Blurb for the back cover:
"This is not a kids book"

I thought that this might be a nice, cute story about lions. I flipped through the book looking at the pictures before I sat down to read it. However, this may not be the Disney-influenced story that I originally thought it was. I was shocked when one of the lionesses gets gang raped and again when a giraffe exploded. This is not a kids book.

Pride of Baghdad is a graphic novel that chronicles a lion, two lionesses, and a lion cub who unexpectedly get released from the Baghdad zoo when bombs start falling and destroy the walls that held them captive. They escape expecting freedom but find a world that is foreign to them. Along the way they encounter other animals that where once held captive.

What drove me most about this books what the beautiful art style employed to create the story. A lot of purples and reds. Come to think of it, a lot of warm colors in general. Niko Henrichon did a really good job in this aspect.

Monday, May 5th, 2008 at 1:21 pm.
Filed under: Book Review, Thoughts on Books.