Fascinating, sad. ( )

My first graphic novel. I'm not sure I like graphic novels. Others might like this one much better. It's actually hard for me to even evaluate this book. I liked the story well enough but it's hard to get into something when you're distracted by the drawings. ( )

My first graphic novel. I'm not sure I like graphic novels. Others might like this one much better. It's actually hard for me to even evaluate this book. I liked the story well enough but it's hard to get into something when you're distracted by the drawings. ( )

Mildly entertaining. ( )

My first thought upon receiving this book was that the title was mispelled. However, according to Webster's Collegiate Dictionary "impostor" can be spelled as it appears in the title, and it can also be spelled "imposter" (which was the spelling that I knew).

Having satisfied my inner spelling geek, I was able to crack this book open and settle in for a fascinating read. I was pleasantly surprised to find that this is a graphic memoir. The drawings are easy to comprehend and remind me a little bit of the art of Marjane Satrapi who wrote Persepolis (except that Persepolis was in black and white).

The Impostor's Daughter pulled me in from the very first line:

"Whenever my father went out of town he had the mail stopped. It didn't matter if he was gone for one, two, or ten days - if my father wasn't home, the mail didn't come." Page 2

Isn't that a great way to start the book? After reading just a few pages I was rivetted, wanting to know exactly what her father was hiding and who he was hiding it from.

Laurie Sandell lays out the details of her life completely for the world to see, including the both the good and the bad. One thing I will say is that this is not a book for kids. There are depictions of drug use, drinking, sex and drawings of naked people. While I think that the book could have been just as effective without the naked pictures, I do appreciate her candor and bravery in telling the world about her past.

I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a good memoir, as long as you don't mind the issues I mentioned in the previous paragraph. ( )