Non-Fiction Graphic Novels | Chat & Recommendations

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Non-Fiction Graphic Novels | Chat & Recommendations

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A Manga Biography of Che Guevara: www.bookdeposit...
Sally Heathcote Suffragette: www.bookdeposit...
Hysteria: www.bookdeposit...
Einstein: www.bookdeposit...
Palestine: www.bookdeposit...
Take it as a Compliment: www.bookdeposit...
Persepolis: www.bookdeposit...
Lost in Translation: www.bookdeposit...
The Trouble with Women: www.bookdeposit...
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@Maria_Efe 8 жыл бұрын

Lovely video; the Suffregette one in particular looks amazing! I also want to read Persepolis at some point, I have watched the animated movie a couple of times and I really like it.

@whateverbabe 5 жыл бұрын

I really love your taste in books! Literally in all genres. Thank you so much, you'll always be an inspiration to me.

@SwirlyGirlyReads 8 жыл бұрын

Great recommendations - I love the idea of a visual way of introducing the reader to non fiction topics - my TBR has grown significantly!

@JeansThoughts 8 жыл бұрын

+SwirlyGirlyReads yay I hope you enjoy them ^_^

@adrianac3258 8 жыл бұрын

Kafka graphic novel ,illustrated by Robert Crumb and written by David Zane Marowitz it is amazing !!

@debralavoie9095 8 жыл бұрын

Yes, I have read a Manga due to your video :) I read Death Note and enjoyed it very much. I am on a quest to find more from my library.

@JeansThoughts 8 жыл бұрын

+Debra Lavoie ah I hope they get more good one's in ^_^ my library was where I used to get all my manga when I was younger

@Emma-mv2no 8 жыл бұрын

I don't know whether you've read Maus or not but it absolutely blew me away, I would highly recommend it! Thank you for this video Jean, I always love your recommendations ;)

@JeansThoughts 8 жыл бұрын

+mypllobsession it is definitely on my radar - I haven't read it but I only here amazing things ^_^ I'll have to check it out eventually!

@Emma-mv2no 8 жыл бұрын

+Jean Bookishthoughts i'm sure you'll love it, it was honestly one of the most inspirational, beautiful books i've ever read, hope that convinces you ;) And thanks for replying!

@JeansThoughts 8 жыл бұрын

+mypllobsession that is high praise! ^_^

@ichigo4life 8 жыл бұрын

I think I need to read both The trouble with Women and Take it as a compliment. Lovely video! Definitely agree on this sub-genre being a great way to get into non-fiction, but possibly also a good gate-way for someone to get into graphic novels/memoirs in general. A comic non-fiction I really like is March by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and and Nate Powell. I've only read the first of the three volumes but I found it both educational and powerful. An Age of License by Lucy Knisley is a travel memoir and is a lot of fun too.

@bethanyblueberry 8 жыл бұрын

A non-fiction graphic novel I read last year was Lighter Than my Shadow by Katie Green, which is a memoir about eating disorders. The art style is beautiful and it's told really well. (It also shows the sexual abuse the author suffers (not super explicitly) so obviously it's a graphic novel that deals with some heavy topics.)

@JeansThoughts 8 жыл бұрын

+Havelock oh that sounds like a harrowing but important topic - I'd be interested to see how it is handled in a graphic novel, thanks for the recommendation!

@jademusicatl2009 3 жыл бұрын

I LOVED this book. I'm a librarian and would love to hear what else you've been reading. I can give you a few a few hundred recommendations as well.

@sangeetaroy9928 11 ай бұрын

Jean i came across this video by you today and loved it . I have read Persepolis from your list . I also really love the work of Guy Delisle. I think you will really like Guy Delisle's graphic nonfiction . I will read the others on your list . ❤

@ausiemolina 8 жыл бұрын

Interested in Take It As a Compliment. On another note, I love both of your lipstick shades. 😍

@JeansThoughts 8 жыл бұрын

+ausie molina Haha I think the light pink one is angel by MAC and the red one is a red lipliner from Kiko ^_^ thanks

@annaciummo3911 8 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure if this counts as a nonfiction graphic novel, but it is certainly a biography. March by John Lewis is a great way to get a knowledge of the civil rights movement in the U.S. I would highly recommend it; it was also one of my first graphic novels I ever read and it still sticks with me to this day! Awesome video!!

