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This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki

30 reviews

beebeewin's review against another edition

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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. 
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readingjaunt's review against another edition

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fast-paced

3.75

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picklesoup's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

this one was weird honestly 
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rot_swap'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? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Beautifully written and illustrated. The authors captured that strange time between childhood and adolescence so perfectly. The mix of silly playfulness and an increasing awareness of the complexities of teen and adult relationships. This book was subtle but powerful, understated but impactful. And like real life, feelings and relationships are left ambiguous.
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lamentedinica's review against another edition

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

3.0

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itaby's review against another edition

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dark emotional funny reflective sad 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? Yes

4.5

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ifiwasapuppet's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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paigicus's review against another edition

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

5.0

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knkoch's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad fast-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

5.0

I care a lot for this book. It’s one I could see myself owning some day, with the sort of emotional story it feels important to tell, similar in tone to Blankets or Spinning. I love the art style, a mix between realistic enough to convey the breadth and depth of what these characters go through and animated enough I never forgot this was a comic.

Most of all, I loved this for the treatment of what this time of life is like to live. Lately I’ve felt so dismissive of my preteen years, looking back on that age as one of privileged free time and innocence, almost foolishness in what I thought was real or true. I’m definitely not young anymore; I know more about this world and how hard it can be. But god; we all start out not knowing about sex, loss, and mental illness, until either someone informs us or we learn through harsh experience. I regained a sense of empathy for myself then, and the pain of growing and learning what the world requires of us as adults and especially as women. Coming of age is both a growth and loss, and that was expertly captured here. 
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booknerdxo88's review against another edition

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

3.0

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