A review by mooyeda
Lost at Sea by Bryan Lee O'Malley

4.0

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This is a gorgeous graphic novel (I was gifted the tenth anniversary version and the colors and art are AMAZING) with narration that really captures the inner workings of a mind feeling big feelings, but not quite having the words for it, or not quite having pinned down what the feeling itself is. It’s lovely being inside of Raleigh’s brain for this road trip.

I love the moment when Raleigh opens up to the others (re: cat soul), and instead of challenging it, they go on a cat(ch)-and-release spree to help her track down her soul. I’m very much one of those people who needs to stew over their feelings, and it takes a while to open up about them, especially if they are negative or hard to describe. During these times, there’s such warmth in having people who just take it all in and roll with it. O’Malley perfectly illustrates this feeling.

Also, love the cats!