Great graphic novel, I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for letting me read an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I would like to thank NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for providing me with a copy of this ebook.

Object Lesson by Grégory Mardon was filled with gorgeous art, but sadly, I did not connect with the story as and I was not a fan of all the violence and cruelty towards animals that was portrayed in the book.

'Object Lesson' with story and art by Gregory Mardon is a story about a young boy growing up in a small village in France.

Jean-Pierre is who we follow in this story of growing up in a small village. There are bullies and animals. Jean-Pierre's home life is not so great with a dad we never see clearly, and a mom who is very lonely. There are things to do for church and school, and a surprising amount of cruelty to animals.

Not a lot happens. I was looking for an arc to the story or character development, and neither of those things happen in any significant way. The art is good. I just wish the story had some weight to it.

I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Europe Comics and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.

Mediocre telling of a humdrum childhood in a small French farming village. Things are livened up by some of the several wordless montage scenes, such as a walk home when our boy thinks all the consumed animals from the farms are out to get him, but on the whole it's too stodgy. Also, I know it's set in the 1970s, but the kids wear what seems like adult clothing, with full collars, knitted waistcoats and so on. Nothing wrong with that you may think – but the scene expressing his childish love for his mother and their quality time together really looks likes he's letching on her. The maturity to his wardrobe and several other scenes in close conjunction make this really too Oedipal for my palette. Not hot.

A slice of life story about a young boy living in the French countryside. It strangely has a lot of violence towards animals in the midst of this 8 year old living his life. There's not really much to this story.

It is funny story about young boy Jean Pierre and his village, his friends and all the mischief he does around in school and at home.
It is light on mind simple story which explores daily adventures of young kids.
In between there are silent pages. These are best which showcase very good art and experiments with illustrations. Wonderful landscapes and cute activities of village kids are displayed.
Frequently it becomes little graphic and little obscene; which is why it is comics for grown up people.
It displays neglected aspects of parent and kids relationship and how kids face effects of strained parental relationships.
Overall a good read to enjoy good art and light story.
Thanks netgalley and publisher for review copy.

I love the artwork on this one. I really didn't know too much about it and the beginning seems like its geared towards children but as I read on I don't think its appropriate for young children as it contains some trigger warnings of animal abuse, adultery and some violence. But its a story about an 8 year old going through life in a new town, new friends and parents going through divorce. I did wish it was a little longer and maybe needs a part two or three.

An adorable graphic novel with great artwork. I was disappointed when it ended. The story is simply a glimpse of Jean-Pierre's life at 8 years. He lives in the country, is an altar boy and gets into trouble and out of it.

We get to see the different characters in the village and the joys and hardships of life in the country. The story is funny in places as we get to see how children understand the world around them. But life doesn't stand still and Jean-Pierre's idyllic countryside life changes when his parents separate and move back to the city.

It is a lovely story full of adventures and the mischief of young children. The best part is how we get to see the world through children's eyes. I think much of it we can identify with through our own childhoods. It has a way of igniting nostalgia.

I just wish it had been longer and explored Jean-Pierre's new life after his parents split up.

The artwork is lovely with bright artwork and expressive characters.

Copy provided by Europe Comics via Netgalley in exchange for an unbiased review.

A different type of graphic novel more for adults than for children. Some explicit animal butchering scenes and a sex scene set this apart from a children's story. Interesting growing up story set in a graphics.