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syntaxx's review
informative
reflective
fast-paced
3.0
Before reading this book, I’d never even realized that menstruation is never mentioned on ‘full house’ despite the fact that by the final season, DJ, Stephanie, and aunt Becky were all living together under the same. Ruth and Kimmy was dropping by all the time.
tracy_j's review
hopeful
informative
reflective
fast-paced
3.0
Beezus is young and learning about life. She learns about her mother's abortion and gets to the root of how her at one time pro-life views were influenced by TV propaganda. I'm glad that I was able to support this book being published, and that SYA has a growing platform. Abortion is normal and everyone should be able to speak about their abortions how they please.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Abortion
Minor: Domestic abuse and Miscarriage
slugwifereads's review
3.5
I had really high hopes for this graphic novel after donating to the fundraiser for publishing with PM Press. However, the story felt really clunky and had very little to do with erasing abortion stigma and mostly felt like an unedited collection of journal entries. Hearing from young people about their lives and ideas around abortion is SO important, but this fell flat for me.
alyssa_olaf's review
2.0
This was an impactful read from youth author, Beezus B. Murphy, who discussed her own views on abortions and the stigma surrounding them. I would utilmately rate this book 3.5 stars due to its brief content, but it is also the reflections of a young author coming to terms with her mom’s abortion and rationalizing her own opinions on pro-choice. I really enjoyed the resources provided in this book and the discussion of stigmatizing media representation of abortions.
daniellejp16's review against another edition
4.5
This was a great book and especially so for youth. My only complaint is that for a graphic novel it was very text heavy. It would have been better balanced with more graphics.