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4.21 AVERAGE
4.21 AVERAGE
4/5stars
Well this was probably the most depressing story I’ve read in my entire life. Trigger warnings for the death of a child and a very deep discussion of said death
Well this was probably the most depressing story I’ve read in my entire life. Trigger warnings for the death of a child and a very deep discussion of said death
Took a bit to write this review. This book wrecked me, took me back to losing a family member. It's good, honest, true, but it's hard.
This was a reread but this was fantastic. Like a shorter, more focused Fun Home, this book interwove other stories, played with sequencing, and utilized black and white art punctuated by one other shade (in this case, gray). The art did a lot to reflect the grief and heaviness, but I think the writing - its raw honesty - was what made this book so strong.
This is brutal. The art wasn't my favorite, but was appropriate to an awful story.
I thoroughly enjoyed the way Hart rides a thin line between abstraction and figure as a visual representation of grief.
I read this graphic memoir to better understand the impacts of tragic loss. Tom Hart's account of the months following the death of his child captures his inner thoughts and feelings, as well as the compounding factors (housing, car troubles) that do not disappear even when the world as you had known it changes forever. Hart's scenes are poignant, he cuts through waves of immense emotion with memories and objects. He weaves events and feelings together in a compelling narrative that will bring nearly any reader to tears.
This was such a powerful novel, and could only be fully captured through a graphic memoir. I give so much credit to this author for opening his life up so much to write this, giving readers a look at how hard he and his wife suffered, emotionally and financially, both before and after losing their daughter.
At first I rated this four stars, but then went back and changed it because I realized that there was nothing about this novel that I did not like. It is quite rare for me to connect to characters that quickly, and the plot made it feel heavier than 270 pages (in a positive way). Overall, this is one of my favourite graphic novels, and one of my favourite non-fiction reads. If you have even a slight interest in graphic novels, I highly recommend you pick this one up. I am hoping that Tom Hart has other works available at my library because I would love to read more from him.
Check out my full review on my blog! http://theprincessgummybearreviews.blogspot.ca/2016/07/rosalie-lightning-book-review.html
At first I rated this four stars, but then went back and changed it because I realized that there was nothing about this novel that I did not like. It is quite rare for me to connect to characters that quickly, and the plot made it feel heavier than 270 pages (in a positive way). Overall, this is one of my favourite graphic novels, and one of my favourite non-fiction reads. If you have even a slight interest in graphic novels, I highly recommend you pick this one up. I am hoping that Tom Hart has other works available at my library because I would love to read more from him.
Check out my full review on my blog! http://theprincessgummybearreviews.blogspot.ca/2016/07/rosalie-lightning-book-review.html