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jay_bubblez's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
fast-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
3.0
It's a cute little book about mental health and confronting your problems like monsters. I loved the art setting. As an artist, seeing the technical terms and processes being used was super cool. The pictures are in shades of navy blue with red or pink in scenes with more intense emotions. This works great as a contrast. While I do wish the story was more colourful I understand the intention behind this choice, because mental health can sometimes feel like all the colour is drained out of the world.
The characters were cute, but at times felt a little flat or overreactive. Despite this I still enjoyed the reading experience. There were some moments where I felt more 3D elements and layers of meaning showing through, and those moments were very strong.
The characters were cute, but at times felt a little flat or overreactive. Despite this I still enjoyed the reading experience. There were some moments where I felt more 3D elements and layers of meaning showing through, and those moments were very strong.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing, Blood, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness
Minor: Bullying
notabookseller's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
Slip is the story of Jade, a sculptor with immense promise who’s getting ready for a summer art intensive, but the day before she leaves her whole world falls apart; Jade’s best friend, Phoebe, is hospitalized after a suicide attempt.
Jade isn’t sure how she’s supposed to just keep living her life after this, but she goes to the Art Farm where she makes new friends, and rivals, and even develops feelings for a fellow artist. As the summer goes on Jade must learn how to accept these new developments in her life and figure out how to keep on living without letting her best friend feel forgotten or left behind; she must do all this while building her art portfolio, which has its own set of problems when her best pieces come to life and and confront Jade with everything she’s been trying to avoid.
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Jade’s story is an important one because we’ve all gone through in some way, to some degree; when it feels like everything is just turning to dust all around you and you have to figure out how to keep going because you’re still here and somehow life keeps moving forward.
Slip a beautiful story about love in its many forms and how that love makes itself known when nobody knows how to handle it anymore.
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The writing is a clear and accurate depiction of life as a teenage girl; how much strength and passion are behind every emotion and the intense devotion to the things that are important. The artist’s brilliant use of monochromatic color schemes supports this perspective and really jolts the reader between Jade’s varied emotional states throughout the summer and the story.
I highly recommend this graphic novel to readers of all ages who enjoy coming of age stories about friendship and finding yourself and learning the difference between moving forward and simply moving on.
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thank you to @algonquinyr for sending me this review copy of Slip by @marikamccoola and @aatmajapandya Slip is currently available for preorder and will be available for purchase at major book retailers on June 7th, 2022
Content Warnings
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, and Panic attacks/disorders
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