Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me
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Mariko Tamaki
One of FORBES Best Graphic Novels of 2019 On BCCB 2019 Blue Ribbons ListOne of NPR's Best Books of 2019Booklist 2019 Editors' ChoiceOne of Bitch Media’s Best Queer YA Novels of 2019Author Mariko Tamaki and illustrator Rosemary Valero-O’Connell bring to life a sweet and spirited tale of young love in Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me, a graphic novel that asks us to consider what happens when we ditch the toxic relationships we crave to embrace the healthy ones we need.Laura Dean, the most popular girl in high school, was Frederica Riley's dream girl: charming, confident, and SO cute. There's just one problem: Laura Dean is maybe not the greatest girlfriend.Reeling from her latest break up, Freddy's best friend, Doodle, introduces her to the Seek-Her, a mysterious medium, who leaves Freddy some cryptic parting words: break up with her. But Laura Dean keeps coming back, and as their relationship spirals further out of her control, Freddy has to wonder if it's really Laura Dean that's the problem. Maybe it's Freddy, who is rapidly losing her friends, including Doodle, who needs her now more than ever. Fortunately for Freddy, there are new friends, and the insight of advice columnists like Anna Vice to help her through being a teenager in love.
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Author
Mariko Tamaki
Pages
304
Publisher
First Second
Published Date
2019-05-07
ISBN
1626722595 9781626722590
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"The art is SO BEAUTIFUL! and the story is really emotional, a great book "
Maria O
"I enjoyed it, but I will say it's not a favorite for me. I don't know, it was good, but it felt like it was missing something"
Neek's Rusty Sword
"Beautiful illustration of toxic relationships that might not be obviously toxic on the surface, or even just right below the surface. Telling everyone I know to read this one."
Emma Hudson
"Pros: <br/>-The art style is beautiful<br/><br/>-It has a good message about toxic romance and breakups.<br/><br/>Cons: <br/><br/>-the plot was kinda all over the place. It was mostly the main character being depressed or being a bad friend because of her relationship.<br/><br/>-the characters were kinda bland. You don’t really get to know them. They are just there for whatever purpose they have for the story. <br/><br/>-i feel like the book didn’t do a good job showing why they are together. Even in toxic relationships there is normally something that makes them stay together. Freddy is the name of the main character. She is dating Laura. We don’t really get moments of them being happy together. We don’t get to see why Freddy loves Laura. We just see that they danced together one time, had fun, then they decided to date. Even from that first appearance there were so many red flags. I wish there was more show don’t tell with the relationship part of the story."
Niffty
"Great graphic novel "
Fansee Combs
"this is a wonderful read, especially given current events. i absolutely recommend it, though you should be aware that a character gets a medical abortion in the book. the topic is handled maturely, and should be discussed more often, but just proceed with caution if that topic is upsetting to you."
cassian
"3.5*"
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Siya K.
"Second Graphic Novel I've ever read . The theme was amazing and I learned a lot from this book. "
Leah Turner
"I kinda loved this book but their was some up and downs. I love the caracters, the small town girl type thing but the plot was boring. It was talking about different stuff at once and i was like, can we just focus on the main subject but overall, it was cute."
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Eliab Zamora
"<br/>I mainly appreciated the art style and color palette in this. However, I felt the main character should have left Laura much earlier, as the red flags were evident from the start. It was frustrating to watch her ignore these signs. Additionally, I was troubled by how the protagonist seemed to gloss over the serious issue of her friend being practically abused, which led to the abortion in the first place. This aspect felt underdeveloped and deserved more attention."
Momo Yaoyouozu