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THIS BOOK GAVE ME LIFE. I guess my heart isn’t completely dead.
Anyways, CHECK IT OUT. I will definitely write a longer review when my heart has calmed down ☺️
Anyways, CHECK IT OUT. I will definitely write a longer review when my heart has calmed down ☺️
Beautifully haunting set against a backdrop of muted blues and grays and vibrant pinks and oranges, Lightness follows a writer’s journey to find beauty once more after a massacre.
I expected Lightness to be light and easy to get through, but it was the opposite. It was thought-provoking, long, and difficult to read because of its subject matter. I really enjoyed reading Catherine’s internal struggle as it littered the pages. It seemed like a jumble, but I liked that artistic style as it portrayed Catherine’s emotions. This is both a pro and con because at time, there were too many words on the page - too much where I had to step back and let it all sink in.
The art is stunning and I love the juxtaposition of a cartoonist style with the over abundance of words. It’s not a graphic novel that can be simply read in a day, but one that makes you ponder about life after a tragedy, and how hard it is to get back to normalcy, which can or cannot be attained. The ending was bittersweet and left me in a reflective state.
I expected Lightness to be light and easy to get through, but it was the opposite. It was thought-provoking, long, and difficult to read because of its subject matter. I really enjoyed reading Catherine’s internal struggle as it littered the pages. It seemed like a jumble, but I liked that artistic style as it portrayed Catherine’s emotions. This is both a pro and con because at time, there were too many words on the page - too much where I had to step back and let it all sink in.
The art is stunning and I love the juxtaposition of a cartoonist style with the over abundance of words. It’s not a graphic novel that can be simply read in a day, but one that makes you ponder about life after a tragedy, and how hard it is to get back to normalcy, which can or cannot be attained. The ending was bittersweet and left me in a reflective state.
Every time I read this story, I feel so much. Melinda’s story is one of resilience, of finding her voice to speak about the trauma she experienced.
The art is absolutely stunning. I took some pictures of my favorite pages that I may post up on my blog. The illustrations capture emotions brilliantly, leaving me breathless and like a rock is lodge in my throat.
I love this story so much for what it stands for, for what it has accomplished in conversations about rape and rape culture. It is a resilient story, one that transcends through time.
The art is absolutely stunning. I took some pictures of my favorite pages that I may post up on my blog. The illustrations capture emotions brilliantly, leaving me breathless and like a rock is lodge in my throat.
I love this story so much for what it stands for, for what it has accomplished in conversations about rape and rape culture. It is a resilient story, one that transcends through time.