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Hace poco pude leer The
Daughters of Salem: How we sent our children to their deaths: Part 1, de
Thomas Gilbert. Si bien está basada en la histeria que se vivió por el
miedo hacia las brujas y los demonios, la historia crea una versión por lo
menos interesante y visualmente atractiva.
Esta novela gráfica nos presenta los
acontecimientos desde el punto de vista de una niña cuya inocencia es arrancada
por las costumbres del lugar en donde vive, y no, no hablo de abuso sexual,
matrimonios arreglados o similares, sino de las costumbres de su época.
The Daughters of Salem es mucho más oscura de lo que parece a
primera vista, bordeando lo psicológico y perturbante. No estamos viendo
solamente cómo un pueblo entero enloquece, Thomas Gilbert nos hace vivir junto
con su protagonista el tener que crecer en un ambiente hostil, machista y fanático.
Hubo algunas páginas que se me
hicieron más interesantes que las demás, y otras que pudieron haber tenido
mayor fuerza, principalmente escenas que pudieron haberse trabajado más para
dar mayor impacto, aunque el resultado es bastante homogéneo y se mantiene fiel
a las generalidades que se conocen de este penoso episodio de la historia.
Además de la ficción y elementos
propios de su autor, The Daughters of
Salem usa también algunos detalles explícitos agradables a los que conocen
más a fondo el tema. Thomas Gilbert no deja de lado ni su base histórica ni su
propia creatividad como artista, combinando ambas en un resultado fácil de disfrutar.
¡Un saludo y un abrazo!
Greetings and hugs!
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I recently read The Daughters of Salem: How we sent our children to their deaths: Part 1, by Thomas Gilbert. While it's based on the hysteria that was experienced by the fear of witches and demons, the story creates a version at least interesting and visually appealing.
This graphic novel presents the events from the point of view of a girl whose innocence is snatched by the customs of the place where she lives, and no, I don't speak about sexual abuse, arranged marriages or similar, but of the customs of her time.
The Daughters of Salem is much darker than it seems at first glance, bordering on the psychological and disturbing. We're not only seeing how an entire people goes crazy, Thomas Gilbert makes us live together with his protagonist having to grow up in a hostile, macho and fanatical environment.
There were some pages that became more interesting to me than the others, and others that could have had greater strength, mainly scenes that could have been worked a bit more to give greater impact, although the result is quite homogeneous and remains faithful to the generalities that are known of this painful episode in history.
In addition to the fiction and elements of its author, The Daughters of Salem also uses some nice explicit details to those who know more about the subject. Thomas Gilbert leaves aside neither his historical base nor his own creativity as an artist, combining both with for a final result easy to enjoy.
In general, I wouldn't say it surprised me, but it did meet my expectations and left me wanting to know more. The proposal is interesting, the idea is already a classic that tries to reinvent itself constantly, and The Daughters of Salem achieves it, by little, if we get demanding, but it achieves it in the end. The next part of this story could define if it's worthwhile or not to continue reading it.
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