A review by leonineliterature
Skim by Mariko Tamaki

hopeful reflective relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The art is really gorgeous! I highly recommend it for anyone who likes graphic novels for their artwork. The story is a calm little narrative about a LGBTQIA+ youth who struggles with loneliness and, I think, disordered eating. Though this is never put into words, the drawings speak for themselves. The text and drawing are sometimes contradictory but in a way that makes sense because of the diary format. Skim is obviously an unreliable narrator of her own life. She is very judgemental but that's just part of being a 90's-teenager immersed in the whole "I'm not like the other girls"-culture.
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