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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
I’m still getting used to Marino Tamaki’s slower pace of story-telling, but I truly adore this book. I loved the message of finding relationships that serve you well and bring out the best in you, romantic or otherwise. So lovely. And the art is gorgeous and amazing (although I’m very biased as Rosemary is a childhood friend of mine, but I think I’d love the art regardless). The color palette is precious and romantic.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Loved this! The artstyle is awesome and I love the use of colour.
Read it in one sitting. I think this was a great look into the woes of teenage lesbian relationships, and teenage friendships. Made me very happy :)
Read it in one sitting. I think this was a great look into the woes of teenage lesbian relationships, and teenage friendships. Made me very happy :)
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Es muy bello visualmente! La historia no es la gran cosa pero creo que estuvo bien, tranquila. Estoy muy desacostumbrada a leer novelas gráficas asi que me costó un poco meterme y entender, pero una vez que le agarré la mano fue bien.
Piirrokset on tosi kauniita ja kivaa että on queer hahmoja. Juoni perus teinijuttu ja sekä päähenkilö että Laura Dean on ärsyttäviä.
no estoy muy segura, pero creo que son 2,7/5 estrellitas.
la verdad no lo disfruté como pensé que lo haría. la historia se basa principalmente en la relación tóxica de laura dean y frederica, y como en base a esta, freddie comienza a darse cuenta de que se vuelve una necesidad dejar el círculo de su relación.
no vi mucha conexión entre los personajes, sentí que todos se valían únicamente por las relaciones que mantenían entre ellos y no como personajes individuales.
en fin lo que más destacaría del libro es su estética, me encantó que los dibujos fueran con tonos grises/negros/rosados.
el final estuvo piola pero honestamente creo que muchas cosas quedaron sin resolver y pienso que era importante de concluir algunas de esas cosas.
recomiendo leer los TW!!
la verdad no lo disfruté como pensé que lo haría. la historia se basa principalmente en la relación tóxica de laura dean y frederica, y como en base a esta, freddie comienza a darse cuenta de que se vuelve una necesidad dejar el círculo de su relación.
no vi mucha conexión entre los personajes, sentí que todos se valían únicamente por las relaciones que mantenían entre ellos y no como personajes individuales.
en fin lo que más destacaría del libro es su estética, me encantó que los dibujos fueran con tonos grises/negros/rosados.
el final estuvo piola pero honestamente creo que muchas cosas quedaron sin resolver y pienso que era importante de concluir algunas de esas cosas.
recomiendo leer los TW!!
I really enjoyed the subtle and gentle way the author explored the difficult topics it contained. Tamaki depicted the realities of many emotionally abusive relationships: the isolation, losing contact with friends, losing one's sense of self, feeling worthless etc. without making the abuse super explicit which I appreciated--kinda deconstructing the idea that some behaviors aren't "bad enough" to be abusive. Obviously the depiction of emotional abuse in context of a queer relationship was also very good and very rare to find. A little bit like In the Dream House for young queers. I did find the novel a bit boring and young which makes sense given it is YA but I think this is a really important and well done story for younger people to read and explore issues of emotional abuse but also just growing up queer and trying to find yourself.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This one started out SO strong, and I really thought I was gonna get into it…and then the main character just kept falling into the same patterns over and over again, and being a terrible friend. It got exhausting after a while. There’s definitely some value here in this book and in these characters, particularly for queer teens. None of them were just developed enough for any of it to matter much in the end.
I read it because it won the Eisner award recently. I thought it was pretty good, but I clearly wasn’t the audience for it. The artwork is great.
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
one of my favorite books ever. it is beautiful. it is thoughtful and deep. each time i return to it the truth and love in its pages hits me. reflections on relationships, queerness, and growing up but all in fresh ways.