âDuran Duran, Imelda Marcos, and Meâ Reflection
During our literature circle meet ups with the other members of our group, we discussed our opinions on the various topics that appear in the book.
First off, nobody in our group had actually liked the premise. (I had liked the book at first, but the author went on never ending rambles which took away from the quality of the graphic novel.)Â
Some of the reasons we hadnât liked it were:
The author had too many memories that were touched upon, but never really developed afterwards. It would have been better if the author had focused on one major memory instead of cramming all these issues from her life.
The author overdramatized her life. 1. She came from a wealthy family in a country that had many people living in poverty. Â 2. Even though she was a tomboy, everyone around her had accepted it. 3. Even though she took part in rallies for the Cory-Doy party, the reign of Marcos didnât affect her family since they had money. Â
The reason had made this graphic novel was because of the passing of her father. But the thing is, everyone experiences the death of someone relatively close to them. This experience doesnât make her more special than anyone else. If someone writes a memoir, usually, itâs because that person had something incredible that had happened in their life. But she was just a tomboy that came from a well-established family that lived during a revolution (that doesnât really affect her in any way) and ended up living in Canada.Â
Also, the conflict of the author was very unclear. We find out at the end that she wasnât mourning the loss of her deceased father, but of her own. The protagonist feels as though they have changed from the person they used to be. (But everyone changes over time) But the thing is, thereâs no hints throughout the read that she ever has an inner conflict with herself. It just kinda pops up out of nowhere. The worst part is that she doesnât develop her thoughts on that matter.Â
Overall, it wasnât the best read. If this were my first graphic novel, it wouldnât promote me to read more. (But luckily, Iâm not the beginner to this genre.) But I think this read was intended more for an older audience. If I were older, I might have enjoyed the read more. But, the politics side was enjoyable to read.Â



















