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corpuslibris's review
4.0
Dug this, definitely reminded me (perhaps too closely at times) of high school. Especially good were the ways Schrag used the strengths of the graphic medium to demonstrate more fully the mental turmoils of being an adolescent. I'm also a sucker for art styles changing as consciousness/mood/mental state changes.
ursulamonarch's review
3.0
It feels like a "most improved" award is due to the author with the growth of her writing and drawing.
teelight's review
4.0
Of this series Potential is probably the best. The plot is strong, though it does drag a bit, and many of the artwork problems present in Awkward and Definition have been corrected in this one.
satyridae's review
5.0
Junior year. Shrag hits it out of the park again. She's so honest, so immediate, so painfully real.
jodiwilldare's review
4.0
When we last left off, Ariel Schrag had just finished tenth grade. As good as her freshmen and sophomore years were to read, junior year is even better.
The first thing I noticed about Potential the second book in Schrag’s high school chronicles, is that her drawing skills vastly improved from sophomore to junior year. Gone is the amateurish, cartoons and in their place are drawings with real depth and emotion. The art here is really clever, not only does she depict various moods altered by chemicals (one kind of border represents being drunk, another represents being high) but she really packs a lot of emotion in her character’s faces. My favorite is the hot, young Alexis, one of Schrag’s girlfriends who is pretty but dumb. The girl is drawn with empty eyes. It’s a nice touch, and there are a lot of touches throughout. Another bit of art awesome is the dream sequences which become increasingly realistic compared to the comic aspect of daily life.
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The first thing I noticed about Potential the second book in Schrag’s high school chronicles, is that her drawing skills vastly improved from sophomore to junior year. Gone is the amateurish, cartoons and in their place are drawings with real depth and emotion. The art here is really clever, not only does she depict various moods altered by chemicals (one kind of border represents being drunk, another represents being high) but she really packs a lot of emotion in her character’s faces. My favorite is the hot, young Alexis, one of Schrag’s girlfriends who is pretty but dumb. The girl is drawn with empty eyes. It’s a nice touch, and there are a lot of touches throughout. Another bit of art awesome is the dream sequences which become increasingly realistic compared to the comic aspect of daily life.
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knitterscasket's review
3.0
Perfectly captures the horrors and fun of high school relationships and intensities of being an adolescent.
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