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jess_mango's review
4.0
Calming yet colorful graphic novel about a young woman's feelings throughout the various seasons. This is a great book to read when you have a few quiet moments. There are only a few words per page but in combination with the illustrations they perfectly establish the mood. From being joyous in the early summer to "going through the motions with no emotion" in the winter, this book follows this young woman through her range of feelings.
The illustrations were lovely and modern yet warm. I loved the color palette and the illustration style. Well, I am off to check out other books illustrated by Manjit Thapp!
Thank you to the publisher for the review copy!
The illustrations were lovely and modern yet warm. I loved the color palette and the illustration style. Well, I am off to check out other books illustrated by Manjit Thapp!
Thank you to the publisher for the review copy!
book_concierge's review
4.0
What a lovely and remarkable graphic novel! Thapp explores one young woman’s feelings over the course of a year, from the highs of a sunny summer day to the doldrums of a gray winter.
The artwork is beautiful and evocative (and illustrated by Thapp). We see the woman energized and working with purpose, and we see her depressed and struggling to cope. We see her embrace her connection to nature, and find strength in expressing herself through her art. As she nurtures her plants, she nurtures herself, allows herself a quiet respite to regroup and be ready for Spring’s growth.
The text is spare and poetic, although she does begin each seasonal shift with a few paragraphs to set the mood.
The artwork is beautiful and evocative (and illustrated by Thapp). We see the woman energized and working with purpose, and we see her depressed and struggling to cope. We see her embrace her connection to nature, and find strength in expressing herself through her art. As she nurtures her plants, she nurtures herself, allows herself a quiet respite to regroup and be ready for Spring’s growth.
The text is spare and poetic, although she does begin each seasonal shift with a few paragraphs to set the mood.
geekwayne's review
3.0
'Feelings: A Story in Seasons' with story and art by Manjit Thapp is a graphic novel of one young woman's journey through the seasons and her own varied moods.
The six chapters represent 6 different seasons. The four I'm familiar with and Monsoon and Late Summer. As the seasons get darker and stormier, our protagonist slips in her mood. From outward and happy to inward and closed off. But Spring is coming.
This is a character we can all relate to. Not because we shift with the seasons, but because we all have our own inner seasons. If nothing else, this book shows that we all experience these things and that there is always hope.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Random House Publishing Group - Random House, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
The six chapters represent 6 different seasons. The four I'm familiar with and Monsoon and Late Summer. As the seasons get darker and stormier, our protagonist slips in her mood. From outward and happy to inward and closed off. But Spring is coming.
This is a character we can all relate to. Not because we shift with the seasons, but because we all have our own inner seasons. If nothing else, this book shows that we all experience these things and that there is always hope.
I received a review copy of this graphic novel from Random House Publishing Group - Random House, and NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this graphic novel.
sapphic_alpaca's review
reflective
relaxing
4.0
Content Warnings
No notable trigger warnings, but it does discuss seasonal depression/depression