A review by seawarrior
Slip by Marika McCoola

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad

3.0

While this graphic novel was beautifully illustrated and enlightening about the minds of artists, I was disappointed with how it handled the topic of Jade moving forward in her life without feeling like a traitor to Phoebe. It was difficult to grasp how exactly Jade managed to alter her outlook in order to quit feeling guilty and scared. The introduction to Phoebe's suicide attempt was also extremely abrupt, especially since she attempts a second time after being released from the hospital. As someone who has both been the hospitalized friend and the person who stays behind, terrified their friend will die alone for reasons I would never understand, I had hoped for more from this story. It's less about suicide and the anxiety surrounding it than it is about relearning how to express your emotions through the creative process. I wish the story had been less abstract in its handling of Jade's problems, as I wasn't entirely sure what wisdom I was supposed to have gained after I was done reading it. 
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