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leafblade's review
4.0
I recieved a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
TRIGGER WARNINGS: eating disorder, puking on purpose (idk the word for that in English, maybe purging?), smoking, minor fistfights
There's a short list of things that made me go "WOMANHOOD!!! I LOVE BEING A WOMAN!!!!!" and this graphic novel just got added to that list. Despite the darker themes it eventually dives into, at its core it's just a celebration of free womanhood, and what we can do when we get together.
The beginning was a bit slow, and I didn't really get how it was going to turn into a riot grrrl story, but that's about all the complaints I have.
TRIGGER WARNINGS: eating disorder, puking on purpose (idk the word for that in English, maybe purging?), smoking, minor fistfights
There's a short list of things that made me go "WOMANHOOD!!! I LOVE BEING A WOMAN!!!!!" and this graphic novel just got added to that list. Despite the darker themes it eventually dives into, at its core it's just a celebration of free womanhood, and what we can do when we get together.
The beginning was a bit slow, and I didn't really get how it was going to turn into a riot grrrl story, but that's about all the complaints I have.
mehsi's review
5.0
I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.
Something attracted me to this book, I just love graphic novels and this seemed so interesting. A ballerina who falls in love with punk and starts her own band. OMG.
Since I am dead tired at this moment (and some other stuff) I will write a review.. but it will be a bit chaotic as I write while reading with some addings to parts as I read further.
Something attracted me to this book, I just love graphic novels and this seemed so interesting. A ballerina who falls in love with punk and starts her own band. OMG.
Since I am dead tired at this moment (and some other stuff) I will write a review.. but it will be a bit chaotic as I write while reading with some addings to parts as I read further.
bardicbramley's review
adventurous
challenging
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
booklover160's review
3.0
More accurately: 3.5 stars
A coming of age graphic novel about a girl who once wanted to be a ballerina and turns to music instead. Her ballet coach demands she loses weight (even encourages taking up smoking to curb her appetite) and she seems to have no one to talk to. She discovers a friend in a rebellious girl who introduces her to a local band. She decides she wants to start a band and ends up having decent success as a feminist riot band.
The story was well done and I liked the art but it didn’t seem to connect with me very much. But overall a good read!
A coming of age graphic novel about a girl who once wanted to be a ballerina and turns to music instead. Her ballet coach demands she loses weight (even encourages taking up smoking to curb her appetite) and she seems to have no one to talk to. She discovers a friend in a rebellious girl who introduces her to a local band. She decides she wants to start a band and ends up having decent success as a feminist riot band.
The story was well done and I liked the art but it didn’t seem to connect with me very much. But overall a good read!
lennofspades's review
5.0
I received an Advanced Reader's Copy of this book in exchange for an honest review via Netgalley.
My Riot is a coming-of-age story where we follow the story of Val Simmons who has dreamed of becoming a ballerina her whole life, but found out that some things change while we grow up. Despite the riot and her parents telling her what she should do with her life, she was introduced to punk rock and have fallen in love with it so much that she even started her own band.
I absolutely loved ALL the characters in this story. My favorite was Val because I admire her for being so brave and for standing up for the things she wants. Her character was full of teenage angst and feminism, which I am totally into.
This book has already made it my favorites of 2020 and I am so excited for the release of this book. The cover, the art style, the plot — everything about this book is astoundingly beautiful. I am in tears.
Everyone should definitely read My Riot. I am 26 years old, yet finishing this book still made me realize that we should be who we are and fight for that no matter what. Its message has been clear: Don't lose who you are, just because the world wants you to be someone else.
My Riot is a coming-of-age story where we follow the story of Val Simmons who has dreamed of becoming a ballerina her whole life, but found out that some things change while we grow up. Despite the riot and her parents telling her what she should do with her life, she was introduced to punk rock and have fallen in love with it so much that she even started her own band.
I absolutely loved ALL the characters in this story. My favorite was Val because I admire her for being so brave and for standing up for the things she wants. Her character was full of teenage angst and feminism, which I am totally into.
This book has already made it my favorites of 2020 and I am so excited for the release of this book. The cover, the art style, the plot — everything about this book is astoundingly beautiful. I am in tears.
Everyone should definitely read My Riot. I am 26 years old, yet finishing this book still made me realize that we should be who we are and fight for that no matter what. Its message has been clear: Don't lose who you are, just because the world wants you to be someone else.
rosariofacio's review
4.0
Thank you to netgalley for sending me the e-Arc to this graphic novel. I really liked the artwork it went great with the storyline. I loved the plotline for this it was easy to read it didnt feel rushed and I loved the topics that brought up with the characters.
kathy_reads's review
5.0
"No, I'm not rich. No, I'm not famous. I'm not a lot of things. But I'm happy."
