ferdie's review
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying and Grief
Moderate: Pedophilia and Religious bigotry
Minor: Confinement, Drug use, and Excrement
tree_branch's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Pedophilia, and Bullying
Moderate: Confinement, Grief, Sexual content, and Homophobia
oliverreeds's review
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.Spoiler
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 heSpoiler
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 specificallySpoiler
the strongest parts to me were when the main character wasSpoiler
staying at raina's place because that's where the character felt the strongestSpoiler
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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Bullying
Moderate: Alcohol, Confinement, Cursing, Excrement, and Religious bigotry
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