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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
This was such a sweet graphic novel about growing up and learning to love yourself and others. tw: eating disorders and mental health. I adored The Greatest Thing it really reminded me of Raina Telgemeier's graphic novels which I'm sure most people have read. The art style was really pretty and I loved the addition of mini comics throughout. It didn't blow me away I will say but it was a good and quick read. I recommend it if you enjoy graphic novels and want something quick to read.
This was so cute and something about the art style felt nostalgic for me. It had a great message of hope, personal discovery, asking for help, and perseverance that I thoroughly enjoyed.
Beautiful and powerful. Utterly simple but somehow still grasps the complexity of growing up.
80%
really good book for teens; it's about being gentle to yourself and acknowledging that you are forever a work in progress, not a finished product
really good book for teens; it's about being gentle to yourself and acknowledging that you are forever a work in progress, not a finished product
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Generally comics are rated lower but this comic was just kinda boring and the title had nothing to do with the book.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-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
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A combination of lovely and sad, this Graphic Novel charts a high school student's second year where she starts friendless, depressed and struggling with mental health issues that she barely realises she is suffering from - seeing them as a background part of her developing teen life.
Things swiftly improve as she makes some genuinely great new friends and starts to create a Zine with them (with issues fully reproduced in the book!) - but in this somewhat autobiographical tale life is not so straightforward. There's even one point the character admits would be a perfect happy ending, but the story has a ways to go.
The ending left me a touch unsatisfied in that it left me wanting more, but that's life: the story never really ends.
Things swiftly improve as she makes some genuinely great new friends and starts to create a Zine with them (with issues fully reproduced in the book!) - but in this somewhat autobiographical tale life is not so straightforward. There's even one point the character admits would be a perfect happy ending, but the story has a ways to go.
The ending left me a touch unsatisfied in that it left me wanting more, but that's life: the story never really ends.