This is an eye opening biography. I did not know anything about Cambodia during the Vietnam War era because I was just a kid while it was going on. It was sad to read about the conditions that people had to live with.
The author's added links to songs Sothea recorded in the front of the book. This was ingenious! I have read biographies of other musicians that did not have this feature and the musicians meant nothing to me. Being able to hear Sothea's singing made her seem more real and complemented my reading experience. The authors also added links throughout the story to Sothea's playlist so the reader can listen to them. I loved this feature.
The characters spoke three different languages: French, English and Khmer. It wasn't always apparent which side some of the characters were on. By using different colored dialogue boxes the authors made it easy for the reader. Pink boxes were used for Khmer, blue boxes for French speakers and yellow boxes for English. Again, another ingenious feature.
The Golden Voice is the best graphic biography I have ever read. I am rating it 5 out of 5 stars.
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