Reviews

Gumballs by Erin Nations

toyin_'s review against another edition

informative inspiring fast-paced

2.5

caprice_573's review against another edition

funny reflective fast-paced

2.0

cupitonians's review against another edition

emotional funny informative reflective medium-paced

3.75

unofficialcate's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

4.25

thenextgenlibrarian's review against another edition

A one-man variety show in an adult graphic novel format.

saidtheraina's review against another edition

4.0

Really great episodic slice-of-life autobio stuff, interspersed with a few other kinds of content (memorably: dating profiles for some real characters).

Love the unique angular drawing style and color sense. Nations lives in PDX, so everything feels just a breath away. There's a section where he travels to the Sou'wester & Long Beach, WA, which is a place my partner could easily go on a weekend getaway (hence the travelogue shelf).

Really appreciate the vulnerability and transparency here. Lots of details about Nations' transition. "Male Privilege" on pp. 95-6 is especially great.
I'd love to see this remixed into a longer-form "Graphic Novel" about Nations life - maybe this is in the works? A great voice in the GN world.

thenextgenlib's review against another edition

A one-man variety show in an adult graphic novel format.

shea_proulx's review against another edition

funny informative lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

havelock's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Transphobia

lucym80's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted sad fast-paced

5.0