600bars's review against another edition
4.0
i really liked it and i didn't expect to! some problematic language but its 15 years old
i went to church camp once and i reside in the snowy midwest
i went to church camp once and i reside in the snowy midwest
shelbymarie32's review against another edition
3.0
The art was really good. Story was well told. But for me personally i wasn't in to it. I had no idea what this was about at all going into it. But after reading I realized it was a contemporary type graphic novel. I personally don't care for contemporary but if you do give this a try. I think you'll like it.
rebecca2023's review against another edition
4.0
Studying the graphic novel for a course I am taking. This book is written for teens/adults. It is heartbreaking and painfully honest. Craig Thompson describes it as fiction based on personal experience. I could not put it down. I have read that religion is the last taboo in YA lit. Thompson takes on the issue head-on in this work. He also covers sibling relationships, first love, and parental expectations.
breadie's review against another edition
5.0
I don't usually write reviews. I read this in one sitting. I physically couldn't tear myself away from it. It is a masterpiece that will stay with me for a very long time.
Second read:
So poignant and piercing... I don't cry at books often but this one doesn't leave a choice.
Second read:
So poignant and piercing... I don't cry at books often but this one doesn't leave a choice.
possumsaurus's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
slow-paced
5.0
THE ART WAS SO BEAUTIFUL GUHH
kmfeeney's review against another edition
3.0
Okay. I have been thinking a lot about why I didn't like this as much as everyone else.
I just don't want to read another story about how a woman changes a man's life. I understand how important first loves are and how dumb teenagers are but it's just one too many of these stories for me. If I was like 16, I probably would have very much enjoyed this but at 28, I can say with confidence this isn't a story I want to read anymore.
I just don't want to read another story about how a woman changes a man's life. I understand how important first loves are and how dumb teenagers are but it's just one too many of these stories for me. If I was like 16, I probably would have very much enjoyed this but at 28, I can say with confidence this isn't a story I want to read anymore.