I think this one works best without a description because it's kind of good to be confused at first I think.

Disturbing, yes. But also a very good portrayal of feelings and what happens when you bury something horrible down inside you for a long time...

I read about this book in VOYA, and the fact that it was a graphic novel that included both Belgium and priests had me hooked. When it arrived through Interlibrary Loan, I was disappointed that the illustrations were a lot more "cartoon-y" than I expected, so that neither the priest nor Belgium looked like anything I recognized.

Still, once I got over that, I could appreciate the style in its own right, particularly the way the artist made use of exaggerated size to capture the "smallness" of the main character when confronted with the adult world and sexual abuse. The writing captured the aftermath of sexual abuse, from feelings of numbness to obsessive memories at unexpected times, perfectly. The ending may have been a little too ambiguous for me, but it left me feeling satisfied overall, and offered much more closure than most stories addressing sexual abuse do.

So interesting throughout, and heartbreaking, but the ending is what nails it. A true story, I think.

Very well-done graphic novel dealing with child molestation by a priest. I liked the way this story was told and I loved the end. I wondered throughout if Peter really was killed. Not an easy read, but I liked it.

True story about a boy who was molested by a Catholic priest. I was kind of surprised to discover this. I just knew I was reading a French comic.