Well, I made it through about 500 pages, and that should count enough.

Political intrigue usually fascinates me, but this book is a turd. Books that give equal air time to multiple characters are ambitious, but all those characters have to be written well. I kept going for 500 pages because I really liked one character, Jon, but even his story went dry too so I said to hell with it.

I don't really understand why this serious is so popular.

Excellent slice of life graphic novel for middle grades. I loved how — I hate to use the word ordinary — but somewhat mundane the real life plot line was. It’s been a while since I read some kid lit that wasn’t about the world ending or a weird dystopian society.

Martin tells the story of his large family caravan voyage from California to Mexico during the 1970s to bring his aged grandfather back to live with them.

I’d recommend it if you’re interested in first generation stories, or graphic novels trending more on the goofy side.

This is shelved with the adult graphic novels at my library, which seems bizarre.

It's a very sweet, simple book with easy to follow pictures.

I'd never read this, even as a child. It's marvelous and holds up just fine.

Teen/YA Comics. Interesting collection of vignettes about life near the Mexico US Border.

I'd read Monk! several years ago and was so compelled by the story, artwork, and color palette. All the same applies here. The specifics of Jack Johnson's life are interwoven between his bout with Jim Jeffries dubbed The Fight of the Century.

I don't know much about boxing and it didn't really matter. The presentation of the fight as well as the racially charged environment it was fought in are deftly explained by Adrian Matejka.

Genuinely one of the best things I've read this year, been a very slumpy year of reading for me so this was a treat.

Woof this collection was not for me in the slightest.

Graham recommended I read this and if my son tells me to read a book, I surely do it! This is the cutest, coziest graphic novel I’ve read in a long time. I was so glad to see it’s part of a series!