Ratings46
Average rating3.7
I have mixed feelings about this one. The creator's tone is really flippant. I get that NK isn't the bastion of well, anything most nations strive for, but he condescends almost every aspect of their culture.
It was educational and coincided well with a non fiction book I'm reading about NK at the same time.
Hm, I'm always interested to read first-hand accounts of life in North Korea, and there are definitely some fascinating and sometimes funny observations in here. Sometimes Guy as a narrator seems like a real dick, like he just can't believe the stuff that citizens of an oppressive regime don't know/aren't willing to say to him, and it wasn't totally clear to me if he was aware as he was writing this that he was being kind of a dick about it? Like am I supposed to read this as kind of a confessional or am I also supposed to be shocked?
The black and white sketchy art worked well for a travelogue of a totalitarian regime, and made this a pretty quick read. There are some interesting anecdotes for sure.
Really enjoyed this graphic novel about a French cartoon animators time spent working in North Korea. Beautifully simple and surprisingly revealing.