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Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki

41 reviews

ender24's review

emotional 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Lesbophobia, Pedophilia, Racism, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Homophobia, and Pregnancy

saucy_bookdragon's review

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A story with complex characters that accurately portrays an abusive relationship, especially how abusers cut you off from friends, or at least try to. All told with a beautiful art style that uses only black, white, and pink.

TWs: emotional abuse, unplanned pregnancy, drinking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abortion, Vomit, and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Racism, and Lesbophobia

booksdogsandcoffee's review

emotional 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

3.75

This was a pretty well done ya graphic novel that follows Freddy as she writes to an advice column to help her navigates a toxic in and out of relationship with it girl Laura Dean. I enjoyed the outlook of a teens journey through the ups and downs of relationships, friendships and teen pregnancy. The paneling and way the story was conveyed was easy to follow and structured well.

Overall it is a great read for any high schooler or anyone who has ever been in a toxic relationship and needed help navigating their way through.

Cw
Toxic relationship
Alcohol
Teen pregnancy 
Abortion
Mild sexual content
Swearing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Abortion

Moderate: Homophobia and Alcohol

brokenbodybitch's review

medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

callmeneeks's review

emotional hopeful reflective medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Abortion, Alcohol, Vomit, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

kurumipanda's review

emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Infidelity

Moderate: Abortion, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia

shushkeepitdown's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I was finding it difficult to read stories so I picked up this comic. It made me sad but also showed the importance of how you should avoid getting into relationship which feel one sided and the problems caused by having shitty people around you causing you to be like them. Talk to your friends and make sure they are ok too. 
Easy read, the art style and colours chosen for this monochromatic comic is absolutely beautiful. Its very short sadly but still would recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Abortion, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cursing and Vomit

caseythereader's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

 - I truly love that there are enough queer books out there now that it's possible to have books that show queer people can be jerks, too.
- LAURA DEAN KEEPS BREAKING UP WITH ME really gets into heavy teenage feelings: that feeling that this might be your only chance at love, even though you're so young.
- I loved the art style of this book as well. It's much more detailed than many YA graphic novels are, and I felt it really got some of the emotional nuances across well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Abortion, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Cursing, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Homophobia and Sexual content

spooderman's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Abortion

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Bullying

Minor: Alcohol, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Vomit

lenareads75's review

challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abortion, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Pregnancy