Reviews

Vida nas Sombras by Hiromi Goto

bites_of_books's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

We need more stories featuring elderly women! In this one we follow an older woman who has been sent to live in a home but she'd much rather continue being independent. The discussions around agency, responsibility by the next generation on their parents, and death, are all explored here. 

It is a quick read with great art and a really impactful storyline. I'd recommend it to anyone who wants a graphic novel that features an older woman and has a tough of magic within as well. 

hsasaki853's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

u_0's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Beautiful, honest, and hopeful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

_sb0000's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.5

mgrvg95's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

r3allybadusername's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Very sweet and very cute but also sad. It really makes you think about aging and mortality and what you want out of those processes. 

whatisjordyreading's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

• screaming crying throwing uppp

• some parts reminded me of jesus' journey to crucifixion-- not in an off-putting way but in a literature-referencing-literature kind of way.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

ageism

siddswift's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

jacqwalineee_nguyen's review against another edition

4.5/5

bgibley's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.0