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hailey's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed Blankets and have been meaning to read it for several years. I'm glad that I finally picked it up but it just didn't have the same impact or emotional connection that Habibi had. The art is beautiful! I really love Craig Thompson's drawing style. It is unique without being distracting. I would definitely recommend to anyone who enjoys graphic novels!
multicraftual's review
4.0
Actual Rating: 3.65
I have some very mixed feelings about this. I thought it was good and well illustrated and written. The story as a whole unsettled me and contributed to my rating. One big issue I have with this is the pure cost of the book versus what I took away from it. The cost of the hardback alone makes me feel if I were to mention this to someone I would tack on "but get it from the library" The work did not present any strifes that I felt were specifically relatable yet they weren't totally foreign either. This strange combination keeps me contemplating the work. I would recommend this, not to everyone but as a library read to a specific group of my friends who I feel I would be able to discuss it with.
I have some very mixed feelings about this. I thought it was good and well illustrated and written. The story as a whole unsettled me and contributed to my rating. One big issue I have with this is the pure cost of the book versus what I took away from it. The cost of the hardback alone makes me feel if I were to mention this to someone I would tack on "but get it from the library" The work did not present any strifes that I felt were specifically relatable yet they weren't totally foreign either. This strange combination keeps me contemplating the work. I would recommend this, not to everyone but as a library read to a specific group of my friends who I feel I would be able to discuss it with.
dylancrossen's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Beautiful retelling of growing up and falling in love
seafamboonie's review against another edition
5.0
This book gave me all the feels. Maybe because parts of it hit close to home, or because I felt immersed in portions of the authors life, but it was a solid, touching story.
patrick_dale91's review against another edition
4.0
After a series of reading pretty naff graphic novels, this lovely, gorgeously drawn story has reignited my love for the form. It's an autobiographical coming of age story, focusing on first love and faith, with themes of alienation, family and inklings of abuse. Set in a Wisconsin winter, the snow covered drawings are a feast for the eyes. Most of all, it captures perfectly that feeling of first love: the speed and intensity of it; the feeling that you two are the only things in the world; the borderline obsessive thoughts about the other person; most of all- spoiler alert- the fact it rarely works out. It's also a love story with christianity- or should I say, a break up story. Being an atheist, I really find books on faith very interesting and his gradual disillusion with christianity is quite sad although his faith in a god remains intact. The whole story is wonderfully believable and there's no sense of unrealistic redemption that can come from a coming of age story
dangerbassett's review against another edition
5.0
Emotional and Visual masterpiece. A book filled to the brim with human real moments that tear at your very soul. A perfect example of the power and versatility of the medium.