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Blankets by Craig Thompson

7 reviews

ferdie's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Blankets leaves you with a soft feeling that eases into the things around you. It offers understanding, intrepid reflection and acceptance for those of us trying to parse together our past and present.

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icewing15's review against another edition

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dark reflective slow-paced

4.75

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agottfried's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

4.0

Plot: 1/2
Characters: 2/2
Engagement: 2/2
Would Recommend: 1/2
Would Read Again: 2/2

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nybblebyts's review against another edition

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emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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oliverreeds's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

this book was great! i loved the way the author wrote about his experiences with christianity and

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the bigotry present in the christian church along with the blatantly overlooked translation errors.

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i liked how the artwork really demonstrated the vibes of the characters and i felt like it really worked as a memoir piece. i felt as if the story could have benefitted more from a better demonstration of how he

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fell out with religion as the only explanation present was the issue of homosexulality (which while a massive issue) didn't feel like it was enough to motivate this character specifically

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the strongest parts to me were when the main character was

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staying at raina's place because that's where the character felt the strongest

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and throughout their childhood. i really loved the energy in this book. i loved the illustrations. i was, however, unsure about the language he used to describe some of the mentally disabled characters and feel that didn't represent their humanity enough or maybe their intelligence or perhaps treated them as only children. i'm not super sure, but there was something that didn't feel quite right to me in that.

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radikaliseradgroda's review against another edition

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emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes

3.25

This otherwise stellar memoir was a bit ruined for me by the ableism (both in description of a real person and use of the r-slur), as well as the repeated use of various slurs. These were mostly spoken by background characters, but I believe a more sensitive approach is possible. It was also very male gaze-y at times, which I really hoped wouldn't be the case, but male cartoonists keep letting us down, I guess. Still, this was a gripping read.

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vicanarc_'s review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

I won't give this graphic novel a rating because I won't give a rating to someone's life. It is a hard topic and I praise the author for being so vulnerable.
I do however wanna point out that there is a lot of ableism against people with down syndrome, and even the use of the r word.
So, be cautious.

One thing I loved, this graphic novel is so... quiet. A lot of snow, no hard sounds. Perfect if you wanna enjoy a quiet moment alone

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