genre: young adult contemporary graphic novel
This short graphic novel packs a punch. An inter-racial couple decides to leave the city and finally introduce Farai, the Zimbabwean girl friend, to Adam (white boyfriend)'s parents. Hopes are high that it will be a positive experience, but from the start, things are complicated. Minor aggressions, assumptions and actual bigotry are on full display as Adam's parents let their racist flag fly. While it feels a bit pedantic, it also feels very real and the complexity of what Farai has to sort through is intense and believable. I was surprised by how it ended, in a good way, and I think this book has some really important ideas in it about the sort of issues that interracial couples might need to grapple with. The art is actually gorgeous, very evocative and lush. I'm glad I grabbed this from the library.
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