oddcurlew's review against another edition
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
brenda8's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
4.0
The fluidity and transitoriness of summer is perfectly demonstrated in this story. How everything feels short-lived and trivial, while at the same time molding everything you are and going to be. Everything it's monumental, then summer ends, you back to your routine, and you may not even know what happened to the people you just met and where you're world for those days or weeks.
bobabunnie's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
being a teen girl lacking proper adult supervision is tough and this book does a great job of picturing it.
speterson47's review against another edition
1.0
The story of two friends at their summer cottages, swimming, watching scary movies, and visiting the local corner store for their rentals. Also dealing with the family issues that arise. A quick read. Not my favorite, but might be to someone looking for a quick 'sad' vacation summery realistic fiction read.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infertility, Alcohol, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage
shoggoth_roof's review against another edition
3.0
Este cómic realmente tiene varias historias entrelazadas. Por un lado están los padres de Rose y los problemas en su relación, luego tenemos a Rose y su amiga Windy y finalmente la historia de "Don Nadie" y Jenny, de la que son testigo las niñas. Las dos jóvenes hacen la función de "ojos" del lector para explorar diferentes relaciones entre los padres, cómo disfrutar de unas breves vacaciones e incluso el feminismo y qué creemos que puede ser la verdad en algo que conocemos a medias.
La historia se lee de una sentada, el dibujo es agradable y la historia da muchas pinceladas, aunque no se profundiza demasiado en ninguna de las historias (nunca sabremos todo sobre ellas) ni sobre los personajes, pero así es la vida: no siempre conocemos todo. Entretenido.
La historia se lee de una sentada, el dibujo es agradable y la historia da muchas pinceladas, aunque no se profundiza demasiado en ninguna de las historias (nunca sabremos todo sobre ellas) ni sobre los personajes, pero así es la vida: no siempre conocemos todo. Entretenido.
zluvsreading's review against another edition
dnf @ pg. 170
the story is just lacking for me. the characters seem too childish for me, maybe bc of the difference in age between me and them but idk. seems like there’s no real plot here and it had me rolling my eyes too much lmao. not gonna rate it bc i feel like I didn’t get far enough so I’ll just mark it as DNF and want to read (even though i DONT want to read it).
the story is just lacking for me. the characters seem too childish for me, maybe bc of the difference in age between me and them but idk. seems like there’s no real plot here and it had me rolling my eyes too much lmao. not gonna rate it bc i feel like I didn’t get far enough so I’ll just mark it as DNF and want to read (even though i DONT want to read it).
beebeewin's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I don't think this graphic novel did anything really revolutionary for me. The art was nice and the story was intriguing, but I didn't leave it feeling any sort of way. I think Mariko and Jillian Tamaki aimed to show the perspective of a young girl, growing and changing through one summer, and I think they achieved that. Rose and Windy both felt like children I have met in my real life, but maybe a slight bit more annoying. The Tamaki's really showed how children their age would deal with big events in their life. The true to life style in my mind did come at a slight detriment to the story. I was not gripped. I felt like I kept waiting for more to be said or a conversation to be had between the children and the adults to help explain the big events, or just some sort of making sense of the world within the graphic novel. Instead, it kind of felt like it just ended. I didn't really take anything away from it and left feeling underwhelmed. I think the art styles of the beaches, intimate moments, and night skies were beautiful but once again nothing where I got lost in the art. I don't think this was a bad book as the ability to write something that felt very realistic is impressive. I just really have nothing amazing to say about it. Read it if you want, but in my opinion don't expect anything ground-breaking.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny
Minor: Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Miscarriage
maysbonsai's review against another edition
3.0
Was slightly disappointed with this book, read that it had good queer rep and all we got was a queer side character