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A review by iamcreature81
Babe in the Woods by Julie Heffernan
dark
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
4.25/5⭐️
This is probably one of the most beautiful graphic novels I’ve laid my eyes on. Julie has an incredible talent in conveying the story through both words and art.
This follows a woman obviously dealing with post partum. She’s also at an in pass with dealing with a husband who seems oblivious to her and an art career that seems to be stalled.
Looking for escape she takes off with her baby boy to enjoy a hike in the woods to find some type of nurture for herself. Without realizing, and in the middle of sharing stories, memories and art history with her son, she loses track of time and the trail and becomes lost. What just started as a hike becomes a journey to make it through the night.
Each page is filled with incredible detail. (I can only image how it will appear in book format because in digital it was stellar.) So much so that it even becomes overwhelming at times. The sharing of women experience was real and raw and most of the time you see that mostly in poetry. At least in my reading adventures.
Thank you netgalley, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill and Julie Heffernan for the opportunity to read this ARC.
This is probably one of the most beautiful graphic novels I’ve laid my eyes on. Julie has an incredible talent in conveying the story through both words and art.
This follows a woman obviously dealing with post partum. She’s also at an in pass with dealing with a husband who seems oblivious to her and an art career that seems to be stalled.
Looking for escape she takes off with her baby boy to enjoy a hike in the woods to find some type of nurture for herself. Without realizing, and in the middle of sharing stories, memories and art history with her son, she loses track of time and the trail and becomes lost. What just started as a hike becomes a journey to make it through the night.
Each page is filled with incredible detail. (I can only image how it will appear in book format because in digital it was stellar.) So much so that it even becomes overwhelming at times. The sharing of women experience was real and raw and most of the time you see that mostly in poetry. At least in my reading adventures.
Thank you netgalley, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill and Julie Heffernan for the opportunity to read this ARC.