craigmaxwell's review against another edition
4.0
A heart warming story about a mother and son relationship, nothing controversial or incredible happens, but that’s the beauty of the story. It’s everyday life, and highlights how easily we take interactions / relationships for granted in life.
girlgeekcyclist's review against another edition
5.0
Quite sweet and simple stories. I've read in anticipation of the upcoming film which I can imagine will also be very good.
ohnoflora's review against another edition
5.0
Six weeks in the lives of a fifteen year old boy and his divorced mother. Short, seemingly slight, but so emotionally resonant I had to read it all in one go. If you want a depiction of teenager-hood in the UK in the mid-2000s, this is it. The acne, the bad hats, the ubiquitous black hoodie, the long, unwashed hair on all genders, the wrist cuffs, the terrible poetry, the eyeliner, the awful, awful self-consciousness (coupled, somehow, with awful, awful pretentiousness), the Misfits t-shirts, the lyrics written on school folders - it's all here and it is so funny and so unbearable.
lucyblack's review against another edition
5.0
Days of the Bagnold Summer captures moments from a summer holidays at the home of Sue (52) and Daniel (15) Bagnold. This holiday is not very momentous. These beautifully drawn panels don't spotlight adventure or glamour, more, just, sitting around, malls, bike rides and telly. Sue is sad, Daniel is angst ridden and by the end of this relatively short book I was in love with them both. I want to be the dashing 50 something year old man who sweeps Sue off her feet and teaches Daniel to play the guitar. I want to cook them meals and make them sit around the table and talk to each other. I want to take them on holiday and see them lose their inhibitions while running through a waterfall. I want to read anything and everything put out by Joff Winterson.
pehall's review against another edition
3.0
Dour but well observed. Some funny touches and an ending that is slight up note.
mountsleepyhead's review against another edition
4.0
There's a lot of heart tucked into this droll account of a 15-year-old hesher and his mom spending the summer doing nothing. Quintessential finding meaning in the quiet moments.
ross_maclean's review
5.0
A perfect series of vignettes moving at a glacial pace towards the tiniest of victories. But really affecting.
emkoshka's review
3.0
A really poignant and moving exploration of a mother-son relationship which I read in one sitting, wondering whether or not to lend it to my mum. Captures beautifully the pathos and tension of adolescence and middle age. I wish it had been longer!
dar__winn's review
5.0
This was the best graphic novel I've read in years. I could so relate to it as a mom! A teenage boy is stuck at home with his dreary mom in the UK for the summer when his dad retracts an invitation to visit him in the USA. The drawing in the book is simple and scribbly and makes everyone look rumpled and homely, greatly enhancing the message of the book. The boy is a Metal Head and is led around by his ridiculous, over-confident best friend. The mom knows she is not cool and can’t impress her son. So they just get by, and that is enough. You sense that it’s the last summer her kid will be at home before finishing school and getting on with his life. It’s very touching...and funny, as they slouch through the summer!