A review by alex_watkins
Skim by Mariko Tamaki

4.0

This book really get the graphic novel story telling right, a minimum of words and maximum story told just through pictures. And they really are great pictures, the main character is drawn very utamaro, old school japanese. It seems to transcend the high-school melodrama that is the plot. In fact at first I thought it was autobiographical, mostly because really aren't most graphic novels? Well it seems to be anyways. But the book does get very personal and give off that vibe, I imagine that's the point, drawn somewhat like an elaborately decorated diary. A overall good read.