@JeansThoughts 8 жыл бұрын

+Stop and Smell the Books ooh I've looked it up and it does look really interesting - thanks for the recommendation!

@rodzynk 8 жыл бұрын

Oh, you must try Kate Beaton's books! They show historical and literary figures and shows them in such a fun light! She's really insightful and loving towards those characters

@JeansThoughts 8 жыл бұрын

+rodzynk I actually have her first collection and I love dipping in and out of it - so funny ^_^

@rosiereadsbooks6223 8 жыл бұрын

Great video - the Suffragette looks really interesting! I agree that non-fiction graphic novels are great introduction to a new topic. I have read The Trouble With Women and I thought it was so hilarious and clever! At the minute I'm reading 'Primates' which is a non-fiction graphic novel about 3 female scientists (Jane Goodall, Dian Fossey, Birute Galdikas) who were pioneers in their field. It's really excellent so far.

@JeansThoughts 8 жыл бұрын

+RosieReadsBooks so funny ^_^ I need to check out more by that graphic novelist! That sounds fascinating, I've never heard about it so thanks for bringing it to my attention :D

@mementomoriadam 8 жыл бұрын

Great topic and great point about this being a wonderful way to ease yourself into many of these intimidating topics. Also nice to see graphic novels that don't get a ton of attention.

@AlluredByBeauty 8 жыл бұрын

Maus was so amazing, I suggest that.

@castawaylookingforahome407 8 жыл бұрын

I've only read Lost in Translation. As you said, it's a good choice for someone who enjoys languages. I found myself smiling almost all the time through the book, sometimes because the words were very poetic and philosophical, and others because they referred to random things such as sandwiches... Apart from that, I'm interested in reading The Trouble with Women as well as Take it as a Compliment.

@JeansThoughts 8 жыл бұрын

+Castaway Lookingforahome it is beautiful isn't it - make me wish these words existed in my own language and totally, such a good mixture of stuff. ^_^ I hope you enjoy them if you pick them up.

@royaevereadsbooks 8 жыл бұрын

Graphic novels are such a cool format for non fiction and I think it makes the genre more appealing to more people :) I've only read one like this but definitely intend to read more in future. Great recommendations Jean xx

@JeansThoughts 8 жыл бұрын

+royaevereads definitely! It's such a great in - they should use them more in high school because they're not dumbed down at all :D. Thanks xx

@raesterling 8 жыл бұрын

I'd heard of Persepolis and Take It As a Compliment, but I had no idea there were so many non-fiction graphic novels out there! Awesome.

@JeansThoughts 8 жыл бұрын

+Rae Sterling I feel like I've just slowly been discovering more and more ^_^ I hope the genre continues to grow!

@lareinathelassa 8 жыл бұрын

Hello Jean! I really really love your videos, I think you are such a lovely person with a huge heart and open mind and you are definitely, without question my favourite booktuber

@jademusicatl2009 3 жыл бұрын

I love this! Lots of great books here and a few I'll need to see if I can get. I am a librarian and in charge of ordering graphics for my branch and for our county system. I just read Maus with my teen graphic novel book club and was looking for a video to play for them about some other books they can read. I think this might be it! I'd love to give you some recs to if you'd like.

@BaruIce 8 жыл бұрын

I've been waiting for a video like this one for so long (non-fiction graphic novels are actually my favourite kind of graphic novels)! If you enjoyed Sacco's Palestine I also highly, highly recommend his "Footnotes in Gaza" and "Safe Area Gorazde" (dealing with the Bosnian War from the 90s), they're both heartbreaking, beautifully crafted stories.

@JeansThoughts 8 жыл бұрын

+Ashre I do really need to check out more Sacco! Glad you enjoyed the video ^_^

@echoland2774 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the recommendations! I started to read lots of graphic novels lately, I especially loved Persepolis and Footnotes in Gaza by Joe Sacco (which, if you liked Palestine I would very much recommend!)

