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thatdamnhoney 's review for:
Himawari House
by Harmony Becker
This was so beautiful - I really had a hard time stopping whenever I had to do something else. The art and writing is so soft i it’s story telling. I was gently wrapped in its blankets and held so snug. On my next pickup, I didn’t stop at all until the end.
It’s a really relatable tale of being a child immigrant, learning a new culture and language, to the point of assimilation where you lose your home. (The family in this comic is kinder than my family who mocks you for even trying to speak a language you’re actually fluent in. But like - don’t you dare mock their English before they accuse you of thinking too highly of yourself.)
And also trying to recapture the memories of your childhood back home. I felt all that even if I came from another country. This book had me in my feels.
I literally had a hard time not crying at the end. I want to know more. Did they keep in touch? Reconnect? Lose all touch and became just faded memories? But also maybe the mystery isn’t so bad because to focus on what happens next might be missing the point.
Also, I love the representation of accents and mixing your language into a language you’re learning, such as inflections, filler words, etc.
This comic was more than I ever expected it would be. It was a journey full of heart.
It’s a really relatable tale of being a child immigrant, learning a new culture and language, to the point of assimilation where you lose your home. (The family in this comic is kinder than my family who mocks you for even trying to speak a language you’re actually fluent in. But like - don’t you dare mock their English before they accuse you of thinking too highly of yourself.)
And also trying to recapture the memories of your childhood back home. I felt all that even if I came from another country. This book had me in my feels.
I literally had a hard time not crying at the end. I want to know more. Did they keep in touch? Reconnect? Lose all touch and became just faded memories? But also maybe the mystery isn’t so bad because to focus on what happens next might be missing the point.
Also, I love the representation of accents and mixing your language into a language you’re learning, such as inflections, filler words, etc.
This comic was more than I ever expected it would be. It was a journey full of heart.