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A review by jaclyn_sixminutesforme
When One Person Dies The Whole World Is Over by Mandy Ord
2.0
This one was unfortunately a miss for me - I was so intrigued by the premise, a cartoon diary capturing each day in an everyday life (the author’s life) for an entire year. The idea of celebrating and finding meaning in the intimate and ordinary acts we come across in a day was a great concept, but tracing this over an entire year felt exhausting to read and I admittedly lost focus with it. While this didn’t work for me I have seen a lot of commentary praising this aspect of the book so please do check out other reviews if this book interests you.
While I assume it was as part of the broader picture to capture the true ‘everyday,’ I don’t feel the need to read about people going to the toilet - some people may love that this was included, I felt like it was an overshare that took away from some of the more pressing insights into mental health and relationships and social commentary. I thought these parts of the narrative were great and prompt some important discussions.
It also could be a product of me reading the ebook version, but I found some of the text difficult to read in some of the frames.
While I assume it was as part of the broader picture to capture the true ‘everyday,’ I don’t feel the need to read about people going to the toilet - some people may love that this was included, I felt like it was an overshare that took away from some of the more pressing insights into mental health and relationships and social commentary. I thought these parts of the narrative were great and prompt some important discussions.
It also could be a product of me reading the ebook version, but I found some of the text difficult to read in some of the frames.