Graphic memoir. I’ve read a couple of graphic novels by the author, but picked this up somewhat randomly not so much for fannish reasons but because I figured it would be a light and quick read. And it was. Drawing largely from material she has previously published online, it follows her life from 2011 to 2019. Over that time, she went from a 19 year-old student who was only beginning to understand herself and life, to a highly successful award-winning professional who is also out and married but who is still working on figuring out life. Sweet, touches on some hard things (such as mental illness), but isn’t the sort of memoir that is going to transform how you see your own life. I found it interesting to hear about someone who has accomplished so much, so young. And I’m always interested in learning about how people who create things go about doing it. Also interesting how able she is to be boundaried about what she shares in the book, despite the confessional pull of both the internet and the memoir form. But probably the thing I found most notable about it was how effectively she told a coherent story using fragments, both narrative and image. Anyway, not necessarily something I would go out of my way to recommend unless what I’ve said particularly resonates with your interests or you’re a fan of hers, but a brief, pleasant, and well-crafted diversion nonetheless.
Originally posted by Scott on Goodreads.