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Spinning by Tillie Walden
2.0

Ratings:
Stars: 2/5
Readability: 3/5
Plot: 3/5
Recommend: No

Summary:
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What I Liked:
I liked how all the different topics and ideas, like sexuality and passion for certain things, were all discussed with the backdrop of ice skating. By having ice skating in the background for the entire book, it made everything very cohesive.

Out of all of graphic novels by [a: Tillie Walden|13560692|Tillie Walden|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1525905931p2/13560692.jpg], this one had less of a "magical" art style, which makes sense because this is a nonfiction memoir, while the other books are fantasy. I liked the contrast and how the art style reflected the topic/genre of the book.

What I Didn't Like:
The book was plain, writing wise. The book focuses more on what happened in her life, rather than what she learned or what she thought. There's only a little bit of deeper thought.

Overall:
Again, I really got nothing out of this book. It was average at best.