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Absolutely Everything: A Graphic Novel by Damian Alexander
emotional
medium-paced
4.0
Marcella just started 6th grade, and already, things are going south. The bus? Homework? A move? Friends growing apart? It's all too much! She finds that she has trouble keeping track of everything that goes on despite her best efforts, and she doesn't know why. Is something just wrong with her?
This comic is a sweet coming of age story of a girl with undiagnosed ADHD. As someone who didn't get diagnosed until adulthood, I found a lot of the content relatable. My favorite part was a quote from Marcella where, in reaction to other's thinking, she finally had a handle on things, she thought, "Sure. I'm on track. But I feel like a train is coming towards me." This line hit me like, well, a train. It described exactly how I often felt as a child.
The comic's art quality varied throughout. In the beginning, I felt like the characters were stiff with repetitive expressions that left me wondering if their face was frozen that way. People's heads felt shoved into panels where just showing the item being discussed would have been more effective. However, by the end, these problems no longer show up. The comic was loose and flowed easily from one panel to the next. The characters felt more lifelike and dynamic.
This comic is a sweet coming of age story of a girl with undiagnosed ADHD. As someone who didn't get diagnosed until adulthood, I found a lot of the content relatable. My favorite part was a quote from Marcella where, in reaction to other's thinking, she finally had a handle on things, she thought, "Sure. I'm on track. But I feel like a train is coming towards me." This line hit me like, well, a train. It described exactly how I often felt as a child.
The comic's art quality varied throughout. In the beginning, I felt like the characters were stiff with repetitive expressions that left me wondering if their face was frozen that way. People's heads felt shoved into panels where just showing the item being discussed would have been more effective. However, by the end, these problems no longer show up. The comic was loose and flowed easily from one panel to the next. The characters felt more lifelike and dynamic.