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mnstucki's review against another edition
4.0
Such a sweet story about accompanying her grandparents on a cruise! She included excerpts from the memoir her grandfather wrote several years before about serving in WWII, which was a lovely touch.
jwinchell's review against another edition
4.0
I really loved this travelogue from the endearing Lucy Knisley. This time she is traveling with her paternal grandparents, in their 90s with varying health and mental difficulties, on a cruise ship for 10 days to the Caribbean. She volunteers for this trip after her grands sign up for it and no one else in the family can go with them. This reminded me of a trip I took with my mom and grandparents, then in their late 70s early 80s, to a family reunion and Washington DC. It was a lot of work, anticipating their needs, making sure that things went smoothly. Now I’ve read everything Knisley has published and I have to say: I’m a fan.
smalltownbookmom's review against another edition
3.0
Not as great as her earlier ones. But a great look at her relationship with her aging grandparents.
books4cnd's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
A bittersweet recollection of a cruise taken with her elderly grandparents who she is tasked with looking after. It’s a really meaningful and honest reflection on aging, family dynamics, and human dignity. The graphic memoir also honors the memoir her grandfather wrote and gave his kids and her about serving in World War II with excerpts and her illustrations. I ultimately found it to be a touching book that made me feel hopeful about navigating complex family relationship and finding common ground with others.
meghan111's review against another edition
5.0
I was provided with an advance digital copy of this title from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.
I spent an hour reading this brief memoir and admiring its blend of sadness, clear observations, and engaging writing and illustrations, showing Knisley's continuing progress as a graphic novelist and memoirist. In her late twenties, she goes on a Caribbean cruise with her elderly grandparents. In failing health, with serious dementia and memory issues, Lucy's grandparents need constant caretaking. She captures many small moments and the paradox of conflicting emotions: irritation and love, frustration and gratitude. Some parts were heartbreaking to read.
I spent an hour reading this brief memoir and admiring its blend of sadness, clear observations, and engaging writing and illustrations, showing Knisley's continuing progress as a graphic novelist and memoirist. In her late twenties, she goes on a Caribbean cruise with her elderly grandparents. In failing health, with serious dementia and memory issues, Lucy's grandparents need constant caretaking. She captures many small moments and the paradox of conflicting emotions: irritation and love, frustration and gratitude. Some parts were heartbreaking to read.
lkthomas07's review against another edition
4.0
I picked this up on a whim at the library today and am glad that I did. Like most graphic novels, it was a pretty quick read. I liked how it intermingled memories of her life with her grandparents with their cruise trip. It really was facing morality and I would not have wanted to be on that cruise... I admire her for sure!!
amycrea's review against another edition
5.0
This is an excellent companion to Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast. Loved it, and it may have made me tear up once or twice.