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Billy, Me & You: A Graphic Memoir of Grief and Recovery
The death of a child has to be the worst thing imaginable that could happen to parents. It's an extraordinary subject for a graphic memoir. Streeten kept a diary after the sudden death of her two-year-old son, Billy. She has used it as the basis for her debut graphic novel, so it provides insight into surviving what for most of us hardly even bears thinking about. It is a...more
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October 1st 2011
by Myriad
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I read this in one go whilst in the bath and cried and laughed all the way through it. Despite its harrowing subject matter (the author's 2 year old child dies, and how she deals with the grief and anger and the stupid people), the book is surprisingly funny as well.
There's some very dark humour, but also some laugh out loud moments. Plenty of it made me cry too. I'm not a parent, and can't possibly understand how bad it must be to lose a child, but I think this book gives me an inkling of the...more
There's some very dark humour, but also some laugh out loud moments. Plenty of it made me cry too. I'm not a parent, and can't possibly understand how bad it must be to lose a child, but I think this book gives me an inkling of the...more
Excellent - very moving, often funny and totally believable. Streeten's art may seem a little unpolished to some; I personally like the style anyway, but also found it to be extremely expressive. This art communicates exceedingly well.
One infinitesimal niggle - which I mention really as a discussion point rather than a complaint - is that I found the uppercase lettering a touch jarring. Would be interested to know why Nicola decided to do that. But that does not detract in any way from what is a...more
One infinitesimal niggle - which I mention really as a discussion point rather than a complaint - is that I found the uppercase lettering a touch jarring. Would be interested to know why Nicola decided to do that. But that does not detract in any way from what is a...more
An affecting graphic memoir of Nicola Streeten's struggle with grief and people's reactions after the death of her young son. Our society is not good at discussing death and how we deal with it, so this gives a fascinating insight into one family's experience and their slow recovery after their loss.
The artwork reflects the feelings expressed in a vivid manner. Particularly some of the funeral scenes where people appear ghostly and unreal, showing the disconnect grief can cause.
The artwork reflects the feelings expressed in a vivid manner. Particularly some of the funeral scenes where people appear ghostly and unreal, showing the disconnect grief can cause.
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