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dimples0508's review against another edition
3.0
I feel like this book was interesting, but the target that the author wanted me to hit was missed. Interesting art but I feel like the storytelling was very harshly separated and there's no closure.
laynescherer's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
chillcox15's review against another edition
3.0
Imagine Wanting Only This is a graphic memoir that doesn't say that much and shows it in a way that reflects that. Perhaps I just didn't hit the same wavelengths as Radke does, but I found the memories presented to be formless and sometimes lacking in detail, which could be credited to the smooth and flat illustration style. That being said, I don't have anything against Imagine Wanting Only This either, and could understand why it is connecting with certain audiences.
johnbradley2's review against another edition
3.0
Lots of interesting ideas, but never quite gets over the hump.
geck_h8's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
A very cute, informative, relatable graphic novel. I finished it quickly and I'm glad I picked it up. It's a big focus on family, finding self, changing direction, just life. Very down to earth
jwinchell's review against another edition
4.0
A total genre bender, this graphic memoir is cataloged 152.4 (attitude (psychology)). This makes sense because it is as much about grief as it is grappling with a congenital heart problem. So much about personal loss, it is about societal loss and how we come to terms with the ends of buildings and spaces and places we once inhabited. I loved the art. And even if Radtke has it good in terms of being able to up and travel wherever and whenever she wanted, her story here is about struggling for authenticity against looming, existential odds.