on the shelf for a month or so between the first day and the second day.
It's like a memoir but some of the details must have been imagined. After finishing and thinking a bit, I guess this is a fictional work but with very superb narration skills. Or could it be one of those "autofiction" kind of thing, where fiction is mixed with autobiography?
Another thing I like about it is to learn about what life in Puerto Rico is like.
I borrowed it from the public library in Hong Kong.
February 7, 2022
This book is very slow paced but that seems to be intentional. The illustrations of old photographs give off a nostalgic vibe and I enjoyed how the storylines began to come together in the end. The illustrations were wonderful and I was surprised to see so many on each page. There were times where the conversation was hard for me to follow at the beginning due to the way that the “photos” are incorporated but I started to get the hang of it a quarter of the way through. Overall, I enjoyed the story and I’m probably going to give my copy to one of my younger cousins to read.
December 11, 2022
Una maravillosa exploración de la memoria individual y colectiva, a través de diferentes generaciones de una familia, con secretos, anécdotas y momentos inolvidables capturados por fotografías del pasado. Una lectura directa y rápida que va a acompañada de un arte lleno de nostalgia y muchos muchos detalles. Además, Edo logra mejorar algo que padecía en su trabajo anterior: el vocabulario de sus personajes corresponde mejor a las diferentes épocas en las que viven. Muy recomendada esta novela gráfica.
December 20, 2024
Bittersweet ending, but isn't that just life?
The illustrations were simple but cute, and I loved the minimalism of the colors - it was a unique style. You can use your imagination to kind of fill in the blanks of what the actual photographs from those old days would have looked like.
I do give this 3 stars, but I would still recommend. Once I was INTO the story after the first few chapters, it really kept me reading, especially the flashbacks. I felt like it was Maus-ish, but without the overarching and heart-wrenching backbone to the story.
The illustrations were simple but cute, and I loved the minimalism of the colors - it was a unique style. You can use your imagination to kind of fill in the blanks of what the actual photographs from those old days would have looked like.
I do give this 3 stars, but I would still recommend. Once I was INTO the story after the first few chapters, it really kept me reading, especially the flashbacks. I felt like it was Maus-ish, but without the overarching and heart-wrenching backbone to the story.
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