Reviews

Fucking Magic #1 by Clementine Morrigan

polyphonicprairies's review against another edition

5.0

This took me so long to read because I didn’t want it to end. Clementine’s writing is a raw beacon of transformation - proof from numerous middles and numerous other sides that there’s a life beyond the pain of the past (which comes all too often to the present).

Reading this collection of zines in order, it’s striking how coherently the narrative flows on Clementine’s work to build a home for and within themselves. The work spirals slowly outwards, enlarging and revisiting themes it touched on earlier.

This writing feels like sitting beside someone else within their mind - like Yumi Sakugawa’s artwork about having tea with your demons, except it’s Clementine’s tea party and they’ve also invited you to the table. It’s so real, it’s a balm. I’m thankful for Clementine’s work.

parkkeeper_percy's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

alittlespook's review

5.0

Fucking Magic helped me when I didn't have a name for what was wrong, when I didn't have words to express, and eventually when I felt like I couldn't bring myself to face certain truths. Clementine is skilled with words, insightful, and dedicated to their healing. Parts of my own intense self-healing journey were reflected so profoundly in Clementine's stories, and I felt so validated and seen. I underlined passages to read to my therapist during times when my own words deserted me. Clementine's collection of raw, beautiful essays have blessed me.

Note: the essays are sometimes explicit and deal with tough themes of trauma, child sexual abuse, and addiction.