Skim by Mariko Tamaki

Skim

Mariko Tamaki with Jillian Tamaki (Illustrator)

143 pages • first pub 2008 (view editions)

fiction graphic novel lgbtqia+ young adult emotional reflective slow-paced
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The time is the early 1990s, the setting a girls' academy in Toronto. Enter "Skim," aka Kimberly Keiko Cameron, a not-slim, would-be Wiccan goth. When her classmate Katie Matthews is dumped by her boyfriend, who then kills himself, the entire scho...

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Community Reviews

3.7
based on 4,643 reviews

Moods

emotional: 74%

reflective: 69%

dark: 51%

sad: 43%

hopeful: 17%

challenging: 16%

funny: 13%

tense: 9%

relaxing: 6%

mysterious: 5%

inspiring: 3%

lighthearted: 2%

adventurous: 1%

Pace

32% of readers chose fast
42% of readers chose medium
24% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

1% of readers chose Plot
13% of readers chose A mix
84% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

56% of readers chose Yes
30% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

39% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
18% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

75% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
10% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

74% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
7% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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