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It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth by Zoe Thorogood

40 reviews

snapeygan's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

WOW. That graphic novel was simply great. I loved all of it. I won’t say it was relatable cause I think the author heard that enough, but it helped me put words on feelings I have since forever. Thank you for your art, thank you for being you.

That graphic novel is about being human, simply. I recommend it to everyone. It has great illustrations, it’s funny, inspiring, it makes us think about life, it’s short and yet I would have took more.

I will definitely be reading everything she ever did and everything she ever will make.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Drug use, and Mental illness

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic, Homophobia, Suicide attempt, Blood, Bullying, and Confinement

alphabetseeds's review

challenging dark funny fast-paced

5.0

What do you even say about an autobiographical comic about suicidal depression without telling on yourself? 

Love the mix of art styles, Zoe's writing is witty and ironic. Her depiction of her depression monster is darkly humorous - this grinning Nier Automata face lurking around. This is a book to relate to, but it's not groundbreaking. I think anyone who has ever felt this way will Get It.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt

booksanna's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

5.0

Very trippy and well-written. This helped me understand how it feels to be in a poor mental state. I hope I can connect and understand people’s struggles with this new perspective. The art in the book is chaotic, emotional and bone-chilling. Truly a roller coaster ride that I would go onto again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Mental illness

Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, and Drug use

Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Vomit

mabellene's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

Within the first two pages, I was hooked. This is such a dark, emotional, real graphic novel. This definitely isn’t a feel good read, but I loved that about it. It dark times, I don’t want to read something where everything magically works out and everything gets better at the end. I want something heavy and gritty, and that’s exactly what this book gives you. The potato scene in particular was so painfully relatable. 

I’m not sure enjoyed is the right word to use, but I am really glad to have read this and that it exists.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Blood, Animal death, Drug use, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit

zozo624's review

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

I really like this artist work. Having multiple versions of Zoe in the situations she’s in. Sometimes our young version start speaking when we don’t mean for them to

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Body horror, and Suicide

plainjanereads's review

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, and Mental illness

rosie_valadez's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Drug use

nettles's review

dark funny

4.5

A really unique memoir but not one I can safely recommend to my friends.

I'm interested in how different art styles depict different ways the author sees the world with time. Conversations with her younger selves, search for meaning as an artist. A lot was explored and it was funny but SO dark

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, and Animal death

Moderate: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit

Minor: Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Pandemic/Epidemic, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Animal cruelty

djbobthegirl's review

challenging dark emotional funny informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Drug use, Pandemic/Epidemic, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Confinement, Classism, Sexual content, Blood, Bullying, Homophobia, Suicide attempt, Chronic illness, Animal cruelty, and Mental illness

noellesmagicallibrary's review

emotional funny

5.0

This art!! I love Zoe’s art — the mix of styles, the different color palettes, the animal heads. I just loved it all. 

Now on to the heavy stuff. It was hard reading a book about a young person who has frequent thoughts of suicide. Mental illness, depression, social anxiety.. it’s all so (wait for it) relatable. I appreciate when a writer shares real experiences. 

This depression monster is one of my favorite depictions of depression that I’ve seen yet. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Mental illness

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Alcohol, Bullying, and Car accident