A review by caillinjane
The Greatest Thing by Sarah Winifred Searle

5.0

Wow. Just wow. I bought this graphic novel purely based on the cover and the synopsis, knowing absolutely nothing about the story or the author, and I was not expecting to be hit with so many emotions by such a beautiful piece of art. When I first began reading I was blown away by the art and the colour scheme, but as I continued I remembered what high school was like for myself, and I could relate to Winifred more than I had first thought I might. Winifred is for all of us who’ve spent nights lying in bed awake, thinking over all the things we’d said in the day and all the interactions we’d had with other people, and constantly feeling like people think less of us because of our appearance or personality. Winifred is for all of us who have looked in the mirror and cried because the person looking back doesn’t fit “the mould”. Winifred is for all of us who have loved someone we didn’t think would ever love us back, but when they do, all the little doubts tap on the windows of our mind and tell us we’re not worthy. Winifred is for everyone. I think we can all see a little of ourselves in Winifred and we can all learn a little from this story.