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rachbreads's review against another edition
4.75
But...how can someone be happy while trying to be someone else? You end up being a secondary character of your own life.
Love, loss, music, suffering - a beautifully human story told through gorgeous images and dialogue.
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Genocide, Sexual content, Antisemitism, and War
Minor: Domestic abuse
bookfilledcottage's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
El arte es impresionante y los colores son preciosos.
Una joyita, que me alegro de tener en mi biblioteca.
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol, and War
filipacmiranda's review against another edition
4.0
Ainda assim, essas questões não me incomodaram, de todo, e li o livro praticamente de uma assentada.
Mais do que com o argumento, fiquei encantada com as ilustrações e com a forma como representaram e expandiram o conteúdo dos balões. A arte era belíssima e requeria toda a atenção do leitor, não só pelos jogos de cores e pela sua complexidade, mas também pelas mensagens subliminares que nela eram transmitidas.
Sendo a minha primeira experiência, em termos de novelas gráficas, acredito que Balada para Sophie foi uma excelente escolha! Terminar a leitura deixou-me com um sentimento de felicidade que só me é provocado por bons livros – e, neste caso, pela possibilidade de, terminada a leitura, ouvir Balada para Sophie.
Graphic: Drug use, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Genocide, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Death
nini23's review against another edition
4.5
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Genocide
c_totume's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Self harm, Terminal illness, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, War, and Deportation
shea_proulx's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Minor: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and War
ashmont27's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Sexual content, and Suicide attempt
Minor: Domestic abuse
aliwhaley's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
It’s not ‘literature’ but it moved me kind of in the same way that Evelyn Hugo did, in the sense that it’s pacy and engaging but it has more to say than a romp like Heartstopper.
It’s about success, and what success means, envy, competitiveness, selfishness, love, sabotage, exploitation, and regret. There’s a huge sense of the difference between happiness and success.
It made me cry, I really enjoyed it. It’s just a really good story, and the art (especially the sex and drug induced art) is very original and cool. I think this pushed the limits (in the graphic novels I’ve read so far) of what a graphic novel can do, partly just by being a graphic novel clearly for adults, and partly by having the art be a reflection of the character’s experience rather than just a camera lens showing the literal scene
Graphic: Drug abuse
Moderate: Genocide, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Suicide attempt, and War
knmed's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Addiction and War
Moderate: Cancer
Minor: Genocide and Antisemitism