Scan barcode
windbreak's review against another edition
4.5
beautiful!! i really liked her voice. and just loved the art style
wrathofglasses's review against another edition
4.0
A decent, beautifully illustrated, heavy graphic novel that sometimes strayed from the edges of coherence.
foofers1622's review against another edition
4.0
A beautiful graphic memoir. If you've ever felt lost or different, this is the book for you. Liana makes you feel whole again. Added bonus, she has God being a woman đ
readingpicnic's review against another edition
3.75
I think the art was beautiful, and I do love a graphic memoir. I wasnât quite as interested in the religious Christian stories, aside from the last one with the god and devil. Iâm not sure I entirely understood the shadows in the story, but I found the generational aspect of them intriguing. I thought the explorations of neurodivergence were good as well, especially the loneliness and ostracization experienced by neurodivergent people.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse
Minor: Animal death
runaway_pistachio's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
3.0
I found this pretty much enjoyable, but still confusing at times. I enjoyed the religious imagery scattered throughout and the extended metaphor the shadow provided, but I was still a bit lost as the story progressed.
jwinchell's review against another edition
4.0
A âneurological coming of age story,â Finck wobbly but capably weaves together her motherâs, fatherâs, and shadowâs stories into her own presence and ownership of this life. The story folds over and into itself multiple times as a sort of meta reflection on storytelling and drawing methodologies. Her shadow is her otherness, something she lost in childhood and works to find it so she can come finally into her own. I loved the wonky lines and sometimes sparse, sometimes incredibly detailed panels.
jesshooves's review against another edition
5.0
âA draw-er doesn't draw because she loves to draw. She doesn't draw because she draws well. She draws because once she lost something. And by drawing--she will find it again.â
mohawkm's review against another edition
3.25
Finck's earlier book, "The Bintel Brief" was such a calming and satisfying meditation, a retelling of a Yiddish advice column in graphic novel form, that this is a bit of a disappointment - a review of one's developing personality and a relationship where she was treated poorly (leaving the reader to wonder which cartoonist was such a jerk, since they are alluded to as famous but never in a revealing way). I hope to read Finck's next work with a little more structure, since her flow and drawings are so amazing.