Clay Footed Giants By Alain Chevarier
Clay footed giants book pdf
Set in Montr al Clay Footed Giants is a tragicomic meditation on parenthood masculinity and violence Being a parent is so much harder than Pat ever imagined While his partner Ester is away on a work trip Pat loses his temper and transforms into a grizzly bear of a father scaring his children and compounding his guilt His friend Mathieu s stay at home dad parenting advice is of no help and only emphasizes Mathieu s professional shortcomings The two men soon realize their children are mirrors reflecting old wounds that might never heal Meanwhile an unexpected package arrives from Pat s Estranged father containing letters photos and a mysterious medal from his time as a soldier in Vietnam and it propels Pat s obsessive quest to understand his family s dark past As Pat plunges deeper into his research he and his family reach their breaking point. Clay footed giants book summary With help from Mathieu and Pat s mom Pat digs down to the roots of their family s intergenerational trauma and learns how to heal himself in the process Growth is possible but so is oblivion Eventually the light pours in Clay Footed GiantsThank you netgalley and MadCave Studios for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review This graphic novel is so intense insightful and thematically strong that I almost found myself taking notes trying to figure it all out The structure is a bit chaotic and hard to follow but I guess it s in line with the complexity of the story itself mixing trauma history family issues masculinity and fatherhood Did I like all the conclusions it drew No but since it s autobiographical I take the experience as it is. Clay footed giants kindle unlimited It may be the right pick for you if you liked Maus by Art Spiegelman for its recollection of the horrors of the war from a generational points of view However it lacks Spiegelman s ability to be clear and concise despite the layers and complexity of the events It makes sense as I mentioned earlier the focus in Clay Footed Giants is trauma while Maus deals mostly with memory 9781545808412 I want to begin with saying that there might have been pages missing from my e arc and I can normally look past that but I was unable to determine if those missing pages were meant to be missing or if it was just a mistake A couple of them happened at what I would say were pivotal moments in the book How far back does trauma go and is it built into your dna or a product of the human condition Clay Footed Giants follows two dads as they take care of their family take on traditionally female roles and try to understand how their past has molded their present While the story follows two friends Pat and Matthieu most of the book is dedicated to Pat s struggles with parenthood He s a researcher on sabbatical but finds out that taking care of his kids is difficult than he imagined especially when his wife starts going on and business trips He also struggles with a deep rage inside him that he fears might bubble over and hurt his children just like his dad s drunken anger harmed Pat and his brother Rand as children Pat thinks maybe finding out why his father is the way he is might be the key to unlocking everything Meanwhile Matthieu is dealing with the realization that his dreams might be forever on the back burner sacrificed let his wife s career succeed and to be a stay at home dad Clay Footed Giants asks that important questions What is generational trauma How does it change our perceptions on gender roles parenthood sobriety and just living How hard is it to break the chain How do we navigate the anger within ourselves when you don t know it s starting place I think is probably an important introspective look on all of those things 9781545808412 Despite my best efforts I found it challenging to immerse myself in this story While the overall message is great the journey through it didn t resonate with me both in terms of storytelling and art style. Book clay footed giants nyt Thanks to NetGalley and Mad Cave Studios for the opportunity to read this graphic novel in exchange for an honest review 9781545808412 Thanks to NetGalley and Mad Cave Studios for the advanced e copy. Book clay footed giants for sale It s about Pat a father of two currently on a sabbatical leave for a year His wife is often travelling for work so Pat is trying to balance being a stay at home dad while researching At the beginning of the novel Pat receives a box from his estranged father a Vietnam veteran with a bunch of slides from his time in the army This starts an almost obsession for Pat His father is an alcoholic who never gave Pat the time of day He is aggressive and resentful and a mystery to Pat Especially because Pat is starting to see the same anger in himself Sometimes he loses his patience and yells at his kids Sometimes he starts to resent his wife s career and success So Pat is afraid because he thinks his anger might be inherited from his father From his time at war He wants answers for the dark times so he starts to pursue his dad s past to get the answers for the present and a solution for the future However life is not that simple I really liked this graphic novel You never know if something will escalate if Pat s anger will really take a hold of him. Kindle clay footed giants pdf Pat has a friend Mathieu who is Pat s confidant and support when things at home get hard They both bond over fatherhood and Mathieu offers a new perspective which often feels refreshing. Epub clay footed giants summary This book has interesting conversations about trauma and what one inherits from our parents and grandparents But it doesn t deliver many answers Mostly because that s not really how real life works There are some things I wish Clay Footed Giants would have explored Like Pat s relationship with his wife There are than a few scenes between them arguing because of Pat neglecting his family even messing with her work yet there s never a big scene of reconciliation or of Pat even apologising I also wish we could have gotten of Pat s mother I think she offered a very important perspective in Pat s journey for answers And though there is a pretty good scene with them I wish she had to say overall 9781545808412 Intense but it hooked and drew me right in Realistic portrayal of dealing with familial trauma parenting and relationships 9781545808412
| Clay Footed Giants By Alain Chevarier |
| 1545808414 |
| 9781545808412 |
| English |
| 264 |
| Paperback |
| book clay footed giants for sale |
| book clay footed giants in florida |
| book clay footed giants pdf |
| book clay footed giants nyt |
| giant with clay feet |
| the book of friendly giants |
| land of giants book |
| clay footed giants book review |
| clay footed giants book pdf |
| clay footed giants book club questions |
| clay footed giants book summary |
| clay footed giants books in order |
| pdf clay footed giants pdf |
| pdf clay footed giants for sale |
| pdf clay footed giants facts |