LOVED it! Semi-autobiographical story about a young Muslim boy growing up in rural Malaysia. The drawings are really energetic and detailed cartoons, and the story is simple in the best possible way. Loved loved loved it. ( )

I love the story and the images. I feel like it takes me to another place and time. ( )

Funny slice-of-life of growing up in Malaysia.

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Panels Read Harder: Comic set in Asia by an Asian creator. ( )

A swift and subtle look at a particular and universal childhood. The details from 1950's rural Malaysia are a world away from Western city life, but the themes and experiences remain familiar. A deft, sly touch in the art and pacing makes this the classic it is known it be. ( )

Malaysia. The first in a series by a Malaysian cartoonist. It covers his life from his birth to his departure for boarding school in Ipoh. His life is filled with fishing and swimming with the Meor boys, learning the Koran in school and family functions such as weddings and his own circumcision at age 10. He senses his agricultural village on the verge of change, as tin mines and factory jobs slowly take over.