Otts reviewed It Won't Always Be Like This by Malaka Gharib
Summer visits to Egypt to hang with Dad and his new family
4 stars
Her second graphic memoir, it explores her Arabic and Muslim side. A bit more angsty given it was Gharib's teenaged years (and it was the 90s). I love her openness in relating messy family stuff, and cringe at the same insecurity I felt from wanting to fit in with dominant (American) culture.
The colors and panel structure in this book are more varied. It's exciting to see this cartoonist grow.
Her second graphic memoir, it explores her Arabic and Muslim side. A bit more angsty given it was Gharib's teenaged years (and it was the 90s). I love her openness in relating messy family stuff, and cringe at the same insecurity I felt from wanting to fit in with dominant (American) culture.
The colors and panel structure in this book are more varied. It's exciting to see this cartoonist grow.