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Piruetas by Tillie Walden

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dave_ex_machina's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

If there are Mount Rushmore of comic book creators, Tilly Walden would be up there next to Will Eisner. This book could be used as a textbook on how to make amazing comics. Walden's ability to use imagry to not only illustrate the story but you add to it to tell more of it, it is visual storytelling at its finest. While this book is about ice skating it's obviously not just about ice skating it's one of the deepest and heaviest books I have ever read. 
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barnesbookshelf's review against another edition

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reflective fast-paced

3.5

This book wasn't quite what I expected it to be. I found it interesting how Walden continued to do something she hated so much for so long, but with the events of her life, it makes sense. I hope that Walden has gotten some healing since publishing this book. 
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franz_comme_kafka's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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jessiejonesbentley's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective medium-paced
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hales_1243's review against another edition

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5.0

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lilaceous's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective relaxing sad slow-paced

4.0

impact - ⭐️
illustrations - ⭐️
effective storytelling - ⭐️
engaging to read - .5⭐️
would recommend - .5⭐️

tillie walden’s skill as a visual storyteller really shines in this memoir. it was an impactful read for me because even though it’s a memoir, i saw a lot of my teenaged self in it. 
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streberkatze's review against another edition

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emotional informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

I absolutely loved this graphic memoir. As the author writes in the afterward, it's about
so much more  than ice skating. The emotional depth and the way the author translated that into images blew me away. The Eisner Award for this book is so incredibly well deserved. It's only March, but I'm pretty sure this will end up being one of my favorite reads of the year!
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annaavian's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

2.0

The book lacks momentum and is overly long, with repetitive skating routines and minimal character development. Despite interesting subject matter, the pacing is inconsistent, and Tillie's brief relationship receives little attention. The focus on trivial matters contrasts with the superficial treatment of important themes such as sexual assault and homophobia. The overall tone is detached and apathetic.
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julesghouls27's review against another edition

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3.5

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aloe_v's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful medium-paced

4.0

Feels very real, which I guess makes sense, as its a memoir. I think the authors note saying how this was designed to reflect how she was feeling growing up is a good description. The book felt like emotions in the pages.
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