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114 reviews for:

Mothballs

Sole Otero

3.87 AVERAGE

lovebuzzzz's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH

I was very interested in this but unfortunately the cursive font made it difficult for me to read 😭

chrisbrook's review against another edition

3.0

Whoops, finished this last week but never logged. Really beautifully illustrated graphic novel - another 2024 Fantagraphics release - about a family that moves from Italy to Argentina. Looks great but I had the biggest challenge reading most of the text (cue old man voice) because it was tiny and in cursive. That and all the family drama is little tricky to follow.

bea_vf05's review against another edition

4.0

Loved the drawings and it was a cute & dark story

canasta13's review against another edition

1.5

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bianetth_valdez01's review against another edition

4.0

emotional reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The exploration of intergenerational trauma amongst the backdrop of war and politics pulled me in-it feels very poignant and reflective

jennazim's review against another edition

4.0

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Content Warnings

shadowinferno's review against another edition

3.5

emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

It's a tight, well done story of generational trauma and breaking its cycle, I think objectively it's a four or higher, but I had enough trouble with the cursive throughout and some of the formatting that it became a 3.5 for me. Perhaps I wish that there was a little more of Vilma's interactions with the protagonist, or the rest of the living family.