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A review by jshawreads
Supper Club by Jackie Morrow
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Thank you to Netgalley, Image Comics, and Jackie Morrow for providing me with a free electronic review copy in exchange for an honest review.
Supper Club follows three friends entering their final year of High School, through the pressures of getting into college, dating, anxiety, and dealing with illness and grief. But one shining light keeps them going, Friday night is Supper Club night. A potluck where everyone cooks, brings their dishes, and eats great food together.
A wonderful story of how food can bring us together, can settle disputes and cheer us up. I did enjoy how we get to see the perspective of each friend, but in a just over 200 page comic, that meant that sadly the perspectives were a little thin, and in some cases felt a little rushed. I would have loved to see more detail about each of the character's struggles and how food and their friends helped them through it. The art was lovingly drawn, in that anime way that somehow 2D cartoon food can look so delicious, and there were even recipes for some of the foods.
Overall, it was a great read, but I felt I could have had a little more depth, perhaps in a further volume?
Supper Club follows three friends entering their final year of High School, through the pressures of getting into college, dating, anxiety, and dealing with illness and grief. But one shining light keeps them going, Friday night is Supper Club night. A potluck where everyone cooks, brings their dishes, and eats great food together.
A wonderful story of how food can bring us together, can settle disputes and cheer us up. I did enjoy how we get to see the perspective of each friend, but in a just over 200 page comic, that meant that sadly the perspectives were a little thin, and in some cases felt a little rushed. I would have loved to see more detail about each of the character's struggles and how food and their friends helped them through it. The art was lovingly drawn, in that anime way that somehow 2D cartoon food can look so delicious, and there were even recipes for some of the foods.
Overall, it was a great read, but I felt I could have had a little more depth, perhaps in a further volume?