A review by evanlorant
Blankets by Craig Thompson

challenging emotional reflective fast-paced

2.0

beautiful commentary on memory, i found that it read like the experience of looking back into one’s own memories, with unexpected moments interrupting and themes being strangely magnified or caricatured, especially in the first half of the book. but i also found it deeply solipsistic. the way thompson speaks about his loved ones turns them into objects, to the point that his remembrances take on the tone of eulogies. 
there were a lot of threads that were dropped and picked back up without much care.
for example, the sexual assault of thompson and his brother
was hinted at in the beginning, made explicit later on, but never discussed outside of its bracketed mentions. Although it echoed throughout the story, its presence in the story merited some reflection. overall it felt like despite its size, the book brought up more themes than it cared to address, let alone resolve. 
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