Spinning

There's a sense of sadness in this book that's present in both the art and text of every page. It's not depressing, necessarily, it's just a light sadness that feels authentic and natural when telling a story that tends to have a fair amount of sad moments. Like some other reviewers, I wish the author had spent some more time exploring the themes that she brings up here, but it's hard for me to fault the natural way the story is told. Like Walden says in the afterword, this is a story about ice skating, but Spinning is also about growing up, coming out, and figuring out what you want.