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johnnymacaroni's review
3.0
Very trippy and surreal. Very evocative of a time and place while still very sparse.
orangerful's review
3.0
An odd little book with hardly any words but at it's core it's about how you can grow up and still hold on to the magic of your childhood.
crowyhead's review
4.0
A wonderful, dreamlike graphic novel from the author of Chiggers and Gray Horses. It tells the story of a young girl named Hailey and her friendship with a wood spirit, Salamander, and how this friendship changes as both she and Salamander grow and change. It's told almost entirely in flowing, surreal images that evoke the natural world and the changing nature of Hailey's and Salamander's interactions. It's bittersweet, but clearly demonstrates that magic lives on and is passed on, even as we grow older.
rogenecarter's review
5.0
A glorious romp through the woods with a faithful companion. I think as adults we often need to remember the whimsical fancy of having very few responsibilities and lots of time.
mmackay375's review
4.0
Unexpectedly brilliant. Good for kids. Good for adults. The imagery is dreamy.
jeslaine's review
2.0
I want to ignore the fact that this book had a grievous printing error which duplicated a signature and caused 4 pages of the book to repeat themselves... but I can't/
I gave it 2 stars because, although it was pretty, it just didn't quite grab enough of the magic of childhood that it was trying to convey.
Some of the drawings were sketched down and seemed to represent how the child would have drawn or seen things, but it wasn't consistent enough to work.
I gave it 2 stars because, although it was pretty, it just didn't quite grab enough of the magic of childhood that it was trying to convey.
Some of the drawings were sketched down and seemed to represent how the child would have drawn or seen things, but it wasn't consistent enough to work.
invertible_hulk's review
3.0
A light and whimsical read.
To some, that may seem to belittle the book or Larson; that's not my intention.
There just wasn't much depth to this one (I think I read through it in 20-25 minutes), but then again I've never been a young a girl having to deal with losing the fantasy world of my youth as I become more attached to my surrounding reality as I get older.
P.S. -- the metaphorical sex scene at the end was slightly baffling. And a bit disturbing.
To some, that may seem to belittle the book or Larson; that's not my intention.
There just wasn't much depth to this one (I think I read through it in 20-25 minutes), but then again I've never been a young a girl having to deal with losing the fantasy world of my youth as I become more attached to my surrounding reality as I get older.
P.S. -- the metaphorical sex scene at the end was slightly baffling. And a bit disturbing.
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