Hostage

I had no idea this was about an actual person when I read a quick preview. This was an interesting story about Christophe André being held hostage. With no real explanation why except perhaps for ransom money. I really admired his courage and tenacity during this whole ordeal. I liked that he could keep his level head to keep track of the days and to also find an opportunity to escape. I think the illustrations fit nicely with this story. ~Ashley

Guy Delisle makes this a thrilling read, despite nothing happening for a lot of the book. Literal tears in my eyes by the end of it.

hard to imagine the brutality of monotony. Day after day chained to a radiator in an empty room, waiting for something to happen!

Very much enjoying these journalistic graphic novels D&Q is publishing. But with this one, i was a bit torn between the knowledge that it is a true story and therefore important and a slight disappointment that it wasn't as interesting as other solitary confinement experiences I have read about elsewhere.

This was a quick, compelling read although not that much actually happens in it? There's a lot of just kind of the day to day drudgery of, well, being held hostage.

I understand it was a personal narrative as-told-to Guy Lelisle–I kind of wish it had a little more backmatter or something to give a little more historical context to the story? (I understand that for Christophe André, in the moment, it was confusing and he wasn't sure exactly why he was being held hostage, but at the end of the book...I wasn't, especially, either? I know I don't know a lot about Chechen rebels, but I have to suspect...that a lot of American readers don't either? And I know this is a translated import, so maybe the average French reader knows more? But, uh...well anyway I guess I'm off to Wikipedia.)