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A review by flowergrove
This One Summer by Jillian Tamaki, Mariko Tamaki
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
This was a nice story. Had a good perspective of being a teenager and not really understanding what parents are going through. I thought the way the author portrayed the main character picking up others language was interesting.
The graphic novel definitely has a slightly darker tone than I was expecting. I would say the story is more of a realistic portrayal of being a teenager, so the things that the main characters do can be slightly annoying for adult readers. It reads as if you were watching someone’s actual day-to-day life. (Great example of character driven story and not plot driven.) I wouldn’t go in expecting a thrilling story, because it’s just someone’s life, and that doesn’t make it bad. Just slightly different from stories, that I am used to.
The graphic novel definitely has a slightly darker tone than I was expecting. I would say the story is more of a realistic portrayal of being a teenager, so the things that the main characters do can be slightly annoying for adult readers. It reads as if you were watching someone’s actual day-to-day life. (Great example of character driven story and not plot driven.) I wouldn’t go in expecting a thrilling story, because it’s just someone’s life, and that doesn’t make it bad. Just slightly different from stories, that I am used to.