Reviews

Passing for Human: A Graphic Memoir by Liana Finck

solarpunkopossum's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

This was good! It felt very personal. It was both sad and hopeful. In the end I felt pretty optimistic. Overall a very beautiful book and a great read. 

lsparrow's review against another edition

3.0

I liked the storytelling aspect to this memoir.

myrymayranen's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

4.0

windbreak's review against another edition

4.5

beautiful!! i really liked her voice. and just loved the art style

wrathofglasses's review against another edition

4.0

A decent, beautifully illustrated, heavy graphic novel that sometimes strayed from the edges of coherence.

foofers1622's review

4.0

A beautiful graphic memoir. If you've ever felt lost or different, this is the book for you. Liana makes you feel whole again. Added bonus, she has God being a woman 😉

readingpicnic's review against another edition

3.75

I think the art was beautiful, and I do love a graphic memoir. I wasn’t quite as interested in the religious Christian stories, aside from the last one with the god and devil. I’m not sure I entirely understood the shadows in the story, but I found the generational aspect of them intriguing. I thought the explorations of neurodivergence were good as well, especially the loneliness and ostracization experienced by neurodivergent people.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Minor: Animal death

runaway_pistachio's review against another edition

emotional reflective

3.0

I found this pretty much enjoyable, but still confusing at times. I enjoyed the religious imagery scattered throughout and the extended metaphor the shadow provided, but I was still a bit lost as the story progressed. 

jwinchell's review

4.0

A “neurological coming of age story,” Finck wobbly but capably weaves together her mother’s, father’s, and shadow’s stories into her own presence and ownership of this life. The story folds over and into itself multiple times as a sort of meta reflection on storytelling and drawing methodologies. Her shadow is her otherness, something she lost in childhood and works to find it so she can come finally into her own. I loved the wonky lines and sometimes sparse, sometimes incredibly detailed panels.

jesshooves's review against another edition

5.0

“A draw-er doesn't draw because she loves to draw. She doesn't draw because she draws well. She draws because once she lost something. And by drawing--she will find it again.”