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kickpleat's review
5.0
A heartbreaking and beautifully told story about the grief and emptiness after losing their 2 year old daughter.
in2reading's review
5.0
This graphic memoir about the loss of the author's almost 2 year old daughter punched me in the gut and made me cry.
homicidoll's review
3.0
To begin, I'd like to say that this is not a bad book. That is not why I didn't finish it and gave it a lower rating. The main reason I couldn't finish it is simply that it is a very sad novel. You can feel, smell, and hear the pain that this family went through. I can't imagine the horror.. the grief.. and the strength that it would have taken. However, this is a very heavy book and I would think it would be a hard to find someone that enjoyed this novel.
I think it would have been one of the hardest things to do to write this and at the same time, it was probably one of the healthiest things this father could have done.
That being said, the reason I didn't finish this book, as well as only gave it three stars, is because of a personal preference. I understand he was writing from a dark place and the way it was written is meant to make the reader feel that way but I got lost. A lot of the time I couldn't tell if we were in flashback-mode or if we were in the present. I couldn't tell when the plot progressed and it was very disorienting. Eventually, I just didn't want to read anymore because I just couldn't make sense of anything.
This shouldn't discourage anyone from reading this. Maybe you'll understand it better if you've suffered any severe grief such as this or maybe your mind can just follow Tom Hart's creative flow. It just wasn't for me but I don't regret reading this. So give the book a try.
I think it would have been one of the hardest things to do to write this and at the same time, it was probably one of the healthiest things this father could have done.
That being said, the reason I didn't finish this book, as well as only gave it three stars, is because of a personal preference. I understand he was writing from a dark place and the way it was written is meant to make the reader feel that way but I got lost. A lot of the time I couldn't tell if we were in flashback-mode or if we were in the present. I couldn't tell when the plot progressed and it was very disorienting. Eventually, I just didn't want to read anymore because I just couldn't make sense of anything.
This shouldn't discourage anyone from reading this. Maybe you'll understand it better if you've suffered any severe grief such as this or maybe your mind can just follow Tom Hart's creative flow. It just wasn't for me but I don't regret reading this. So give the book a try.
puzumaki's review
4.0
To capture the moments of grief like this and express it to an audience is a formidable task, not just artistically but emotionally. I cried so much. I also wonder if readers without children would be as affected, if this gives them a glimpse of the pain. It was such a hard read, but I'm glad I read it.
acinthedc's review
3.0
A heartbreaking glimpse at the devastation of losing a young child and one parent's efforts to cope with that loss and find a way to continue living and loving. Hart offers a candid look at the pain of the sudden death of his daughter and his and his wife's path through grief. Overall 3.5 out of 5
antlersantlers's review
5.0
Packed a similar emotional punch to [b:Don't Go Where I Can't Follow|163209|Don't Go Where I Can't Follow|Anders Nilsen|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328052552s/163209.jpg|157543]. I didn't realize that Tom Hart was married to [a:Leela Corman|147756|Leela Corman|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1343228276p2/147756.jpg], who has also written some really powerful comics about the loss of their daughter. I think this hit be really hard because of the babies I know. My best friend just had a baby and Alicia's daughter is basically the same age as Rosalie when she died. Plus all the playgroup babies I see every week! It's hard not to think about those wonderful children when you read something really tragic like this.
Hart's drawing style is really textural, almost visceral. It's kind of at the other end of the drawing spectrum to Anders Nilsen's hyper-precise style. You can feel the ache in both.
Hart's drawing style is really textural, almost visceral. It's kind of at the other end of the drawing spectrum to Anders Nilsen's hyper-precise style. You can feel the ache in both.