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Juliet Takes a Breath: The Graphic Novel by Gabby Rivera
11 reviews
nerdysread's review
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
A beautiful coming of age story about Juliet a young lesbian who wants to find who she is. This story follows her during the summer where she discovers the POC queer community, herself and love. I really really liked it
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Homophobia, and Sexual content
Moderate: Sexual harassment, Infidelity, and Sexual assault
Minor: Religious bigotry and Misogyny
shaipanda's review
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
I really really enjoyed reading this !! It was an absolutely beautiful graphic novel as well as storyline but I definitely agree with other people that it could be a bit confusing at times without having read the full length novel so I definitely wanna go back and read that :)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Biphobia
berodatheelf's review
emotional
informative
inspiring
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual assault and Racism
violet_pages's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
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
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Minor: Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Transphobia
khargaotte's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.75
This book made me smile! There are so many characters to love in this book, and love is indeed a big theme in there. We follow Juliet as she comes to terms with what it means to be a brown queer woman, finding people who help her learn to accept and love herself.
I particularly loved the art style as well, full of soft lines and warm colours.
The only negative point for me was that the narration and transitions from one scene to another were sometimes hard to follow, but that might come from the fact that this comic was adapted from a novel, and stories don't always translate the same in these two medias. Still an excellent read overall!
I particularly loved the art style as well, full of soft lines and warm colours.
The only negative point for me was that the narration and transitions from one scene to another were sometimes hard to follow, but that might come from the fact that this comic was adapted from a novel, and stories don't always translate the same in these two medias. Still an excellent read overall!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, Racism, and Sexual assault
Minor: Toxic relationship
Even though these elements are present in the story, they are adressed as such in a way that is positive and affirming for the main character, towards whom most of them happen, and they do not detract from the hopeful tone of the story.macsenbesemer's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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? No
4.0
I don’t really read graphic novels often, and I didn’t read the novel version, but I really enjoyed this. The art was interesting, and the story was good. Most of the things I didn’t like about this story were actually just things I don’t love about graphic novels, so I can’t really fault it for that. Overall it was really good!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Racism, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Sexual assault
Minor: Infidelity and Misogyny
reading_between_the_trees's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
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
Absolutely incredible. The story alone is amazing, addressing hard and important topics of whitewashed feminism, queer BIPOC spaces, and reserving the privilege of your friendship and love for those who value you and respect you, but the graphic novel took the story to a whole new level. The artwork was beautiful and for me made all the emotions of the story even deeper and richer. I would recommend reading the original book first, and then picking up the graphic novel.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Body shaming, Sexism, Sexual assault, Biphobia, Sexual content, and Infidelity
kirby's review
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This was a really fun adaptation of the book Juliet Takes a Breath. Some things changed, yeah. I think they did a good job of making things work, and I actually felt like some of the changes were appropriate and more well suited to Juliet and the other characters. I'd definitely give this a read after reading the book, though.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, and Sexism
Moderate: Biphobia, Sexual assault, and Sexual content
Minor: Infidelity
mollyrose's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Transphobia
maisierosereads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I received an eARC of Juliet Takes a Breath via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
This is a gorgeous adaptation of one of my favourite sapphic stories. The artists did a great job at keeping the essence of the original novel, and their stylistic choices enhanced the narrative.
I loved the illustration style, and the way all of my favourite characters were designed - it's great to see Juliet drawn in all of her fat latina lesbian glory!
The only downside to this adaptation is that (because of the nature of adapting a novel into a graphic format) it is an abridged version of the original story. A couple of my favourite scenes were missing and I think the characters' depth and development were more obvious in prose than pictures.
Even though I think overall I do still prefer the original novel, I still loved this in its own right. I highly recommend this adaptation to anyone; I think it could be enjoyed regardless of whether you've read the original novel (though I do recommend reading that too!)
This is a gorgeous adaptation of one of my favourite sapphic stories. The artists did a great job at keeping the essence of the original novel, and their stylistic choices enhanced the narrative.
I loved the illustration style, and the way all of my favourite characters were designed - it's great to see Juliet drawn in all of her fat latina lesbian glory!
The only downside to this adaptation is that (because of the nature of adapting a novel into a graphic format) it is an abridged version of the original story. A couple of my favourite scenes were missing and I think the characters' depth and development were more obvious in prose than pictures.
Even though I think overall I do still prefer the original novel, I still loved this in its own right. I highly recommend this adaptation to anyone; I think it could be enjoyed regardless of whether you've read the original novel (though I do recommend reading that too!)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Drug use, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Racism, and Transphobia