sarahannkateri's review
4.0
Great artwork and an honest, absorbing story.
The characters have the same conversations every 20-something eventually has with their friends, and their struggles and emotions feel authentic for people in their 'quarter-life crisis' stage.
Honestly, my biggest complaint is that I wish the book was longer. I liked Simon and Nancy and would have liked to learn more about them.
The characters have the same conversations every 20-something eventually has with their friends, and their struggles and emotions feel authentic for people in their 'quarter-life crisis' stage.
Honestly, my biggest complaint is that I wish the book was longer. I liked Simon and Nancy and would have liked to learn more about them.
swampy_sig's review
emotional
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
3.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Ableism and Racism
chandlery's review
reflective
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
obscuredbyclouds's review
3.0
Cute slice of life graphic novel about a Koren-American guy and his friend in the Bay Area. Good art, too.
literatehedgehog's review
3.0
Akin to Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius and Catcher in the Rye - the kind of story you should read at a particular point in your life for it to really strike true and meaningful. This graphic novel would serve best in the few years after college, when you're figuring out how far along your path toward "adulthood" you are, looking back at who you were in high school and discovering you're not as far away from that point as you thought.
sacajaguido's review
This graphic novel reminded me the most of Ghost World by Daniel Clowes because the plot is sort of similar; in this graphic novel the main character, Simon, and his best friend Nancy travel to Simon’s home town to ‘stalk’ a man that has been sending letters of unrequited love to Nancy’s apartment addressed to someone named Sarah. While this plot is what slowly moves the novel along the main focus is more introverted. The characters learn about themselves in during this experience and the lesson that they learn is one that will appeal to a variety of different readers. This novel would be great for high school readers that are interested in graphic novels. The art and panels of this novel are done in a way that allows the reader to flow through this book; also, none of the panels are difficult to understand in their layout, so this novel will work well for those that aren’t use to the genre.
meowsloudlyinyourear's review
fast-paced
2.75
not bad but not for me. i liked the characters but would've like to see more of their stories,,, this one feels far too short with lots of potential!!
mariahroze's review
3.0
I received this book 2 years ago for free from the World Book Night U.S. And when I was looking on my self for a book to read I stumbled upon this one. I am a high school special education teacher and was really excited when I saw this book because its a graphic novel. I miss understood that because my only experience with graphic novels are young adult or children books. This is NOT one of those. This is for sure an adult book.
But in other words, this was a fun read and kind of funny. I am now passing it onto my boyfriend so it can become a "couples' read."
But in other words, this was a fun read and kind of funny. I am now passing it onto my boyfriend so it can become a "couples' read."