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ratgrrrl's review
Not rating as I DNF'd at about a third of the way in purely on subjective enjoyment.
Music and movie obsessed anglophile teen, Bleu, is too cool for school and the fools she's stuck with. Hijinks and hyperfixations abound.
I love this in theory and there was a huge element of this being me, though I was more vacillating between incredibly cringe white middle class English kid in Wu Wear, a serious Juggalo phase, and everybody's favourite pretentious black and white thinking 16 year old punk. I'm frustrated because the me I was then would have hated this for not being 'pure' to punk or some other bullshit those who have no sense of self so they become entirely evangelical and puritanical about whatever they're into. But now, it's just a bit too juvenile and doesn't grab me enough - these are absolutely me problems subjective taste, no shade here.
A version of me that had the opportunity to be honest about who I really am at that time would have absolutely loved it. And I love that for her.
It's really cute and I just want to like it more than I actually do.
Also, people (in comfortable, safe situations) outside of the UK romanticising it is genuinely hilarious to me. Section 28 was still very much a thing in the time that this was set, so Queer and trans didn't exist for whole generation of us growing up. We existed, but through repression and silence. Thankfully, now we acknowledge we exist. Careful what you wish for, as now they want us exterminated. I think people forget that just because we didn't have Lineham and Rowling doing high profile hatred, this place has always been ultra conservative and hateful. Hell, the only ostensibly leftwing government we had is the one who lied to commit ear war crimes in Iraq!
Ah yes, the classic neurodivergent 'not actually a review just a rant'
Music and movie obsessed anglophile teen, Bleu, is too cool for school and the fools she's stuck with. Hijinks and hyperfixations abound.
I love this in theory and there was a huge element of this being me, though I was more vacillating between incredibly cringe white middle class English kid in Wu Wear, a serious Juggalo phase, and everybody's favourite pretentious black and white thinking 16 year old punk. I'm frustrated because the me I was then would have hated this for not being 'pure' to punk or some other bullshit those who have no sense of self so they become entirely evangelical and puritanical about whatever they're into. But now, it's just a bit too juvenile and doesn't grab me enough - these are absolutely me problems subjective taste, no shade here.
A version of me that had the opportunity to be honest about who I really am at that time would have absolutely loved it. And I love that for her.
It's really cute and I just want to like it more than I actually do.
Also, people (in comfortable, safe situations) outside of the UK romanticising it is genuinely hilarious to me. Section 28 was still very much a thing in the time that this was set, so Queer and trans didn't exist for whole generation of us growing up. We existed, but through repression and silence. Thankfully, now we acknowledge we exist. Careful what you wish for, as now they want us exterminated. I think people forget that just because we didn't have Lineham and Rowling doing high profile hatred, this place has always been ultra conservative and hateful. Hell, the only ostensibly leftwing government we had is the one who lied to commit ear war crimes in Iraq!
Ah yes, the classic neurodivergent 'not actually a review just a rant'
dave_ex_machina's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
A high water mark for indie comics!
sirah's review
Well that got really disgusting really fast.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content and Excrement
meetyouineveryplace's review
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
sandra_bollocks's review
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
survivalisinsufficient's review
3.0
This was a graphic novel about a teenage girl obsessed with Adam Ant, drawn in an anime style. It was cute enough, but I didn't like it enough to pick up any of the others. I don't think I'm the target audience.
ragwortreads's review
4.0
love the characters and the artistry. love all the characters and love having a set of stories to sift through all together
keu482's review
1.0
I actually enjoyed this first volume, but the second volume was so problematic that it ruined my enjoyment of this one too.
aprilpoole's review
3.0
This was a fun slice of life comic that reminded me of an earlier version of Giant Days. I felt close to the characters and felt that they were relatively fully developed in such a short space. The art is fun although not necessarily my favorite style, but it was interesting to see the development from the style in the short stories to the series. Overall, a worthwhile read if you're looking for friends to hang out with for a few issues.