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Everything Is Beautiful, and I'm Not Afraid: A Baopu Collection by Yao Xiao
4 reviews
librarymouse's review against another edition
emotional
funny
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
This collection of comics is eye catching, tender, and incredibly vulnerable. It's a quick read, but what I really want to do with it is read it while wrapped around it under the blanket with a flashlight, curling back the pages in a way that breaks the spine, like I did with my books as a child. This collection tastes of nostalgia, and makes tangible the feeling of liminality when you're young, unmoored from home, and can't go back.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, Blood, Biphobia, and Fatphobia
inkdrinkers's review against another edition
fast-paced
5.0
"I dare to be soft again."
Everything is Beautiful, and I'm not Afraid is a collection of comics merged with poetry, spanning the author's experiences with being a queer immigrant in America.
I feel like this is a very personal collection and thus, it makes it a little hard to rate. Luckily, for me, I adored the overall tone and message that ran throughout it. Yao Xiao tackles so many topics in these pages, from mental health to racism to immigration to queerness to parental relationships - there are so many topics interwoven together that really paint the picture of human experience and emotion. The art is stunning, featuring rich colors and details that highlight this emotion in each piece.
I really adored this. I feel like, though not an easy collection to read, it's an important one. It almost feels like it serves dual-purposes, one to remind the reader they aren't alone in any struggles they might be facing, and the other to allow the reader to step into someone else's shoes who might experience the world entirely different from the way they do. I'm always a sucker for a collection of art/poetry that acts as a memoir, and this was both for me.
I received a free physical copy of this book via Andrews McMeel's influencer program, all opinions are my own.
Everything is Beautiful, and I'm not Afraid is a collection of comics merged with poetry, spanning the author's experiences with being a queer immigrant in America.
I feel like this is a very personal collection and thus, it makes it a little hard to rate. Luckily, for me, I adored the overall tone and message that ran throughout it. Yao Xiao tackles so many topics in these pages, from mental health to racism to immigration to queerness to parental relationships - there are so many topics interwoven together that really paint the picture of human experience and emotion. The art is stunning, featuring rich colors and details that highlight this emotion in each piece.
I really adored this. I feel like, though not an easy collection to read, it's an important one. It almost feels like it serves dual-purposes, one to remind the reader they aren't alone in any struggles they might be facing, and the other to allow the reader to step into someone else's shoes who might experience the world entirely different from the way they do. I'm always a sucker for a collection of art/poetry that acts as a memoir, and this was both for me.
I received a free physical copy of this book via Andrews McMeel's influencer program, all opinions are my own.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness, Xenophobia, Biphobia, and Racism
u_0's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
3.0
I enjoyed it and I'm glad I read it! Nothing wrong, just wasn't my favorite.
The cons:
- I guess it just doesn't resonate with me too much since I've already moved past growing up in an unaccepting family and longing for a home country.
- A lot of the panels or stories kinda repeat the same message or thought.
- The title was a little misleading for me since I thought this was going to be an uplifting book.
- the art style was cool and very creative at times but the color palette, line thickness, and minimal shading weren't that pretty to me
The cons:
- I guess it just doesn't resonate with me too much since I've already moved past growing up in an unaccepting family and longing for a home country.
- A lot of the panels or stories kinda repeat the same message or thought.
- The title was a little misleading for me since I thought this was going to be an uplifting book.
- the art style was cool and very creative at times but the color palette, line thickness, and minimal shading weren't that pretty to me
Content Warnings
Moderate: Biphobia, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Racial slurs, and Racism
nikmalikov's review
emotional
reflective
2.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia, Biphobia, Fatphobia, and Racism
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