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A review by robotwitch
Heart In A Box by Meredith McClaren, Kelly Thompson
4.0
This is a gorgeous little comic. The art style is stunning, for starters. And the story is heartfelt (heh), exploring the idea that we can't try to rid ourselves of pain without losing all the good that comes with those moments of struggle and heartbreak. I teared up near the end, with the themes of family, and I loved Brock very much, as well as Pete.
Don't let the GR tags fool you though; while there is a gay side character, the main character only has relationships with men (and it's never suggested she's LGBT)--just in case you're like me, and kept waiting for the bisexual vibes to start.
Just lovely. It's knocked down a star because I wish it was a little longer, and had given itself more space to really dig into some of the emotional headspace that Emma found herself in. There would be an emotional beat at the end of each chapter/"piece", and there was no time to breathe or swim in before the next began. It meant that some moments lost their edge for me, although maybe that's a consequence of reading this as a graphic novel, rather than as it was released.
Don't let the GR tags fool you though; while there is a gay side character, the main character only has relationships with men (and it's never suggested she's LGBT)--just in case you're like me, and kept waiting for the bisexual vibes to start.
Just lovely. It's knocked down a star because I wish it was a little longer, and had given itself more space to really dig into some of the emotional headspace that Emma found herself in. There would be an emotional beat at the end of each chapter/"piece", and there was no time to breathe or swim in before the next began. It meant that some moments lost their edge for me, although maybe that's a consequence of reading this as a graphic novel, rather than as it was released.