A review by maryehavens
Lumberjanes: Unicorn Power! by Mariko Tamaki

1.0

I LOVE Lumberjanes in graphic novel form. So when I saw this at the public library, I immediately grabbed it. It wasn’t until much later that I realized this was a book with illustrations. O.k.....I’ll give it a whirl. I’ve read all of Tamaki’s works (in graphic novel format) that I can get my hands on so I was excited about this new venture. And it’s o.k. It just didn’t work for me. It’s a bit heavy handed/forced. The Lumberjanes are up to their usual shenanigans but the book just read like a series of vignettes where they tried to introduce ideas of gender inclusive language MORE than actually introducing a plot. While I applaud Tamaki and the Lumberjanes community for introducing these social issues into the book, I felt it could have been done in a better way. I also have a bunch of other stuff going on right now so this one fell by the wayside and I don’t have a desire to go back to it. Maybe in the future?
Give it a whirl if you have enjoyed Lumberjanes and let me know what you think! :)