March

Short Review: This is really a single story, so splitting the review to the different volumes does not make much sense, although all could be read independently if you wanted to. The first volume is clearly an introduction and primarily focuses on the lunch counter integration in Nashville and John Lewis' early life and introduction to the civil rights movement. Books 2 and 3 are progressively longer and tell a much broader history of the movement while telling Lewis' own story.

There is an ongoing connection of the story with John Lewis' attendance at the 2008 Presidential Inauguration of Barak Obama. That juxtaposition is a brilliant story telling method. The graphic novel format really works for this story. I have read a couple of other history books told via graphic novel. And I like the format generally, but March is a particularly good example of how a visual story telling method can be used to great effect.

My slightly longer review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/march-2-3/