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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Beautiful graphic novel for a younger audience, about learning to be and accept yourself. Winifred is a Sophomore, her friends have just transferred schools, and she is all alone. So the year is off to bad start. When her art teacher offers her a chance to so an independent study she meets Oscar and April.
Winifred's story is the driving force of the novel, her battles with depression, questioning her sexuality, and self-image. Her friends stories are weaved throughout, and a little teenage love thrown in, but this story is really about the struggles you go through in high school and learning who you are along the way.
Winifred's story is the driving force of the novel, her battles with depression, questioning her sexuality, and self-image. Her friends stories are weaved throughout, and a little teenage love thrown in, but this story is really about the struggles you go through in high school and learning who you are along the way.
First of all, the scene where Winifred goes shopping with April and comments on how difficult it is to shop with well-meaning thin friends when you're fat was the most accurate thing I have ever read in my life. I felt seen!
Overall, this was an enjoyable graphic novel. My only complaint is that that author tries to tackle way too many topics - and these are topics that require a lot of depth in order to be handled well. Rather than taking the time to cover the topics well, though, they're just tossed into conversation and then glossed over. Kind of like when 90s sitcoms had "special episodes" and major issues were tackled in minutes, you know what I mean?
Good graphic novel, but could've been great.
Overall, this was an enjoyable graphic novel. My only complaint is that that author tries to tackle way too many topics - and these are topics that require a lot of depth in order to be handled well. Rather than taking the time to cover the topics well, though, they're just tossed into conversation and then glossed over. Kind of like when 90s sitcoms had "special episodes" and major issues were tackled in minutes, you know what I mean?
Good graphic novel, but could've been great.
emotional
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Trigger warning: eating disorder, self harm
A graphic novel of a group of high school kids who hate themselves. Each kid going though their own problems, trying to help eachother from drowning withought drowning themselves.
This book really opened my eyes to how stressed kids are now. I originally though this book was all the extreems but am starting to realize, kids are STRESSED
Topics: high school, lgbtqia+, questioning gender
A graphic novel of a group of high school kids who hate themselves. Each kid going though their own problems, trying to help eachother from drowning withought drowning themselves.
This book really opened my eyes to how stressed kids are now. I originally though this book was all the extreems but am starting to realize, kids are STRESSED
Topics: high school, lgbtqia+, questioning gender
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
this was so so wonderful. i really enjoy YA graphic novels, but don’t really ever find ones that are relatable to my teen years! this is one of the closest though. i think there’s a character for everyone to connect with here. the story is beautiful. i could have really used this when i was younger