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Turtle Bread: A Graphic Novel About Baking, Fitting In, and the Power of Friendship by Kim-Joy
10 reviews
birdieex's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Okay, to be quite honest, I didn't expect this to hit me as hard as it did, but there were weird coincidences that were scarily relevant to my own life and it might have struck me a little deeper than it would most people!
I found this comic through Prime reading. This is a heartwarming story about Yan, a 23 year old fighting social anxiety and depression, which I empathize with greatly. And on top of that, a main theme is turtles, and they are my favorite animal. So, that was a fun aspect. I shed so many tears through this. I am still sniffling and it's been five minutes since I read the ending. I think life showed me this when I needed it.đź’•
I loved that there was real recipes included! The characters are from different walks of life, each with their own struggles. It was enjoyable to begin to bond with the team with Yan.
I found this comic through Prime reading. This is a heartwarming story about Yan, a 23 year old fighting social anxiety and depression, which I empathize with greatly. And on top of that, a main theme is turtles, and they are my favorite animal. So, that was a fun aspect. I shed so many tears through this. I am still sniffling and it's been five minutes since I read the ending. I think life showed me this when I needed it.đź’•
I loved that there was real recipes included! The characters are from different walks of life, each with their own struggles. It was enjoyable to begin to bond with the team with Yan.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Grief, Terminal illness, and Cancer
Minor: Child death and Homophobia
bradle22's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Beautiful story about community and friendship. A bit heavy but heartwarming. Love the cute baked goods and recipes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer, Death, and Mental illness
erinreadsbooks's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
A thoughtful, realistic, endearing story. I could tell that a lot of the thoughts of Yan, the main character, were autobiographical, and it felt a bit like peeking into a diary at times. I was touched by the conclusion and I liked the small but varied cast of characters, but I felt like maybe the pacing was a bit too quick at times for the plot. I would’ve liked the story to have time to breathe a bit between major events.
Read if you like found family and stories of trauma and overcoming obstacles.
Read if you like found family and stories of trauma and overcoming obstacles.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer
hmetwade's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Bullying, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, Death, Cancer, and Terminal illness
jocelyn62013's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cancer
Minor: Death
krivas91's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Appreciate the honest depiction of anxiety and depression, and the chosen family vibes đź’—
Anyone else wondering who the guy standing with the Turtle Bread team is at the end? Geraint’s boyfriend?
Anyone else wondering who the guy standing with the Turtle Bread team is at the end? Geraint’s boyfriend?
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Cancer, and Mental illness
readingwithcats's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness
Moderate: Cancer
Minor: Death
devynreadsnovels's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Grief, Cancer, Mental illness, and Terminal illness
rightwhrleftme's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Cancer
philippmk's review against another edition
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.5
Fitting with its theme, this book was very sweet. I quite liked the cute manga-style art which fit the tone of the book well, even when handling darker issues.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Grief, and Cancer
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