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saidtheraina's review against another edition
4.0
Jesse Reklaw was one of the Guests of Honor at the 2014 Olympia Comics Festival, and he read portions of this to us at the Stage Show.
Although his dedication to cats turns me off a bit, I really enjoy that he tried a nontraditional structure for his autobiomemoircomic. The five sections here focus on specific aspects of his childhood, occasionally used as metaphor. Using this structure stretched my brain in unfamiliar ways. I respect that.
Don't be put off by the experimental-looking cover and opaque title - this is largely a very accessible autobiomemoircomic. :) It will fill your need for voyeuristic views into other people's lives. He's an effective storyteller and accomplished illustrator. More people should read this.
Although his dedication to cats turns me off a bit, I really enjoy that he tried a nontraditional structure for his autobiomemoircomic. The five sections here focus on specific aspects of his childhood, occasionally used as metaphor. Using this structure stretched my brain in unfamiliar ways. I respect that.
Don't be put off by the experimental-looking cover and opaque title - this is largely a very accessible autobiomemoircomic. :) It will fill your need for voyeuristic views into other people's lives. He's an effective storyteller and accomplished illustrator. More people should read this.
helpfulsnowman's review against another edition
2.0
I'm feeling like a horrible person these days.
Near the end of this book, I was thinking, "Christ, another memoir about a kid growing up in an abusive, drug-addled situation."
It's a horrible thing to think. It must be very, very difficult.
And yet, I've read enough of them that, well, here we are.
Near the end of this book, I was thinking, "Christ, another memoir about a kid growing up in an abusive, drug-addled situation."
It's a horrible thing to think. It must be very, very difficult.
And yet, I've read enough of them that, well, here we are.
chaoticbeing's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
This book gripped me tightly and didn’t let me go. I forgot the name of it for over a year after I finished it and when it finally hit me I felt like I was reunited with a lost lover.
The way this memoir is sectioned out into themes is one of the best parts about it; it’s a strange feeling of seeing such personal and dark stories told like a newspaper comic.
The way this memoir is sectioned out into themes is one of the best parts about it; it’s a strange feeling of seeing such personal and dark stories told like a newspaper comic.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Addiction, and Child abuse
sizrobe's review against another edition
2.0
Boring memoirs of a run of the mill childhood and adolescence. Well illustrated and decently told, it's just the events themselves that aren't particularly memorable.
sydneyrp143's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
sad
slow-paced
1.25
villagebooksmith's review against another edition
2.0
This took me a while to finish because I didn't really like it. The flow was so scattered, it felt like short blurbs of a diary, not a cohesive work.
glitterandtwang's review against another edition
4.0
Huh. I knew the cover to this looked familiar, but didn't remember reading it four years ago. I definitely enjoyed it more this time. While there aren't any great revelations about Jesse Reklaw's experience growing up with his fairly dysfunctional family, it's still an interesting journey to read about from a distance.
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