A review by literarylocd
In Limbo by Deb JJ Lee

emotional sad

3.5

Thank you to Deborah Jung-Jin Lee and NetGalley for this eARC. 

Graphic memoirs have become my new favourite genre/format so I was very excited for this one. 

It’s always hard to rate memoirs because they’re based on lived life experience and I don’t think we as reader/consumers are in a position to judge that. I loved the art work  and I felt connected to the story. I did have some issues with the pacing and sequencing of things throughout the memoir. 


What fell short was the almost pedestrian way in which abuse was portrayed in this memoir. The physical and emotional abuse she was a victim of at the hands of her mother were simply brushed over. Obviously this is based on the author’s own experience but it felt slightly off. Like Deb could just not catch a break her whole life. Her abuse was brushed aside by those around her (even herself) which is made evident by how it was written in this story. The ending was quite abrupt but I guess it made sense.

The art style was absolutely beautiful though. 

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