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A review by labunnywtf
Supper Club by Jackie Morrow
2.0
Received via Netgalley in exchange for a fair and unbiased review.
So, the first thing I'll say about this graphic novel is it is very short. To be expected from the format, but therein lies the issue.
The premise is a group of friends in their final year of high school before splitting up and flying away. They don't all share the same classes, they all have extracurriculars taking them away from each other. Nora, the more loud and extroverted of the group, is not taking this problem lying down, and decides they need an extracurricular of their very own. What's the main reason for joining a club?
Free food.
Thus is born the Supper Club, where the friends cook a dish and bring it (or cook the dish at the club itself), and they joke and laugh and dance.
There may be other activities done at supper club, but you wouldn't know.
Because the book is so. dang. short.
It's a genuine let down, really, because Supper Club starts with Nora making Italian Rainbow Cookies. They are part of her heritage, and she takes immense pride in showing the girls how it's done.
This really sets you up for failure, though, because this is the only time we see/understand what is being made or why the recipe or ingredients matter. The chapters are titled after food, but we're lucky if we even see them eating it.
Supper Club is the main story that the other events revolve around, but there isn't resolution to so many plot points.
This was really a let down, and I'm bummed about it. I just wanted more.
So, the first thing I'll say about this graphic novel is it is very short. To be expected from the format, but therein lies the issue.
The premise is a group of friends in their final year of high school before splitting up and flying away. They don't all share the same classes, they all have extracurriculars taking them away from each other. Nora, the more loud and extroverted of the group, is not taking this problem lying down, and decides they need an extracurricular of their very own. What's the main reason for joining a club?
Free food.
Thus is born the Supper Club, where the friends cook a dish and bring it (or cook the dish at the club itself), and they joke and laugh and dance.
There may be other activities done at supper club, but you wouldn't know.
Because the book is so. dang. short.
It's a genuine let down, really, because Supper Club starts with Nora making Italian Rainbow Cookies. They are part of her heritage, and she takes immense pride in showing the girls how it's done.
This really sets you up for failure, though, because this is the only time we see/understand what is being made or why the recipe or ingredients matter. The chapters are titled after food, but we're lucky if we even see them eating it.
Supper Club is the main story that the other events revolve around, but there isn't resolution to so many plot points.
This was really a let down, and I'm bummed about it. I just wanted more.