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The Secrets Come Out (2009)

by Marguerite Abouet(Favorite Author)

3.99 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1897299796 (ISBN13: 9781897299791)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Drawn and Quarterly

review 1: This is the third book if this series and there are a lot of shocking things that occur in this book. The main thing that stood out to me and that was the most shocking in this book was that Aya's brother turned out to be gay. I didn't expect it from him because in the book it always seemed like he talked and "hooked" up with a lot of girls all the time. This whole time he had a lover and no one knew about it . The father still continues to be on his old ways and he had a mistress and had kids with her, she had left the kids with him and just left. Also his wife Aya's mother, left him for a while and didn't want to come back t him because if all the pain and embarrassment he caused her. The book still continues on and I will try and get the next one. My favorite part of t... morehis book was when they found out her brother was gay. Also the reaction his wife still had when she found out what he had done to her. A theme in this book would be dishonesty. I say this because between the whole family there was dishonesty and that lead to no trust in the family. What I didn't like that the wife still was doing as she did in the second book was that she left the family. She shouldn't have done that because it wasn't her kids fault their father was that way and she took it out on everyone basically in my point of view. I believe they should work things out and see where they can fix things between the family because at the end of the day family is always family and its what matters and its important.
review 2: Aya: The Secrets Come Out is the third book in Marguerite Abouet's series about a young girl living in Ivory Coast in the 1970s. And without a doubt, this book is as engaging and lively as its two predecessors. I find the life that Abouet depicts and Oubrerie brings to life via his artwork fascinating to read. There are some things in the book that mirror life in the West perfectly--like the discussions of homosexuality, the desire to succeed, Aya's dream of being a doctor, etc. Then there are other elements, like the depiction of everyday life (and this is especially seen in the Oubrerie's joyful images) that are so different than life in America--Aya bathing her young sister in a tub in the backyard, the vat of oil Felicite wins at a beauty pageant, the maquis, the koutoku, etc and this makes the graphic novel all the more enjoyable. I've enjoyed this series so much that I'll give it the highest praise I possibly could: I hope one day to get the opportunity to teach at least one of the books of this series. I love sharing these kinds of texts with students. less

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