mellomellomello's review against another edition
3.0
I quite liked this concept and the art though I wish it had been in color. I'm happy to read anything that makes being an outsider a less lonely event. Actual rating is a 3.5.
kricketa's review against another edition
4.0
The combination of Cecil Castellucci's high-school-perfect writing and Jim Rugg's gorgeous art fit together deliciously. Exactly what the YA graphic novel scene needed.
dlberglund's review against another edition
4.0
I'm on a young adult/graphic novel kick. I have only read graphic novels as an adult, so it's always pleasantly surprising that I like them so much. Yes, this is about a girl struggling to find herself, friends that matter and a purpose. But it isn't preachy or drivel (okay, they could have been less Spice Girl-esque with their nicknames!). You also don't have to read too far between the lines to figure it's set just post-9/11, in the panicky escalation of fear, focusing on a girl who survived the big event. That is also a strength of the book. I give it 4 and a half stars.
chadstep's review against another edition
4.0
Wow--a meaningful look at progressive politics through art at a high school! Nice read for kids who are looking for positive, creative projects to promote change in graphic novel form. Like it says, "better than fiction, storytelling through pictures." Hipster haircuts and fashion sense without being over the top. Nice!
rhiannoncs's review against another edition
3.0
This was sweet and sassy - much better than anything I expected from the "Minx" line. Jane is injured in a terrorist attack in a New York-like city, her parents flip out and move them to a small, suburban town and become super-overprotective. Jane works on finding new friends, and ends up with a group of three other girls, also named Jane, and they begin launching art "attacks" on their town. I'll probably read the sequel when it comes out soon.
mjmettle's review against another edition
5.0
I read this for my junior highers' graphic novel unit. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Castellucci manages to work in discussions of terrorism, conformity, friendship, art, rebellion, and people generally seeking for connection in this easy-to-read graphic novel. Five very different Janes get together and form a secret art-as-rebellion club, and the school and town react in surprising (or is it predictable) ways to their larger-than-life art displays all around the neighborhoods. The 7th graders who read this book really liked it, but found some parts confusing. Their criticism: they didn't connect the unnamed terrorist bombing in "Metro City" to 9/11 and found the whole bombing event a little confusing. They also got the Janes mixed up at times. Other than that, it was a hit. I'd like to use this book as an option in my own classroom.
stuhlsem's review against another edition
4.0
I liked that this book was about a bunch of high schoolers who were out doing cool ninja art in their cities. They had a diverse group of friends and there was no love triangle!
worm69's review against another edition
1.0
The main character felt like a pick-me girl and the gay character was VERY offensive. Even without that, the story line is so jumbled and it’s full of stereotypes and cliches. I could barely read through it, and didn’t finish it. I do not recommend.