a cute, fun read

I love BSC so much. Martin always teaches a lesson without making it seem too didactic, and Telgemeier's adaptations perfectly capture that style.

Another great novel in GN form that brought back many great childhood memories 💕

Follows the original book chapter by chapter, omitting a few extraneous details and changing a few of the characters around in certain situations. Feels updated while staying true to original story.

Still fun. Loved the different sections (notebook, flashbacks). Good for reading comprehension for the young'uns, nice for me. This cheered me up today!

booksofannie's review

4.0
hopeful lighthearted fast-paced
funny lighthearted fast-paced
emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Perhaps unsurprisingly this book continues what is a great adaption of a rather timeless series. While I was a bit concerned by the lack of modern issues tackled in the first book, I have since read Drama by Raina Telgemeier and published by Scholastic, which was for a similar age group but completely original.

Since Scholastic and Telgemeier are obviously not afraid of tackling the more "modern" issues that children are facing, I'm much more comfortable with this book - which is an adaption of a much older book. Children are still - no doubt - dealing with issues of stigma and fear/ignorance when it comes to medical issues.

Otherwise, even if I'm not the book's target audience I really enjoyed this book as a fun light read. A great adaption overall and something I would not hesitate to recommend.
emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced