Reviews

Roaming by Jillian Tamaki, Mariko Tamaki

katewiselogel's review

5.0

jillian and mariko tamaki never miss

myotinae's review

adventurous relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

katrina_c's review

reflective fast-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

3.0

literarysyd's review

emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

englishmajorsurvivor's review

lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

itacuz's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

A cute graphic novel about the changing relationships you have with yourself and others when you are freshly adult. The idea that you are ready for the wild world of reality the moment you have some form of independence is a universal experience we all must fail our way through at some point in our lives.

The art of this is very pretty, but the subdued color palette washes the entire thing in a sort of neutral grey that blends in with itself on every page. There are a few sections that stand out, but none that feel like they come to life the way they want to.

I'd like to say that the story carried the art through, but much like the colors, all the characters seemed to blend together. They had individual character arcs, but all were going through the same, muddy arc of adolescence. More story outside of their New York trip might have created sturdier foundation, but the loss of forced proximity may have dissolved everything the book was trying to do.

It's a graphic novel you can fly through in a couple hours, but your world will not be rocked by skipping it. 

vergilius's review

adventurous emotional reflective fast-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

5.0

tussey19's review

emotional reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

bujoxbooked's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

So 3 college students (2 HS friends and one friend from college) travel to NYC for the first time and deal with crush/friendship issues and growing up…Fiona irritated the hell out of me instantly like she just complained and hated everything which I guess meant she was written well lol

Very quick read, I feel like it abruptly ended like strangely not like a cliff hanger. I did love the illustrations/artwork that was done using hues of blue and purple as the main focus.

uppercase's review

emotional funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0