This is a book that I believe I picked up solely because of the
eye-catching cover and title. It is a memoir about a young woman with
anxiety, depression, and other increasingly common mental health issues,
her tenuous relationship with her mother, and their struggles to find
quality of life despite financial issues. Although I would’ve preferred a
traditional book for the subjects the author writes about here, it
seems that Bell still has quite a lot to process regarding her
relationship with her mother and her responsibilities towards her, so
the graphic novel format here leaves a lot to ponder for all parties
(author, reader, subjects, etc.). The extremely short chapters here
describe the ways in which her friends take care of her as she
determines her next steps, and there are many chapters that introduce us
to the people in her mother’s life as well. This great work showcases
how it sometimes takes a village to raise an adult, even one who has
adult children of their own. This great work only barely touches on the
interconnected reliance we need to rebuild to help stabilize the lives
of our loved ones and neighbors.
[If you enjoy this, you may also wish to try
Fun Home, by Alison Bechdel.]
[ publisher’s official
Everything is Flammable web page ] | [ official
Gabrielle Bell web site ]
Recommended by
Naomi S.
Eiseley and Williams Branch Libraries and the Bookmobile
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