4.45 AVERAGE


Second book I’ve read this year on this topic + beautiful art!

Read the original version of this book a few years ago and was excited to see a graphic novel version released. The artwork is BEAUTIFUL!

it was kind of a cop out for me to read the graphic novel, but i absolutely loved this and it made me cry at work. i really need to read the actual novel asap

I read the novel-in-verse version of this book in 2018, and while I liked it, I didn't love it. I needed to reread it for book club, so I decided to pick up the graphic novel version. It was excellent! The images are beautiful and haunting, and enhance the story significantly. I highly recommend it!

Beautiful watercolors, and great ending. I’m curious how this compares to the (non-illustrated) novel version of this book. I wanted to get to know some of the characters a little better, and I wonder if more time is spent on that in the book

Incredible artwork.

I thought this book was impactful and such a important read. It is graphic novel created from his other work. I thought this book was super impactful and dealt with so many topics that are just not talked about like gun violence and cycle of violence and loss. I am also was so captured by the graphic style and just caught my heart. Will made my heart hurt and it just made me angry. but also like a solid look into a experience, i have no knowledge of.

The illustrations were stunning!
challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

Wow. I think this is even stronger than the original verse novel! Stunning graphics, too.