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Stitches: A Memoir (Rated: 18+)
Product Type: Comics, Manga & Graphic NReviewer: Charlie ~ Review Rated: 13+ |
Amazon's Price: $ 12.99
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Summary of this Comics, Manga & Graphic N... | ||
David Small's memoir details his childhood in 1970s Detroit where he was regularly treated for a variety of ailments with 'radiation therapy' by his doctor father and eventually developed cancer. | ||
This type of Comics, Manga & Graphic N is good for... | ||
Anyone with an interest in memoir graphic novels, especially ones of a medical or psychological subject matter. | ||
I especially liked... | ||
The black and white watercolor illustrations set the tone for a melancholy story. | ||
I didn't like... | ||
The lack of character development, especially in two of the most important characters- the parents. Pages and pages of wordless illustrations could have been better used to build the characters and plot. | ||
When I finished n/a this Comics, Manga & Graphic N I wanted to... | ||
Know more about the background of the main character's parents and what life was like for him in more detail. The book reads as a quick overview of a traumatic childhood rather than a memoir. | ||
This Comics, Manga & Graphic N made me feel... | ||
Sad for the author and the childhood he experienced. | ||
I recommend this Comics, Manga & Graphic N because... | ||
It was an interesting, quick read. | ||
I don't recommend this Comics, Manga & Graphic N because... | ||
The book spares most details and leaves you with more questions than answers. | ||
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Created Mar 30, 2017 at 4:41pm •
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