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3.43 AVERAGE
3.43 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
It's meaningful and touching and important and good. Fantastic art and colors. Beautifully crafted storytelling. Excellent.
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
Sincerely, Harriet is a heartwarming graphic novel about a girl suffering from a chronic illness, and the boredom she experiences as she's stuck in the apartment all summer.
I enjoyed the story a great deal. Harriet is a compelling protagonist, acting as normally as she can at her age, and the situations she gets herself into seem familiarly realistic. The story is presented well, with an art style and color scheme that beautifully captures both the melancholy of a bored teen, and the time period the story is set in. But entire time I was reading, I felt as though something was missing - I feel as though there is need for another layer to the story that would better capture Harriet's feelings.
Overall, it's a fast read with a sweet story and great artwork.
*Copy received through NetGalley
*Rating: 4/5 stars
I enjoyed the story a great deal. Harriet is a compelling protagonist, acting as normally as she can at her age, and the situations she gets herself into seem familiarly realistic. The story is presented well, with an art style and color scheme that beautifully captures both the melancholy of a bored teen, and the time period the story is set in. But entire time I was reading, I felt as though something was missing - I feel as though there is need for another layer to the story that would better capture Harriet's feelings.
Overall, it's a fast read with a sweet story and great artwork.
*Copy received through NetGalley
*Rating: 4/5 stars
Honestly had a lot of fun with this. I had genuinely no idea what it was about going in, but it was quite fun, if nothing extraordinary.
Although I do now want to read Wendy and Peter.
Although I do now want to read Wendy and Peter.
Rating: 3.5
This middle grade graphic novel focuses on invisible illnesses, specifically MS & Polio, which two of our main characters have. It was a good story but I still felt like I wanted more from it. I really felt for Harriet and her situation, and liked how we ended the story on a happier note. The artwork & colouring was lovely. I’m interested to see what Sarah W. Searle creates next.
This middle grade graphic novel focuses on invisible illnesses, specifically MS & Polio, which two of our main characters have. It was a good story but I still felt like I wanted more from it. I really felt for Harriet and her situation, and liked how we ended the story on a happier note. The artwork & colouring was lovely. I’m interested to see what Sarah W. Searle creates next.
This really was a precious story. I wish the characters and relationships were more fleshed out, but Searle provides an exquisite albeit quiet perspective of a young teen living with disability and trying to feel like herself.
challenging
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Chronic illness
Harriet is home alone a lot and has a vivid imagination - about the mailman, the spooky sounds of the house and the lady downstairs. She spends her time writing postcards until she gets her reading on with Pearl.