It's remarkably energetic on the page, and combined with Samanci's appealing, reflective voice, offers a perfectly satisfying memoir reading experience: not just the story of someone's life, but the chance to see the world through someone else's eyes. at once emotionally fragile and strong, poignant and wry, heartfelt and ultimately optimistic." - Los Angeles Review of Books " a gifted cartoonist with an innate sense of pacing and a seemingly inexhaustible well of ideas for presenting information-the book bursts with maps, diagrams, pasted-in leaves, doodles, and ink stamps. Summary: As a child in Izmir, Turkey in the 1980 and 90s, Ozge Samanci watched as her country. among talents is knowing how to make even a harsh story take flight." - The New York Times Book Review "A compelling graphic novel. Dare to disappoint : growing up in Turkey, zge Samanci. But for all its seriousness, the book never seems heavy. "A bright, perceptive bildungsroman with a distinctive setting." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "As she recounts her event-filled, danger-filled childhood, Samanci manages to convey centuries of Turkey's history as well as the political and cultural upheavals that have marked recent decades there.
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