Why I Read Why I Killed Peter
If you've read my other posts it's probably clear that I'm a big comic / graphic novel fan. I was thus especially interested to read Olivier Ka and Alfred's Why I Killed Peter for Word Out. This is a wonderfully illustrated graphic novel (semi-autobiographical in nature) about the very serious subject of child sexual abuse by a trusted authority figure. The art is astonishing in its ability to convey the emotional states of the narrator as well as the physical setting and the people in his life.
I recommend very highly, but be aware that this one is pretty intense. Here's a long review with a number of panels so you can see just how great the art is.
8 thoughts on “Why I Read Why I Killed Peter”
Sounds interesting!
This is interesting, ive never read comic books that could also double up as a book. I’ll read.
illustrations are so important. or, at least to me. a lot of the time while reading graphic novels i end up skimming past them, so it feels very interesting when i’m reading another and i suddenly feel the need to examine each illustration…
i feel way too lazy to read the review (so thanks for making your post short today xP), but i will make sure i do once i don’t feel lazy, because i’m intrigued by how you spoke of the art. thanks for sharing !
What a topic. Child sexual abuse by a trusted authority figure must have been a very difficult and complex subject to successfully tackle.
Yes–Ka & Alfred do an excellent job of handling the topic without being exploitative or sensationalistic.
Then their book is definitely a must-read. I’m looking forward to it!
I should try it…sounds interesting.
(I’m a big comic fan!)
I’m not a fan of graphic nvels, but the plot seems interesting.I’ll try it!
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