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Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me by Mariko Tamaki

42 reviews

filipacarvalho's review

hopeful lighthearted 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

4.0

The art on this graphic novel is absolutely stunning, but I wished  we could've had more thoughtful conversations. There were a lot of plot points that never really got anywhere and could've have been helpful and really interesting to the premise and overall message of the book. A cute read overall.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abortion, Vomit, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Homophobia

kayles514's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Abortion, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, and Vomit

Minor: Homophobia

thenonmouse's review

challenging 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Alcohol

cheye13'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

4.0

There were more layers to this than I expected, and the art was beautiful. The characters read a little older than I guess they were, and I found those reminders a little jarring. I really liked the focus on the friendships around the focal relationship.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Toxic relationship

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

Minor: Pregnancy

anniefwrites's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

I absolutely loved the art style of this book. The color palette and the delicate lines created such a strong mood. If you’re a person who has ever watched someone be in a relationship with a manipulative/toxic person, this is a tough and stressful read.

I think it’s important to show those kinds of relationships as a warning, but I also wish that the decision to break up with Laura Dean came from within Freddy instead of from an adult woman on the internet. The ending tied up a bit too nicely for me, but I did feel strongly for Freddy and was relieved that she was out of that situation.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

mybeevenme's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted relaxing 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

5.0

I love the art style and that this graphic novel is not demonizing polyamory in any way, it even makes it point that it is a normal thing.

Also it shows in such a good way, that some relationships don't work and that it is ok that way

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Alcohol, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Vomit

laurajones's review

emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Bullying, Deadnaming, Medical trauma, and Vomit

deadbookishsociety's review

emotional lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Just in the begining i wanna mention this book mentions eliot page by his deadname because this book released before he came out as trans 
This book wasnt like the other happy go lucky graphic novels , it delt with a number of sensitive issues like toxic relationship , toxic freinship teen pregnancy abortion and more , but it handled all of those so delicately , and still showed how messy teenagers can be with thier chices , decisions and responsibilities . 
Laura isnt a likeable character at all , she is infuriiating , confusing and overall a total douche , while freddy too isnt all very nice herself , she is wrapped in this toxic relationship with laura and cant get out of it , cant stop the cycle of thier on and off realtionship which inturn effects her frienships . 
Laura dean keeps breaking up with me is real , raw and is an amazing read .

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Alcohol, Grief, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Gaslighting

Minor: Deadnaming

baponthecob's review

reflective medium-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

My brain is telling me "this book was good, but it didn't really WOW me" but also there's nothing I would change about it? 
Idk I guess I was thinking that Freddy was really stupid and I was frustrated bc I couldn't relate to her. But at the same time, I know people who are like her, so the ending made me happy and hopeful for other people in my life. And the advice at the end is applicable to any kind of relationship, I think. Doesnt have to be a romantic relationship.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abortion, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Alcohol

courtneyfalling's review

emotional hopeful medium-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

4.5

This felt accurate and heartfelt about the difficulties of growing up, including learning how to be in relationships and how to not be in relationships, with all the messiness attached. I really liked the illustration style and overall pacing. It made me tear up but it also made me feel comforted.

There is one annoying part where it buys into a pretty common issue in contemporary queer discourse and media representation... assuming people, especially dependent children, need to come out to 'live authentically' even at significant risk. (There's a good YouTube video about this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ayN79gVxtY.) It's only a few pages but I just could've done without that at all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Alcohol, Sexual content, and Homophobia