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mkeil16 's review for:
Imagine Wanting Only This
by Kristen Radtke
The story came together in the end but took a little while to get there. The payoff was somewhat satisfying — impermanence is the only thing we can rely on, etc. I appreciated the idea of why people are angered by decay (because it means everything they built, too, could rot).
I think Radke wanted to write like Alison Bechdel but this didn’t have the depth that Fun Home did so much of the musings, question, and introspection fell flat. The best parts were Radke’s retellings of history, stories, etc just not her own.
The art style wasn’t for me though. Wished there were better shadows and a some less rigid lines to make it feel more alive. But maybe it was meant to feel dead?
Edit: dropped this a star after leaning Radke used a real persons name and death and didn’t consult or reach out to the family. Tragic to have to learn that your child’s memorial was vandalized through a book.
I think Radke wanted to write like Alison Bechdel but this didn’t have the depth that Fun Home did so much of the musings, question, and introspection fell flat. The best parts were Radke’s retellings of history, stories, etc just not her own.
The art style wasn’t for me though. Wished there were better shadows and a some less rigid lines to make it feel more alive. But maybe it was meant to feel dead?
Edit: dropped this a star after leaning Radke used a real persons name and death and didn’t consult or reach out to the family. Tragic to have to learn that your child’s memorial was vandalized through a book.