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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
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funny
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lighthearted
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fast-paced
Despite graphic novels not being my thing, I do enjoy Telgemeier's work. In this case, if you subtract the (eventually) annoying younger brother, this could have been me and my sister at times during our 1972 cross-country road trip with our parents.
A great companion book to Smile, and a warts-and-all portrait of how complicated sisterhood can be.
Having a sister is the best and the most difficult thing when you're a child. You share everything, good and bad, and the good or bad is (the majority of the times) because of the sister. The book is a great insight of how hard and unique is that lesson.
A beautiful graphic memoir. It's centred around a road trip in the 1990s, with flashbacks to earlier times interspersed. It's just, really good? IDK. How do you memoir? This one is good at it.
Augh, it's one of those where I'm like "SOMETHING HAPPENED BUT I DON"T KNOW WHAT IT IS. WHY AM I HAVEING FEELINGS".
There's a snake in a van.
Augh, it's one of those where I'm like "SOMETHING HAPPENED BUT I DON"T KNOW WHAT IT IS. WHY AM I HAVEING FEELINGS".
There's a snake in a van.
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
What a nice quick and funny read.This book is perfect for graphic novel lovers.Such a funny and entertaining book.I do recommend this book to those who are young readers that ae trying to improve their readers skills.Also,I don’t only recommend it to young readers , this book is for readers at any age.
This book is sort of a companion to Smile. It was published later, but it's not quite a sequel because the events in this book take place during the summer before Raina enters high school, which is also included in Smile.
As Raina and her family take a road trip from CA to CO, we see the tension in Raina's current relationship with her younger sister Amara. Through flashbacks, we see their history. Surprisingly, despite sharing a passion and talent for art, Raina and Amara never really "got" each other; they butt heads again and again, and we never really see them bonding.
This book is a particularly fast read, even for a graphic novel. There are lots of frames without any words. I found myself frequently flipping through pages faster than expected, and I wonder if that sense of physically skimming over the pages was a factor in my impression that the book sort of only skimmed the surface of any number of issues.
Through the expressive illustrations, we see that Raina was disappointed that Amara didn't turn out to be the playmate she always wanted - but how did she handle that revelation as a child? And why was Amara so difficult, so withdrawn as a child, that she didn't even enjoy the attentions of her older sister? We see the girls bicker over just the types of things sisters will bicker about - yet we never see a moment of tenderness, not even when Amara loses her first pet. Surely both Raina and Amara must have been grappling with all sorts of mixed emotions when they arrived at the family reunion and found themselves marginalized and ignored. Yet, even then, they didn't stick together as comrades in arms might.
Overall, this book held my interest, but it was not nearly as compelling as Smile, for me. It seemed like any time anything happened, I wanted to know more, but was always disappointed when the story just quickly carried on to the next event, instead of exploring previous events more deeply. Even the character development seemed thin; I don't feel like I got to know Raina any better, and at the end of the book, it still seemed like anything I knew about Raina as a person I knew from having read Smile.
As Raina and her family take a road trip from CA to CO, we see the tension in Raina's current relationship with her younger sister Amara. Through flashbacks, we see their history. Surprisingly, despite sharing a passion and talent for art, Raina and Amara never really "got" each other; they butt heads again and again, and we never really see them bonding.
This book is a particularly fast read, even for a graphic novel. There are lots of frames without any words. I found myself frequently flipping through pages faster than expected, and I wonder if that sense of physically skimming over the pages was a factor in my impression that the book sort of only skimmed the surface of any number of issues.
Through the expressive illustrations, we see that Raina was disappointed that Amara didn't turn out to be the playmate she always wanted - but how did she handle that revelation as a child? And why was Amara so difficult, so withdrawn as a child, that she didn't even enjoy the attentions of her older sister? We see the girls bicker over just the types of things sisters will bicker about - yet we never see a moment of tenderness, not even when Amara loses her first pet. Surely both Raina and Amara must have been grappling with all sorts of mixed emotions when they arrived at the family reunion and found themselves marginalized and ignored. Yet, even then, they didn't stick together as comrades in arms might.
Overall, this book held my interest, but it was not nearly as compelling as Smile, for me. It seemed like any time anything happened, I wanted to know more, but was always disappointed when the story just quickly carried on to the next event, instead of exploring previous events more deeply. Even the character development seemed thin; I don't feel like I got to know Raina any better, and at the end of the book, it still seemed like anything I knew about Raina as a person I knew from having read Smile.
Graphic novel. Middle grade. Sisters.
Story: Raina and her family are taking a toad trip from California to Colorado and back for a family reunion.
Language: The book flips back and forth from present to past, reflecting on childhood incidents that led to the family relationships of the present. These are done on a yellow background versus the traditional white. While no chapters, there are separations using full page illustrations as dividers.
Characters: Raina, the author and illusteatir, is the main character and we read the book from her point of view. Her little sister is Amara and her younger brother is Will. Her mom drives the car and its her side of the family they are visiting. Her dad is coming by plane, so we see him less in the present and more in the past featurettes.
I read Smile a few months ago and loved it and enjoyed this too. I wouldn't call this a sequel so much as a companion novel. I really enjoy the art style and stories and look forward to reading more.
Story: Raina and her family are taking a toad trip from California to Colorado and back for a family reunion.
Language: The book flips back and forth from present to past, reflecting on childhood incidents that led to the family relationships of the present. These are done on a yellow background versus the traditional white. While no chapters, there are separations using full page illustrations as dividers.
Characters: Raina, the author and illusteatir, is the main character and we read the book from her point of view. Her little sister is Amara and her younger brother is Will. Her mom drives the car and its her side of the family they are visiting. Her dad is coming by plane, so we see him less in the present and more in the past featurettes.
I read Smile a few months ago and loved it and enjoyed this too. I wouldn't call this a sequel so much as a companion novel. I really enjoy the art style and stories and look forward to reading more.