In Limbo

I have GOT to stop reading graphic memoirs. Somehow the art always ends up taking a distant second place to the story that needs to be told. Which, hey, tell your story, but maybe memoir is just too wordy a concept to represent visually? This cover is stunning, but the interior is all gray scale, and mostly talking heads, photorealism over more creative representation. 1/?

I'm glad for the author that they're comfortable with publishing this catharsis, but I struggled to  connect with the medium. I also really had a hard time with the stasis of the situation: ⚠️ teen's mental health decline, abusive mom, multiple suicide attempts and the only action shown is talk therapy? Hard to read about that ‘status quo'  after the fact, to see forgiveness counselled when I'm not sure I could. Very happy the author's note indicates they're managing their mental health and “life's been good”. 
⚠️ Also deals with racism, body image, discussions of elective surgery