Sachin Nagar

3.5 stars

I love reading biographical graphic novels! It’s such a fun, engaging way to get to know about someone’s life, and that’s something I really appreciated about this book. I learned about Mother Teresa in school at some stage, but couldn’t remember much about who she was or what she did anymore, so this book was a good refresher.

Unfortunately, it turns out that I disagree with some of Mother Teresa’s stances; that was disappointing, although I should have expected that. I show more also found this book’s slightly worshipful stance toward her somewhat disappointing, too—I don’t believe we should have a worshipful attitude toward anyone besides Jesus, regardless of who they are.

Overall, this is a good way to get an overview of Mother Teresa’s life and work. The illustrations were not my favorite style, but they got the idea—and emotion—across well enough. I enjoyed this read. I doubt I’d ever read it again, but I’m glad to have read it once. It is inspiring to see the kind of impact that can be made if we apply ourselves and try to make a difference in other people’s lives.

I’m giving this book 3.5 stars because this wasn’t a standout read, but I mostly enjoyed it. show less

If I didn't despise the illustrations so much for being unclear and ugly, I would have given this five stars. So much wisdom from the leader, and so much for me to learn about history. An important, engaging, and concise book. I highly recommend it.

I have not read the original novel (am I allowed to say that now that I'm a librarian?!?), but this book felt very choppy to me. I'm assuming the scenes were played out in much more detail in the novel. The illustrations were good, but I didn't love the story line. However, I can imagine that it would appeal to many tween boys who might not otherwise want to be reading.

This graphic novel is the original story of Romeo and Juliet, only told through a graphic novel eye. It was pages full of beautiful illustrations and many clear speech bubbles connected to each character to show exactly who is speaking.

I absolutely love the story of Romeo and Juliet and to me the graphic novel is like watching the movie and reading the book at the same time! I enjoyed seeing the pictures and illustrations because it kept me interested in the story itself. I wouldn’t show more recommend it to younger children but high school would be great!

In the classroom, I would have children come up with there own stories and come together as a class to make one large graphic novel! You could also show just a couple pages of pictures and have the students come up with the story! show less