Reviews - It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth

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It's Lonely at the Centre of the Earth

Zoe Thorogood

4.23 AVERAGE

ttorisaurus's review against another edition

4.25

dark fast-paced

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wendleness's review against another edition

5.0

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This is an autobiographical book, and I loved how immediately meta it is and how this shapes the narrative. My favourite part was the different versions of herself, how uniquely they were all drawn and what aspects of her life, experiences, and self they represented. The art style varies throughout the book, which while visually compelling also very much added thematically to the storytelling, and that was just wonderful.

I could have read hundreds more pages of this. Even as the pages were running out it felt like the artist was searching for the ending of the book. For her sake, rather than mine, I’m glad she found it.

A slightly longer review can be read at my book blog: Marvel at Words.

cooslooksatletterssometimes's review against another edition

4.0

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ategore's review against another edition

4.0

Thank you NetGalley for providing this comic in return for a review:

Before reading this autobio, I unfortunately hadn't read anything else by Zoe Thorogood and now I wish I knew of her beforehand. The story is raw and emphasizes the anxiety of having a 'story' to a self-reflection when the author can barely control her own emotions.

This was a very personal piece that is reachable to the audience while reading. Anxiety, depression, panic attacks, and imposter syndrome are all feelings that are often talked about in other media to bring mental health awareness. But rarely show what it is like when you struggle with wanting to be better but not fully understanding how.