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Chargement... Drama: A Graphic Novel (original 2012; édition 2012)par Raina Telgemeier (Auteur)
Information sur l'oeuvreDrama: A Graphic Novel par Raina Telgemeier (2012)
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. Great young adult book. I usually don't like graphic novels but enjoyed this one. The main plot is the challenges of putting on a high school musical and the drama that goes on behind the scenes. There are characters in the book that are homosexual, so this book will create a lot of discussion. Everything about it is spot on to current events for today's young adults. Cute story that made me want to read others by this author. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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Callie adore le théâtre et rêve de devenir scénographe. En attendant, elle est bien décidée à mettre à profit le très mince budget dont elle dispose afin de créer des décors dignes de Broadway pour la comédie musicale ##La lune sur le Mississippi## que la troupe de théâtre scolaire dont elle fait partie présentera dans quatorze semaines. En plus de gérer les imprévus et les obstacles qui viennent accroître le stress des jeunes artistes, elle s'efforce de gérer ses propres tourments amoureux et prête une oreille attentive aux confidences de ses copains parmi lesquels: Grégory, pour lequel elle en pince alors qu'il est encore amoureux d'une ancienne flamme qui le malmène, Élise, sa grande amie responsable des costumes, ou encore les jumeaux Justin et Julien, qui doivent respectivement composer avec une homosexualité difficile à avouer et un besoin de trouver son identité propre. [SDM]
Présentée dans un format roman, une bande dessinée qui décrypte les différentes étapes de production d'une pièce de théâtre tout en mettant en scène les aléas, questionnements et imbroglios amoureux sans gravité d'une sympathique bande d'adolescents évoluant dans un contexte scolaire bien contemporain. Un graphisme épuré, coloré d'aplats vitaminés, donne vie avec bonne humeur à cette chronique adolescente linéaire qui se lit avec plaisir, mais qui se révèle au final assez convenue et manquant de relief. La psychologie des différents protagonistes (somme toute assez convenus) n'est en effet pas très approfondie, l'auteure se limitant à faire une petite place aux différentes orientations sexuelles au coeur de son récit assez candide. Ce qui est toutefois déjà pas mal! [SDM] Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)741.5The arts Graphic arts and decorative arts Drawing & drawings Cartoons, Caricatures, ComicsClassification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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That being said, I don't entirely understand the hype. Telgemeier uses very attractive color schemes, but her art style was a bit grating. The character expressions in particular didn't always correspond to the feeling being expressed, which took me out of the story.
The plot, meanwhile, moves very quickly, which probably works well for easily-distracted middle school readers, but again was jarring for me. I wanted Callie's big emotional moments to be properly explored, but most of them took up a mere panel or two. Maybe that's meant to be an accurate representation of the 7th grade emotional experience, or maybe it's supposed to speak to Callie's emotional flexibility.
Regardless, that breakneck story-telling pace makes it difficult to relate to Callie. It really is a shame, because Callie could be such a great role-model. Whether she's dealing with prop setbacks or a pair of really cute twin brothers, she tackles her obstacles head-on without fear, which many young readers would benefit from reading about. In particular, I loved the scene where Callie spontaneously tries out for the school musical even while fully aware of her lack of musical talent.
That is how comfortable she is with herself. She's totally fine with the fact that she'll never be leading lady, and it's not connected to any sort of shyness on her part. She simply knows what she's good at and what she enjoys and has chosen an appropriate role as a result. I so want more characters like her out there for kids to look up to. But, again, we're never given a full minute to get to know her, we also never get to really feel what she's feeling. I had to extrapolate a lot in order to write out a paragraph on Callie's personality.
The LGBT elements really aren't as central as many reviewers would make it seem. Yes, there are at least two gay characters. The main character isn't one of them, so I wouldn't say this is a story "about being gay." Drama is at most an introduction to the idea that gay people are out there. Not a big deal. Could have been a bigger deal, really.
Ultimately, Drama has good building blocks but lacks finesse, even for a middle grade read. ( )