In Limbo
Ratings8
Average rating4.3
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Ratings8
Average rating4.3
A debut YA graphic memoir about a Korean-American girl's coming-of-age story—and a coming home story—set between a New Jersey suburb and Seoul, South Korea. Ever since Deborah (Jung-Jin) Lee emigrated from South Korea to the United States, she's felt her otherness. For a while, her English wasn’t perfect. Her teachers can’t pronounce her Korean name. Her face and her eyes—especially her eyes—feel wrong. In high school, everything gets harder. Friendships change and end, she falls behind in classes, and fights with her mom escalate. Caught in limbo, with nowhere safe to go, Deb finds her mental health plummeting, resulting in a suicide attempt. But Deb is resilient and slowly heals with the help of art and self-care, guiding her to a deeper understanding of her heritage and herself. This stunning debut graphic memoir features page after page of gorgeous, evocative art, perfect for Tillie Walden fans. It's a cross section of the Korean-American diaspora and mental health, a moving and powerful read in the vein of Hey, Kiddo and The Best We Could Do.
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Beautiful and hard to read about depression and loneliness and parental expectations. I think this is a relateable story for many, many teens.
This was a beautifully illustrated and powerful story about a Korean-American coming of age. While I went into this hearing amazing stuff but not knowing much else I walk away in tears because of how beautiful and well told this memoir was. It was heartbreaking seeing the father want to help through out and the phone call to him at the end had me in tears. Truly a beautiful book!
This is hands down the most beautiful graphic novel I've ever read!
And it takes you all the places!
Beautiful artwork, a story that doesn't shy away from dark subject matter, and a number of delightful visual transitions. This story had me more emotional than I expected to be going into a graphic novel.
To those of you who have read the graphic novel Blankets, it's the best comparison I can make. Emotionally honest coming of age story.
Highly recommended.
