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nicollinha's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.0
angelamichelle's review against another edition
4.0
I found this in the library while helping one of the boys get superhero comics. I loved everything about it. It's not just about "mom's cancer"--it's about family and sibling dynamics.
gardenofpoem's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
4.5
ablotial's review against another edition
4.0
This was originally a webcomic, chronicling the author's experiences while his mother went through a very aggressive treatment for large-cell lung cancer that had moved into her brain as a tumor. Sometimes funny, often very sad (I cried multiple times), it is an excellent look at the thoughts and feelings people in such situations have. I became interested in this book because my mother is dealing with an aggressive form of breast cancer, and it was interesting to me to see how other people felt about the treatments involved. There is also a really great afterward written by the "mom" of the story.
kurtwombat's review against another edition
3.0
Often when someone becomes ill, their identity is supplanted by their illness. The people around them no longer see a life in progress just the diagnosis. This bothers me about this sometimes compelling, often not graphic novel. We have lost the MOM to her CANCER while she is still alive. This is even reflected in the title where the key word is CANCER and not MOM. I can’t think that this was the intention of the author, this feeling of detachment—where instead of being the earth, MOM was relegated to the moon.
This book, however, does have some strengths. It might have been titled CANCER FAMILY instead of MOM’S CANCER to better reflect what it does best. There are three adult children. Seeing how each goes through their own stages in different ways and how they come together or don’t come together over the illness is to finally be invited into the story. The siblings are rendered with an honesty that makes them feel real. I wish that had been extended to the MOM.
I have been part of a cancer family several times, including my own mom, and expected this to hit me harder than it did. I actually hoped it would hit me hard as a means of remembering and grieving. Instead, I felt like I was reading about a plane crash from the point of view of the land that was hit rather than the people on board.
This book, however, does have some strengths. It might have been titled CANCER FAMILY instead of MOM’S CANCER to better reflect what it does best. There are three adult children. Seeing how each goes through their own stages in different ways and how they come together or don’t come together over the illness is to finally be invited into the story. The siblings are rendered with an honesty that makes them feel real. I wish that had been extended to the MOM.
I have been part of a cancer family several times, including my own mom, and expected this to hit me harder than it did. I actually hoped it would hit me hard as a means of remembering and grieving. Instead, I felt like I was reading about a plane crash from the point of view of the land that was hit rather than the people on board.
kricketa's review against another edition
4.0
really well done, although the drawing style isn't my favorite. brian fies documents his mother's diagnosis and treatment with warmth, humor, sadness and love.
ohlittleowl's review against another edition
5.0
Simple but expressive artwork, and an emotional rollercoaster of a tale with a good balance of humor and sadness. Read it in a brief sitting and parts have stuck with me since.
yeahohyeahyeah's review against another edition
4.0
This book was beautiful, the drawing was simplistic and stunning. It added a cute quality to a scary book, and added to the concern for the characters.
It was wonderful to read, scary, haunting, tragic, uplifting, enlightening. A great one sitting book. A good sense of accomplishment.
It was wonderful to read, scary, haunting, tragic, uplifting, enlightening. A great one sitting book. A good sense of accomplishment.