coutures1513's review against another edition
4.0
Encore une fois, un petit bijou permettant d’ouvrir les yeux sur la diversité. On y est témoin de davantage de micro-agressions ainsi que les différentes façons que les personnages décident de les gérer. L’atmosphère demeure tout de même légère.
Je ne serais pas surprise qu’il y ait d’autres tomes puisque celui-ci se termine au mois d’octobre de la première année de secondaire de Ciel. Je le considère, encore une fois, adéquat pour la fin du primaire. Je pense toutefois que des jeunes de niveau secondaire (même en secondaire 1) le trouverait peut-être trop jeunesse.
Je ne serais pas surprise qu’il y ait d’autres tomes puisque celui-ci se termine au mois d’octobre de la première année de secondaire de Ciel. Je le considère, encore une fois, adéquat pour la fin du primaire. Je pense toutefois que des jeunes de niveau secondaire (même en secondaire 1) le trouverait peut-être trop jeunesse.
alenka's review
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
4.0
This was really fun and sweet! I've not read Sophie Labelle's prose novels before - I purchased the first Ciel book for my library but haven't gotten around to reading it - but I've read a ton of her comics, and it was a delight to get this different perspective. Labelle's comics lean more into Stephie's perspective, and it was interesting to see Ciel's anxieties and shyness. I think Ciel seems super confident in the comics, but we always see them with Stephie - their most trusted friend - and there is a whole wonderful series about their youtube show, that is so funny and fun, and so of course we're seeing them in a place where they feel bold and confident. (I think the zine collection those is called Trans Lucid and I highly recommend buying it if you can, it's my absolute favorite.)
My favorite thing about this book is that not a lot happens in it, in the context of middle grade and YA - it's kind of just some young teens being themselves and having a good time! Ciel has a crush, builds their skills for their youtube channel, helps their little brother develop a drag persona and runs in a school election. That's kind of it, and it's great! There were all these little points where I was like, oh god, what if this goes wrong, is this where Ciel gets bullied? Is this where the bad stuff happens? That I have these anxieties as a queer reader is real telling - stories like this are so rare. It's lovely to have them.
My favorite thing about this book is that not a lot happens in it, in the context of middle grade and YA - it's kind of just some young teens being themselves and having a good time! Ciel has a crush, builds their skills for their youtube channel, helps their little brother develop a drag persona and runs in a school election. That's kind of it, and it's great! There were all these little points where I was like, oh god, what if this goes wrong, is this where Ciel gets bullied? Is this where the bad stuff happens? That I have these anxieties as a queer reader is real telling - stories like this are so rare. It's lovely to have them.
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