Nodding to the original tale's 5th-century setting, Rioux uses the style and motifs of Anglo-Saxon art (think of the Bayeux Tapestry and the metalwork of Sutton Hoo). Her drawings here aren't just beautiful, with their deep, layered colors and elegant compositions they're also smart. Artist Jo Rioux isn't as well-known as her coauthor - as is often the fate of illustrators who focus on children's books - but she should be. The story's driving force and key image - a torrential flood of natural and unnatural origin that sweeps away a city - is the perfect symbol for our era.īest of all, Daughters of Ys is a terrific respite for eyes weary of scanning headlines. (Note, however, that due to dark themes, some gore and the fact that the characters have sex, it may be best kept away from immature readers.)
But like Anderson's National Book Award-winning The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, this book is both accessible to a wide age range and rich with ideas that will intrigue adults. Anderson's story, a reinterpretation of a Breton folktale, is effortlessly page-turning and actually feels a bit like a young adult title - not surprisingly, considering YA is Anderson's preferred genre. A graphic novel, The Daughters of Ys is fun and easy to read. Trying to keep abreast of your daily news feed may have made you impatient of any pleasure reading that isn't perfectly absorbing (OK, that's the last flood pun, I swear). This book is an excellent read right now for other reasons, too. If you've felt your brimming anxiety about the coronavirus overflow as you've tried to keep up with the never-ending tide of news about it, you'll sympathize with Anderson's characters. The story's driving force and key image - a torrential flood of natural and unnatural origin that sweeps away a city - is the perfect symbol for our era. Anderson couldn't possibly have planned it, his new book The Daughters of Ys feels like it was created for just this moment.
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