teslis's review against another edition
2.5
I liked the art in this comic, its nicely done with the three colours that stays consistent during the whole book. What I didn't like was sadly the story, it was allot. I do think some could have been cut from the book. I find it hard to write a review of a book about someones real life.
Took me 2 hours and 41 minutes to read.
Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, and Sexual assault
ferdie's review
5.0
Graphic: Bullying and Grief
Moderate: Pedophilia and Religious bigotry
Minor: Confinement, Drug use, and Excrement
tree_branch's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Pedophilia, and Bullying
Moderate: Confinement, Grief, Sexual content, and Homophobia
taylorelisewriting's review
4.5
Minor: Religious bigotry, Pedophilia, Homophobia, and Child abuse
icewing15's review
4.75
Moderate: Cursing, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Excrement, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
lissbowden's review
5.0
Moderate: Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Pedophilia
steveatwaywords's review
3.5
Throughout the story, the titular blankets find their way as places of shelter, of nostalgia, of companionship. All in all, it's a beautiful little story, unafraid to address desire frankly and openly challenging overly-simple Christian formulations of the world. The characters--even the minor ones surrounding the main story--are nuanced, complex in their own struggles. Interesting, too, where the story chooses not to address or resolve expected events: like life, some trauma, some relationships, some days, some questions, cannot be re-assembled.
Only after finishing this did I realize that Thompson also authored Habibi, a favorite graphic novel, one that taught me how ambitious such storytelling can be. In contrast, Blankets is humble, sincere, comforting (despite its moments of ugliness), and mostly satisfying. I rated it as 3.5 stars mostly because its mature themes and questions step a bit too cautiously around their centers, perhaps in deference to a YA audience.
Graphic: Sexual content and Sexual assault
Moderate: Violence and Pedophilia
As a graphic novel, there is illustrated nudity. In the cases of exploitative scenes, this nudity is censored or avoided, merely intimated. The discussions are frank, but are largely questions many teens would have, and are approached with genuine sincerity and care, despite the moments of ugliness.millyking's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Child abuse, and Mental illness
iamangieh's review against another edition
3.5
Moderate: Child abuse and Pedophilia
Minor: Homophobia and Racism
rashi's review
3.25
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Bullying, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Racism and Homophobia