Thank you to Europe Comics and NetGalley for the Advanced Reader's Copy!

I'm not really sure how to process "Beneficio". Part poetry, part philosophical thought, part ghost story, the short comic by Michal Kalicki defies boundaries. In essence, Kalicki asks a very simple question. Who or what profits and what is the cost in modern day society? Using the lens of a young adult female, Kalicki then questions everything from the hollowness of existing on social media platforms to war time Warsaw. In vivid and gorgeous drawings, Gawron brings Kalicki's ponderings to life. I enjoyed the amount of creativity in this book, the way it unhinges itself from any form or narrative. It is a very freeing read.