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Mansfield and Me: A Graphic Memoir by Sarah Laing

els04's review against another edition

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reflective slow-paced

3.0

toofondofbooks's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

3.0

jessicah95's review against another edition

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5.0

❤️

imogenlove's review against another edition

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hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.5

A really lovely interpretation of how our most revered icons can permeate our lives. As a KM fan, it was a gorgeous and unique read!

litprof's review against another edition

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informative lighthearted reflective slow-paced

3.5

Great concept and pairing of parallel stories, and I appreciate the research and energy that went into the sections about Mansfield. However, the memoir elements seemed tedious, and I didn't relate to the narrator enough to be moved by her mistakes and successes. Although I read and write cursive, I found the cursive text unenjoyable and sometimes difficult to parse.

rachael_nz's review against another edition

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4.0

I thought this was so beautiful, and so much of the teenage move to Wellington/local scenery/wistful small town nz teenager felt so genuine and relatable to me. I also love reading graphic novels about parenthood. The Katherine Mansfield sections totally intrigued me too.

I think my fave thing about this book was the art, I want so many of the bigger illustrations as framed prints!

Reason it's not a 5 is because I feel like the two storylines could have been woven together a bit more smoothly or organically or something?

readingwithcats's review against another edition

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informative reflective medium-paced

2.5

daisybirch's review against another edition

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hopeful inspiring relaxing medium-paced

3.25

qofdnz's review against another edition

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5.0

Very relatable and well illustrated graphical novel. A must for Mansfield lovers.