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Spinning by Tillie Walden

11 reviews

jessiejonesbentley's review

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dark emotional reflective medium-paced
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wizardingwisteria's review against another edition

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emotional medium-paced

5.0

This is the most beautiful and touching autobiography I have ever read.  Walden's storytelling was amazing.  The strong sense of voice mixed with the simple yet extremely communicative art style sealed this as a five star for me.  In every aspect I could feel how this book was a raw release of emotion.  I am so glad that this was my introduction to Walden's work and I cannot wait to explore the rest of it 
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vanevill's review

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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readingatthemuseum's review

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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thewordsdevourer's review against another edition

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emotional reflective slow-paced

2.5

it's always weird giving a rating to someone's life story, and tillie walden's in spinning is no exception. 

w/ the summary talking abt figure skating and coming out, i was quite excited to read this, and the end product is by no means bad, but simply different, more melancholic, toned down, and reflective than i thought. 

the book offers an insider look into the world of competitive figure skating, w/ the dynamics, unspoken rules, tense and oft toxic environment that nevertheless contains a sense of camaraderie. it's also interesting to see how skating intersects w/ other aspects of walden's life and inner identity. the art, while simple, gets the story across and i like the use of orange in certain important scenes/panels, though w/ a story that contains a lot of physical movement such as this, it can look a lil stiff.

as mentioned in the author's note, this graphic novel examines how walden's life outside of skating affects her sport. my issue - and thus rating - is perhaps said happenings are not too interesting, as the author's life is one of monotony and routine, thus rendering the narrative dull at times, w/ the same things looping repeatedly. this is compounded by the fact that, as the author mentions herself, it's not character-driven but rather compelled by outside forces outside of her control. in short: she doesnt make things happen; things happen to her. and there's no right or wrong way to go abt this, but it happens to not rly benefit the story all the same.

regardless, i recommend this to anyone looking for a slow-paced, reflective coming-of-age read thats centered on sports.
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flyemtothemoon's review against another edition

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challenging emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

4.5

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animatorinator's review

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funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

Really sweet. Exactly what I needed. Tillie captures life tenderly and beautiful and it was a powerful read. 
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juliezes's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

i enjoyed this book. it’s weird to say considering the topic and story, but all in all, i liked it. 
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internationalreads's review against another edition

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emotional reflective fast-paced

3.0

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anniefwrites's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Wow. This book really moved me. It’s hard to explain, but I think the raw emotions were really stirring, and Walden’s perspective on her own life and childhood/teen years is so straightforwardly honest, it could sometimes feel like I was reading while peeking through my fingers. Just wow. 
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