A comic set in the 90's about three girls that form a rock band against society's expectations of what it means to be a young woman coming of age in the modern world.
This was a really nice read! The main character Val starts with ballet as a hobby, but she isn't happy with that anymore. Everybody is just complaining about her body and commenting on her weight, forcing her to lose more weight so she can get the lead role in the next big dance thing. Forcing her to start smoking so she won't feel hungry etc. And one day it's enough for her and she tells everybody off and finds a whole new path herself.
Her new best friend is totally different to everyone she was ever friends with. (And I love how they made her plus size, and it's not an issue in the story at all!)
The art style is very nice and the story overall very detailed and not confusing like a lot of other comics I've been reading recently
A comic set in the 90's about three girls that form a rock band against society's expectations of what it means to be a young woman coming of age in the modern world.
This was a really nice read! The main character Val starts with ballet as a hobby, but she isn't happy with that anymore. Everybody is just complaining about her body and commenting on her weight, forcing her to lose more weight so she can get the lead role in the next big dance thing. Forcing her to start smoking so she won't feel hungry etc. And one day it's enough for her and she tells everybody off and finds a whole new path herself.
Her new best friend is totally different to everyone she was ever friends with. (And I love how they made her plus size, and it's not an issue in the story at all!)
The art style is very nice and the story overall very detailed and not confusing like a lot of other comics I've been reading recently
rbreade's review
Spears sets this story in the mid-1990s, and captures Valerie Simmons, a 17-year-old girl, as she discovers the Riot Grrrl movement, DIYs a punk rock band with a friend and then adds a third (got to have some bass), deals with body-shame issues, sexism, and misogyny--there always seems to plenty of that in the world, no matter the decade--and during it all, grows up, leaves home, and finds a place where she's happy, still able to make music and be political. The art and colors by Emmett Helen fit the punk aesthetic perfectly: not pretty and polished, but jagged and full of energy.
lukiut's review
3.0
(I recieved an ARC of this graphic novel from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review)
As much as I wanted to adore this feminist and empowerment-full graphic novel, it ended up being kind of a miss for me. I felt like it lacked a lot of things regarding the plot - there were some parts of the book where it didn't flow seamlessly, it seemed like the author just jumped from one action to another without interconnecting them in any ways. Moreover, I feel like I didn't really connect with the main character enough (maybe 'cause she's seventeen and I'm quite past that age already).
Besides these personal preferences, which made the graphic novel get such a low rating for me, I loved the colour scheme and how the colour tonality changed almost like from one part of the main character's life to another, from one facade she offered the world to another. Although there was one dominant colour on the page, I didn't feel like that took away from the beauty of the art. If anything, it added to it, showing how much artists can create although not using a variate colour palette. '
I also really appreciated the fact that it was very diverse in tackling race, sexuality (and other problems teen girls face in relation to sex) and possibly even gender identity (don't quote me on this one though as I'm not really 100% sure it did).
I think this graphic novel could be very empowering for young women, especially teenagers that are trying to find themselves, to create themselves. The journey that the main character goes through (although quite a too fast paced one for me) might be a kick-starter, an example for other young girls to try and overcome their own limits so as to be better and stronger.
As much as I wanted to adore this feminist and empowerment-full graphic novel, it ended up being kind of a miss for me. I felt like it lacked a lot of things regarding the plot - there were some parts of the book where it didn't flow seamlessly, it seemed like the author just jumped from one action to another without interconnecting them in any ways. Moreover, I feel like I didn't really connect with the main character enough (maybe 'cause she's seventeen and I'm quite past that age already).
Besides these personal preferences, which made the graphic novel get such a low rating for me, I loved the colour scheme and how the colour tonality changed almost like from one part of the main character's life to another, from one facade she offered the world to another. Although there was one dominant colour on the page, I didn't feel like that took away from the beauty of the art. If anything, it added to it, showing how much artists can create although not using a variate colour palette. '
I also really appreciated the fact that it was very diverse in tackling race, sexuality (and other problems teen girls face in relation to sex) and possibly even gender identity (don't quote me on this one though as I'm not really 100% sure it did).
I think this graphic novel could be very empowering for young women, especially teenagers that are trying to find themselves, to create themselves. The journey that the main character goes through (although quite a too fast paced one for me) might be a kick-starter, an example for other young girls to try and overcome their own limits so as to be better and stronger.