I loved the artwork in this superb graphic novel by world renowned cartoonist Craig Thompson. The book was drawn in red pen and ink comic strip panels as was the book cover. I love the saturated red color which may actually be vermillion red, as was referenced toward the end of the story. Thompson selected a drawing of he and his siblings working as ginseng farm laborers when they were kids. Their parents had no sense that they were children and probably shouldn't spend the summers working 8 to 12 hours per day. They were evangelical Christians to boot and should have had the sense not to abuse their kids this way.
The inside pages are filled with very detailed drawings and it takes some time to look at them while you are reading the story. They are attractive enough to have inspired me to go through the pages again to fully absorb the beautiful drawings. Ginseng Roots is as much an autobiography as it is a piece of art. Check it out.
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