Daisy Kutter: The Last Train
By: Kazy Kibuishi
I love that this book seemed like a Sci-fi comic Western. The lead character as a woman is another wonderful and empowering aspect of this book. It is too common for women not to be the protagonist, and this did a great job placing a deep and strong woman as the character. I felt that Daisy was well developed and it was easy to get to know her as a role in the story. This also led to many discussion topics for classes, right and wrong for example.
I was a little skeptical at the idea of a graphic novel, visually resembling a comic. After reading and looking through the amazing illustrations, I couldn’t imagine this book without it. It seemed genius to use black and white; to me it helped play up the Western idea behind the book. I have always been a fan of Old Westerns, but I am aware that they are old. This book brought the Western to life again for a new, younger generation. I think this book is a fun and unique read.
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You're right. I think our younger students are losing out on a ton of great Westerns (film and text) that a book like this would do wonders for them.
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