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Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood

Persepolis #1-4

Marjane Satrapi

153 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

5.0jacobandthefrogs's review
nonfiction graphic novel memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced
This Winter by Alice Oseman

This Winter

Solitaire #0.5

Alice Oseman

93 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

5.0jacobandthefrogs's review
fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult emotional fast-paced
Maus: A Survivor's Tale. I, My Father Bleeds History by Art Spiegelman

Maus: A Survivor's Tale. I, My Father Bleeds History

Maus #1

Art Spiegelman

160 pages • first pub 1986 (editions)

5.0jacobandthefrogs's review
nonfiction comics graphic novel history memoir dark emotional sad medium-paced
Before Your Memory Fades by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Before Your Memory Fades

Before the Coffee Gets Cold #3

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

315 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

5.0jacobandthefrogs's review
fiction literary magical realism emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Henshin!, Volume 1: Blazing Phoenix by Bon Idle, Mitch Proctor, Saturday AM

Henshin!, Volume 1: Blazing Phoenix

Bon Idle, Mitch Proctor, Saturday AM

224 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0jacobandthefrogs's review
fiction graphic novel lgbtqia+ adventurous lighthearted slow-paced
Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Yellowface

R.F. Kuang

323 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0jacobandthefrogs's review
fiction contemporary literary thriller dark tense fast-paced
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

Crying in H Mart

Michelle Zauner

239 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0jacobandthefrogs's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
Tales from the Café by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

Tales from the Café

Before the Coffee Gets Cold #2

Toshikazu Kawaguchi

256 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

5.0jacobandthefrogs's review
fiction literary magical realism emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel

Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic

Alison Bechdel

232 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

5.0jacobandthefrogs's review
nonfiction graphic novel lgbtqia+ memoir emotional reflective sad medium-paced
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy

I'm Glad My Mom Died

Jennette McCurdy

306 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0jacobandthefrogs's review
nonfiction memoir emotional reflective sad fast-paced