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Imagine Wanting Only This
by Kristen Radtke
I know that enjoying a style of art is subjective, and someone else might enjoy Radtke's illustrations, but I could not. The entire time I was reading it, I kept thinking, "This looks like instruction manual art." It specifically reminded of a metal detecting manual that came with my friend's Metal Detector Jr. I did not like it, which is a big problem in a graphic memoir.
However, if the narrative is still excellent, not loving the art doesn't ruin the book for me. At first, I was pulled in by the heart defect storyline, but the storytelling jumps all over the place with not as much cohesion as I'd like. Things are described as "empty," which I took to mean she felt empty. You know what's more boring than having ennui? Reading someone else's ennui.
There were parts of interesting accounts in the book and I especially liked the ending sequence about impermanence, but the book taken as a whole wasn't enough.
However, if the narrative is still excellent, not loving the art doesn't ruin the book for me. At first, I was pulled in by the heart defect storyline
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(which I felt wasn't satisfactorily explored - does she have the gene or not??)There were parts of interesting accounts in the book and I especially liked the ending sequence about impermanence, but the book taken as a whole wasn't enough.