Hi friends, happy Wednesday (and happy October!). I hope you’re all doing well. Today I’m posting my review of Mira Jacob’s memoir, Good Talk.

Good Talk by: Mira Jacob: What started out as a conversation with her young son, turned into an introspective look at her own life and how she feels she fits into the world around her. This was author, Mira Jacob’s look at her life, the people in it and the state of the United States. This graphic novel was the conversations she’s had with everyone in her life, from her parents, friends, teachers and her own son. This was really engaging and really thought provoking. It really made this reader think about raising kids and how to go about answering the really tough questions they ask. This dived into race, religion and politics and didn’t shy away from anything. The reader really liked the way this felt very open; there were parts when it could get a bit preachy to one side, but that didn’t affect how the reader took this book. Everyone has room for an opinion and the reader respected how this author feels. That aside, this wasn’t told in chronological order of her life, but more in relevance to where the story went. It started with her son’s obsession with Michael Jackson and his questions about race and the book spiralled from there. There were so many great stories in this; it felt like there was at least one thing relatable to someone out there and it was really well written; it was funny and serious when it needed to be. The art was really well done, it could get a little repetitive, but at the same time, it was kind of perfect the way she chose to use certain drawings when so the reader could grasp the timeline better and the reader appreciated that. In the end, this was a powerful memoir and really gave perspective to how coloured people are treated and the way they live their lives.