@JeansThoughts 8 жыл бұрын

+Echoland I do need to collect together more of Joe Sacco's work, Palestine is actually my mum's so I'm sure she'd like some more of his stuff ^_^

@PSVIEWR 3 жыл бұрын

Maus and Puerto Rico Strong are 2 of my graphic novels. Maus got me into comics and graphic novels. Puerto Rico strong was the first book I covered on my channel a book that is in my cart is Behind the Couch.

@SophieIslington 8 жыл бұрын

Have you read Munno by Malik Sajad? It's a brilliant non-fiction graphic novel with a hint of magical realism. (The Kashmir people are depicted as deer.) I think you'd enjoy it.

@JeansThoughts 8 жыл бұрын

+Portal in the Pages no I haven't but I'll definitely look into it, sounds really interesting!

@devildriverrule111 8 жыл бұрын

Maus (Others have mentioned it but still, it is amazing.) A Drifting Life (An autobiography of/by Yoshihiro Tatsumi about his life post WW2 and his beginning in manga. Sounds boring but is actually fantastic.) The Photographer (about a photojournalist called Didier Lefèvre, it has actual photos he took into the graphic novel, telling the story of how and why he took them.) Fun Home (described as a graphic memoir about the authors life growing up in rural Pennsylvania, it has some intense themes such as domestic abuse, sexuality, gender identity etc.) Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths (about the authors experiences as a Japanese soldier in New Guinea in WW2, being told to die instead of dishonouring his country by living when the tide of the war turned.) Vagabond (based off of a book about Miyamoto Musashi, It is a very long series, as it is based of a very long book, and some of the facts in it are debatable, but the overarching story is historical record.) A semi non-fiction one that is worth checking out is Buddha (by Osamu Tezuka about Gautama Buddha, also sounds boring but is actually fantastic.)

@ljmastertroll 8 жыл бұрын

I read a lot of graphic novels but I'm surprised to find how few non-fiction works I have read. Thanks for this list!

@JeansThoughts 8 жыл бұрын

+ljmasternoob That's alright ^_^ it's something I've steadily been exploring more and more off and it seems to expand across all topics. I hope you enjoy some of these.

@ljmastertroll 8 жыл бұрын

***** I know I will!

@MangaHoarder 8 жыл бұрын

Interesting recommendations -- I've added "Lost in Translation" to my tbr. I do enjoy some non-fiction graphic novels. The last one that I read that was really interesting, quirky, and worthwhile was "Photobooth: A Biography" by Meags Fitzgerald. Her graphic novel will make you care about something you would normally never give a second thought to.

@theannaliviams 8 жыл бұрын

I read a lot of graphic memoirs, so they might be more in line with Persepolis than the others. Alison Bechdel seems like a next obvious choice. I also like Marbles by Ellen Forney, which is about art and mental health. Craig Thompson's Carnet de Voyage is also one of my favorites (but maybe just because I love everything the man does). Also very famous, The MAUS series (which is fiction/memoir/i can't even define it dealing with WWII, so I don't know if it counts). Catel does some graphic biographies, I only read Kiki and it was great, but there are others. On the graphic journalism front... anything by Guy Deslisle.

@chboskyy 8 жыл бұрын

Just bought my copy of Take It As A Compliment for next month's fem orchestra read - I'm excited 😊

@JeansThoughts 8 жыл бұрын

Yay! Hope you enjoy it - enjoy always sounds like a weird word to use for books like this but you know what I mean.

@user-cc5jm4yx1r 8 жыл бұрын

nice collection!

