A review by jestintzi
Rosalie Lightning: A Graphic Memoir by Tom Hart

5.0

This book really feels like grief embodied, and it was really touching and brutal. I think at times I was a little disconnected to some of the other pieces of literature/culture Hart was pulling in (mostly because I didn’t have familiarity with a lot of it, though it wasn’t inaccessible to me, he definitely gives enough context for it to have something to grasp) but it definitely still hit. The obsession with Rosalie, the way the book will just snap back to her in a moment’s notice, is really strong. Reads a little bit more on the “poetic” side, in terms of how the book moves, which I appreciate but might jar some more narrative-centered readers.