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ASIN: B01N1NW82A
ID #113262
Stitches: A Memoir   (Rated: 18+)
Product Type: Comics, Manga & Graphic N
Reviewer: Charlie ~ Author Icon
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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