@ella5452 8 жыл бұрын

the only one i've read is Persepolis and it's one of my favourites!definitely picking up the rest.thanks Jean :)

@JeansThoughts 8 жыл бұрын

+Ella G. I hope you enjoy them ^_^ I really need to re-read Persepolis soon - it's been a few years since I first read it and I really enjoyed it

@ella5452 8 жыл бұрын

***** oh i'm sure i will.The trouble with women and Take it as a compliment have actually been on my list for some time now so I think i'll start with them. cheers :)

@lyddie465 8 жыл бұрын

I love a good non-fiction graphic novel. I've been wanting to read Persepolis for ages, and I borrowed Palestine from my library but it was just so huge -- I was so intimidated! I'll have to read it when I have more time. I also really liked Trinity by Jonathan Fetter-Vorm, which is a graphic history of the first atomic bomb. It was a quick read for me and pretty interesting. I also really want to read Louis Riel by Chester Brown, which is about a Native Canadian guy in the 19th century. I *also* really want to read March by Jonathan Lewis, which is a graphic memoir about Lewis and his life as a figure in the civil rights movement in the States. So many novels, so little time! Lovely video. c:

@DeweyGirl 8 жыл бұрын

I'm also a big fan of non-fiction graphic novels. I think they're a great way to introduce people to topics that they might not otherwise have taken up. I really like Sacco's stuff; if you like comic journalism/travel type novels then try Guy Delisle's Pyongyang to read about his experiences in North Korea as an animator. Depresso by Brick is another that I particularly like because it's a really honest look at how one man coped with depression and the time leading up to diagnosis. I don't know if it'd be everyone's cup of tea though. And another that I'd recommend if you haven't already read it is American Widow by Alissa Torres. It takes a really personal and sincere look at 9/11.

@JeansThoughts 8 жыл бұрын

+Dewey Girl totally, I think they should use them in school more to engage with people. Thanks for the recommendations!

@lotorsempire90 3 жыл бұрын

I need that Che Guevara one he was amazing.

@juanCarlospolo93 8 жыл бұрын

You have to read Maus and Persepolis

@JeansThoughts 8 жыл бұрын

+Juan Carlos Polo haha I have read Persepolis, I talked about it in this video ^_^ I thought it was fabulous. Maus is definitely on my TBR though.

@juanCarlospolo93 8 жыл бұрын

+Jean Bookishthoughts Oops I should have finished viewing the video before commenting 😅

@JeansThoughts 8 жыл бұрын

+Juan Carlos Polo haha it's ok we've all been there :D

@markplatinumbridge3353 8 жыл бұрын

When you said manga, I was expecting something like Dragon ball haha.

@prettykupo 8 жыл бұрын

You also need to check out March by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin

@JeansThoughts 8 жыл бұрын

+prettykupo a few people have suggested that now - must be a must read ^_^

@deeeebbbbbbbbb 7 жыл бұрын

I have been meaning to pick up Palestine this year as one of my reading goals is to read more Maltese/Maltese heritage authors but have never known anyone who has read it.

@ClaireQuigleyQuip 8 жыл бұрын

I love graphic non-fiction, I always want to read more of it. Thanks so much for the video, so many great recommendations! Have you read Alison Bechdel's "Fun Home"? It's one of my favourites of the genre :)

@JeansThoughts 8 жыл бұрын

+Claire Quigley (ClaireQuip Reads) I haven't but I've heard a few good things about it recently and some recommendations from other people in the comments so I think I'm definitely going to have to check it out haha.

@KittyAndTheBooks 8 жыл бұрын

Take it as a compliment sounds very interesting, but I am afraid it would trigger something. :/ Reading about the Stanford rape and the ridiculous sentence really made me so angry but also very anxious...

@tetsubo57 8 жыл бұрын

Have you ever seen the Big Book of Hoaxes? It is part of an entire series of similar books that are all graphic stories about real world topics. Hoaxes, crime, lies, etc. They are from Factoid Books. I think you would like them. I gave my copies away. Pity I would have sent them to you. :)

@kalman9233 3 жыл бұрын

I love you 😘

@elin6136 8 жыл бұрын

There are sooo many good feminist non.fiction graphic novels in Swedish, but none of them are translated into English :/ It's a shame because I think you'd like them

@JeansThoughts 8 жыл бұрын

+Elin Lenntoft oh that really is a shame! I'll keep my fingers crossed for translations though :) it's never too late!